• Song:

    Stop The Cavalry

  • Artist:

    Jona Lewie

  • Album:

    Best Of

THIS SONG HAS BEEN TRANSPOSED INTO MANY KEYS AS LISTED BELOW
I hope you enjoy my interpretation of this song ... Garry Smythe
Please e mail me with any corrections or suggestions to:-  g.smythe@sky.com
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Stop The Cavalry   Jona Lewis
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Jona sings this in the key of   A
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INTRODUCTION

A   E (x2)

VERSE 1

A (x02220@1)                  E (022100@1)              A (x02220@1)                E (022100@1)Hey, Mr. Churchill, comes over here, to say we're doing splendidly.
A (x02220@1)                  E (022100@1)                   A (x02220@1)                      E (022100@1)But it's very cold, out here in the snow, marching to and from the enemy.
A (x02220@1)                    E (022100@1)                A (x02220@1)              E (022100@1)     A (x02220@1)Oh, I say it's tough; I have had enough, can you stop the caval - ry?

INSTRUMENTAL

A (x02220@1) E(x6) (022100@1)A (x02220@1)VERSE 2

A (x02220@1)                   E (022100@1)                 A (x02220@1)                   E (022100@1)I have had to fight, almost every night, down throughout these centuries.
A (x02220@1)                  E (022100@1)                A (x02220@1)              E (022100@1)   A (x02220@1)That is when I say, oh yes, yet again; can you stop the caval - ry?

CHORUS

E (022100@1)            A (x02220@1)            E (022100@1)            A (x02220@1)Mary Bradley, waits at home, in the nuclear fallout zone.
E (022100@1)              A (x02220@1)          E (022100@1)                A (x02220@1)Wish I could be dancing now, in the arms of the girl I love.

BRIDGE

E (022100@1)Dub - I - dub - I - dum - dum, dub - I - dub - I - dum,
      ADub (x02220@1)- I - dum - dum - dub - I - dum,  dub - I - dub - I - dum.
E (022100@1)Dub - I - dub - I - dum - dum,  dub - I - dub - I - dum,
      ADub (x02220@1)- I - dum - dum - dub - I - dum, dub - I - dub - I - dum.

G (320003@1)                     D (xx0232@1)Wish I was at home for Christmas.

INSTRUMENTAL

A (x02220@1)   D (xx0232@1) A(x2) (x02220@1)
A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1)   A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1)    A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1)A (x02220@1)
VERSE 3

A (x02220@1)                      E (022100@1)              A (x02220@1)                E (022100@1)Bang goes another bomb, on another town, while the Tzar and Jim have tea.
A (x02220@1)             E (022100@1)                    A (x02220@1)              E (022100@1)If I get home, live to tell the tale, I'll run for all Presidencies.
   A (x02220@1)            E (022100@1)        A (x02220@1)             E (022100@1)   AIf (x02220@1)I get elected, I'll stop; I will stop the caval - ry.

INSTRUMENTAL

A   E (x5)
A (x02220@1) E (022100@1)    A (x02220@1)BRIDGE

E (022100@1)Dub - I - dub - I - dum - dum, dub - I - dub - I - dum,
      ADub (x02220@1)- I - dum - dum - dub - I - dum,  dub - I - dub - I - dum.
E (022100@1)Dub - I - dub - I - dum - dum,  dub - I - dub - I - dum,
      ADub (x02220@1)- I - dum - dum - dub - I - dum, dub - I - dub - I - dum.

G (320003@1)                     D (xx0232@1)Wish I was at home for Christmas.

CHORUS

E (022100@1)              A (x02220@1)          E (022100@1)                A (x02220@1)Wish I could be dancing now, in the arms of the girl I love.
E (022100@1)           A (x02220@1)            E (022100@1)                A (x02220@1)Mary Bradley waits at home, she's been waiting two years long.

G (320003@1)                     D (xx0232@1)Wish I was at home for Christmas.

MUSIC OUTRO

A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1) A(x2) (x02220@1)
A (x02220@1)D (xx0232@1)   A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1)    A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1)Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

INTRODUCTION

G   D (x2)

VERSE 1

G (320003@1)                  D (xx0232@1)              G (320003@1)                D (xx0232@1)Hey, Mr. Churchill, comes over here, to say we're doing splendidly.
G (320003@1)                  D (xx0232@1)                   G (320003@1)                      D (xx0232@1)But it's very cold, out here in the snow, marching to and from the enemy.
G (320003@1)                    D (xx0232@1)                G (320003@1)              D (xx0232@1)     G (320003@1)Oh, I say it's tough; I have had enough, can you stop the caval - ry?

INSTRUMENTAL

G (320003@1) D(x6) (xx0232@1)G (320003@1)VERSE 2

G (320003@1)                   D (xx0232@1)                 G (320003@1)                   D (xx0232@1)I have had to fight, almost every night, down throughout these centuries.
G (320003@1)                  D (xx0232@1)                G (320003@1)              D (xx0232@1)   G (320003@1)That is when I say, oh yes, yet again; can you stop the caval - ry?

CHORUS

D (xx0232@1)            G (320003@1)            D (xx0232@1)            G (320003@1)Mary Bradley, waits at home, in the nuclear fallout zone.
D (xx0232@1)              G (320003@1)          D (xx0232@1)                G (320003@1)Wish I could be dancing now, in the arms of the girl I love.

BRIDGE

D (xx0232@1)Dub - I - dub - I - dum - dum, dub - I - dub - I - dum,
      GDub (320003@1)- I - dum - dum - dub - I - dum,  dub - I - dub - I - dum.
D (xx0232@1)Dub - I - dub - I - dum - dum,  dub - I - dub - I - dum,
      GDub (320003@1)- I - dum - dum - dub - I - dum, dub - I - dub - I - dum.

F (133211@1)                     C (x32010@1)Wish I was at home for Christmas.

INSTRUMENTAL

G (320003@1)   C (x32010@1) G(x2) (320003@1)
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)   G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)    G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)G (320003@1)
VERSE 3

G (320003@1)                      D (xx0232@1)              G (320003@1)                D (xx0232@1)Bang goes another bomb, on another town, while the Tzar and Jim have tea.
G (320003@1)             D (xx0232@1)                    G (320003@1)              D (xx0232@1)If I get home, live to tell the tale, I'll run for all Presidencies.
   G (320003@1)            D (xx0232@1)        G (320003@1)             D (xx0232@1)   GIf (320003@1)I get elected, I'll stop; I will stop the caval - ry.

INSTRUMENTAL

G   D (x5)
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)    G (320003@1)BRIDGE

D (xx0232@1)Dub - I - dub - I - dum - dum, dub - I - dub - I - dum,
      GDub (320003@1)- I - dum - dum - dub - I - dum,  dub - I - dub - I - dum.
D (xx0232@1)Dub - I - dub - I - dum - dum,  dub - I - dub - I - dum,
      GDub (320003@1)- I - dum - dum - dub - I - dum, dub - I - dub - I - dum.

F (133211@1)                     C (x32010@1)Wish I was at home for Christmas.

CHORUS

D (xx0232@1)              G (320003@1)          D (xx0232@1)                G (320003@1)Wish I could be dancing now, in the arms of the girl I love.
D (xx0232@1)           G (320003@1)            D (xx0232@1)                G (320003@1)Mary Bradley waits at home, she's been waiting two years long.

F (133211@1)                     C (x32010@1)Wish I was at home for Christmas.

MUSIC OUTRO

G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G(x2) (320003@1)
G (320003@1)C (x32010@1)   G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)    G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1)Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

INTRODUCTION

C   G (x2)

VERSE 1

C (x32010@1)                  G (320003@1)              C (x32010@1)                G (320003@1)Hey, Mr. Churchill, comes over here, to say we're doing splendidly.
C (x32010@1)                  G (320003@1)                   C (x32010@1)                      G (320003@1)But it's very cold, out here in the snow, marching to and from the enemy.
C (x32010@1)                    G (320003@1)                C (x32010@1)              G (320003@1)     C (x32010@1)Oh, I say it's tough; I have had enough, can you stop the caval - ry?

INSTRUMENTAL

C (x32010@1) G(x6) (320003@1)C (x32010@1)VERSE 2

C (x32010@1)                   G (320003@1)                 C (x32010@1)                   G (320003@1)I have had to fight, almost every night, down throughout these centuries.
C (x32010@1)                  G (320003@1)                C (x32010@1)              G (320003@1)   C (x32010@1)That is when I say, oh yes, yet again; can you stop the caval - ry?

CHORUS

G (320003@1)            C (x32010@1)            G (320003@1)            C (x32010@1)Mary Bradley, waits at home, in the nuclear fallout zone.
G (320003@1)              C (x32010@1)          G (320003@1)                C (x32010@1)Wish I could be dancing now, in the arms of the girl I love.

BRIDGE

G (320003@1)Dub - I - dub - I - dum - dum, dub - I - dub - I - dum,
      CDub (x32010@1)- I - dum - dum - dub - I - dum,  dub - I - dub - I - dum.
G (320003@1)Dub - I - dub - I - dum - dum,  dub - I - dub - I - dum,
      CDub (x32010@1)- I - dum - dum - dub - I - dum, dub - I - dub - I - dum.

A# (x1333x@1)                    F (133211@1)Wish I was at home for Christmas.

INSTRUMENTAL

C (x32010@1)   F (133211@1) C(x2) (x32010@1)
C (x32010@1) F (133211@1)   C (x32010@1) F (133211@1)    C (x32010@1) F (133211@1)C (x32010@1)
VERSE 3

C (x32010@1)                      G (320003@1)              C (x32010@1)                G (320003@1)Bang goes another bomb, on another town, while the Tzar and Jim have tea.
C (x32010@1)             G (320003@1)                    C (x32010@1)              G (320003@1)If I get home, live to tell the tale, I'll run for all Presidencies.
   C (x32010@1)            G (320003@1)        C (x32010@1)             G (320003@1)   CIf (x32010@1)I get elected, I'll stop; I will stop the caval - ry.

INSTRUMENTAL

C   G (x5)
C (x32010@1) G (320003@1)    C (x32010@1)BRIDGE

G (320003@1)Dub - I - dub - I - dum - dum, dub - I - dub - I - dum,
      CDub (x32010@1)- I - dum - dum - dub - I - dum,  dub - I - dub - I - dum.
G (320003@1)Dub - I - dub - I - dum - dum,  dub - I - dub - I - dum,
      CDub (x32010@1)- I - dum - dum - dub - I - dum, dub - I - dub - I - dum.

A# (x1333x@1)                    F (133211@1)Wish I was at home for Christmas.

CHORUS

G (320003@1)              C (x32010@1)          G (320003@1)                C (x32010@1)Wish I could be dancing now, in the arms of the girl I love.
G (320003@1)           C (x32010@1)            G (320003@1)                C (x32010@1)Mary Bradley waits at home, she's been waiting two years long.

A# (x1333x@1)                    F (133211@1)Wish I was at home for Christmas.

MUSIC OUTRO

C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) C(x2) (x32010@1)
C (x32010@1)F (133211@1)   C (x32010@1) F (133211@1)    C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) C (x32010@1)Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
INTRODUCTION

D   A (x2)

VERSE 1

D (xx0232@1)                  A (x02220@1)              D (xx0232@1)                A (x02220@1)Hey, Mr. Churchill, comes over here, to say we're doing splendidly.
D (xx0232@1)                  A (x02220@1)                   D (xx0232@1)                      A (x02220@1)But it's very cold, out here in the snow, marching to and from the enemy.
D (xx0232@1)                    A (x02220@1)                D (xx0232@1)              A (x02220@1)     D (xx0232@1)Oh, I say it's tough; I have had enough, can you stop the caval - ry?

INSTRUMENTAL

D (xx0232@1) A(x6) (x02220@1)D (xx0232@1)VERSE 2

D (xx0232@1)                   A (x02220@1)                 D (xx0232@1)                   A (x02220@1)I have had to fight, almost every night, down throughout these centuries.
D (xx0232@1)                  A (x02220@1)                D (xx0232@1)              A (x02220@1)   D (xx0232@1)That is when I say, oh yes, yet again; can you stop the caval - ry?

CHORUS

A (x02220@1)            D (xx0232@1)            A (x02220@1)            D (xx0232@1)Mary Bradley, waits at home, in the nuclear fallout zone.
A (x02220@1)              D (xx0232@1)          A (x02220@1)                D (xx0232@1)Wish I could be dancing now, in the arms of the girl I love.

BRIDGE

A (x02220@1)Dub - I - dub - I - dum - dum, dub - I - dub - I - dum,
      DDub (xx0232@1)- I - dum - dum - dub - I - dum,  dub - I - dub - I - dum.
A (x02220@1)Dub - I - dub - I - dum - dum,  dub - I - dub - I - dum,
      DDub (xx0232@1)- I - dum - dum - dub - I - dum, dub - I - dub - I - dum.

C (x32010@1)                     G (320003@1)Wish I was at home for Christmas.

INSTRUMENTAL

D (xx0232@1)   G (320003@1) D(x2) (xx0232@1)
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)    D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)
VERSE 3

D (xx0232@1)                      A (x02220@1)              D (xx0232@1)                A (x02220@1)Bang goes another bomb, on another town, while the Tzar and Jim have tea.
D (xx0232@1)             A (x02220@1)                    D (xx0232@1)              A (x02220@1)If I get home, live to tell the tale, I'll run for all Presidencies.
   D (xx0232@1)            A (x02220@1)        D (xx0232@1)             A (x02220@1)   DIf (xx0232@1)I get elected, I'll stop; I will stop the caval - ry.

INSTRUMENTAL

D   A (x5)
D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1)    D (xx0232@1)BRIDGE

A (x02220@1)Dub - I - dub - I - dum - dum, dub - I - dub - I - dum,
      DDub (xx0232@1)- I - dum - dum - dub - I - dum,  dub - I - dub - I - dum.
A (x02220@1)Dub - I - dub - I - dum - dum,  dub - I - dub - I - dum,
      DDub (xx0232@1)- I - dum - dum - dub - I - dum, dub - I - dub - I - dum.

C (x32010@1)                     G (320003@1)Wish I was at home for Christmas.

CHORUS

A (x02220@1)              D (xx0232@1)          A (x02220@1)                D (xx0232@1)Wish I could be dancing now, in the arms of the girl I love.
A (x02220@1)           D (xx0232@1)            A (x02220@1)                D (xx0232@1)Mary Bradley waits at home, she's been waiting two years long.

C (x32010@1)                     G (320003@1)Wish I was at home for Christmas.

MUSIC OUTRO

D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) D(x2) (xx0232@1)
D (xx0232@1)G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)    D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
INTRODUCTION

E   B (x2)

VERSE 1

E (022100@1)                  B (x2444x@1)              E (022100@1)                B (x2444x@1)Hey, Mr. Churchill, comes over here, to say we're doing splendidly.
E (022100@1)                  B (x2444x@1)                   E (022100@1)                      B (x2444x@1)But it's very cold, out here in the snow, marching to and from the enemy.
E (022100@1)                    B (x2444x@1)                E (022100@1)              B (x2444x@1)     E (022100@1)Oh, I say it's tough; I have had enough, can you stop the caval - ry?

INSTRUMENTAL

E (022100@1) B(x6) (x2444x@1)E (022100@1)VERSE 2

E (022100@1)                   B (x2444x@1)                 E (022100@1)                   B (x2444x@1)I have had to fight, almost every night, down throughout these centuries.
E (022100@1)                  B (x2444x@1)                E (022100@1)              B (x2444x@1)   E (022100@1)That is when I say, oh yes, yet again; can you stop the caval - ry?

CHORUS

B (x2444x@1)            E (022100@1)            B (x2444x@1)            E (022100@1)Mary Bradley, waits at home, in the nuclear fallout zone.
B (x2444x@1)              E (022100@1)          B (x2444x@1)                E (022100@1)Wish I could be dancing now, in the arms of the girl I love.

BRIDGE

B (x2444x@1)Dub - I - dub - I - dum - dum, dub - I - dub - I - dum,
      EDub (022100@1)- I - dum - dum - dub - I - dum,  dub - I - dub - I - dum.
B (x2444x@1)Dub - I - dub - I - dum - dum,  dub - I - dub - I - dum,
      EDub (022100@1)- I - dum - dum - dub - I - dum, dub - I - dub - I - dum.

D (xx0232@1)                     A (x02220@1)Wish I was at home for Christmas.

INSTRUMENTAL

E (022100@1)   A (x02220@1) E(x2) (022100@1)
E (022100@1) A (x02220@1)   E (022100@1) A (x02220@1)    E (022100@1) A (x02220@1)E (022100@1)
VERSE 3

E (022100@1)                      B (x2444x@1)              E (022100@1)                B (x2444x@1)Bang goes another bomb, on another town, while the Tzar and Jim have tea.
E (022100@1)             B (x2444x@1)                    E (022100@1)              B (x2444x@1)If I get home, live to tell the tale, I'll run for all Presidencies.
   E (022100@1)            B (x2444x@1)        E (022100@1)             B (x2444x@1)   EIf (022100@1)I get elected, I'll stop; I will stop the caval - ry.

INSTRUMENTAL

E   B (x5)
E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1)    E (022100@1)BRIDGE

B (x2444x@1)Dub - I - dub - I - dum - dum, dub - I - dub - I - dum,
      EDub (022100@1)- I - dum - dum - dub - I - dum,  dub - I - dub - I - dum.
B (x2444x@1)Dub - I - dub - I - dum - dum,  dub - I - dub - I - dum,
      EDub (022100@1)- I - dum - dum - dub - I - dum, dub - I - dub - I - dum.

D (xx0232@1)                     A (x02220@1)Wish I was at home for Christmas.

CHORUS

B (x2444x@1)              E (022100@1)          B (x2444x@1)                E (022100@1)Wish I could be dancing now, in the arms of the girl I love.
B (x2444x@1)           E (022100@1)            B (x2444x@1)                E (022100@1)Mary Bradley waits at home, she's been waiting two years long.

D (xx0232@1)                     A (x02220@1)Wish I was at home for Christmas.

MUSIC OUTRO

E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) E(x2) (022100@1)
E (022100@1)A (x02220@1)   E (022100@1) A (x02220@1)    E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) E (022100@1)Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
INTRODUCTION

F   C (x2)

VERSE 1

F (133211@1)                  C (x32010@1)              F (133211@1)                C (x32010@1)Hey, Mr. Churchill, comes over here, to say we're doing splendidly.
F (133211@1)                  C (x32010@1)                   F (133211@1)                      C (x32010@1)But it's very cold, out here in the snow, marching to and from the enemy.
F (133211@1)                    C (x32010@1)                F (133211@1)              C (x32010@1)     F (133211@1)Oh, I say it's tough; I have had enough, can you stop the caval - ry?

INSTRUMENTAL

F (133211@1) C(x6) (x32010@1)F (133211@1)VERSE 2

F (133211@1)                   C (x32010@1)                 F (133211@1)                   C (x32010@1)I have had to fight, almost every night, down throughout these centuries.
F (133211@1)                  C (x32010@1)                F (133211@1)              C (x32010@1)   F (133211@1)That is when I say, oh yes, yet again; can you stop the caval - ry?

CHORUS

C (x32010@1)            F (133211@1)            C (x32010@1)            F (133211@1)Mary Bradley, waits at home, in the nuclear fallout zone.
C (x32010@1)              F (133211@1)          C (x32010@1)                F (133211@1)Wish I could be dancing now, in the arms of the girl I love.

BRIDGE

C (x32010@1)Dub - I - dub - I - dum - dum, dub - I - dub - I - dum,
      FDub (133211@1)- I - dum - dum - dub - I - dum,  dub - I - dub - I - dum.
C (x32010@1)Dub - I - dub - I - dum - dum,  dub - I - dub - I - dum,
      FDub (133211@1)- I - dum - dum - dub - I - dum, dub - I - dub - I - dum.

Eb (x43121@3)                    Bb (x1333x@1)Wish I was at home for Christmas.

INSTRUMENTAL

F (133211@1)   Bb (x1333x@1)F(x2) (133211@1)
F (133211@1) Bb (x1333x@1)  F (133211@1) Bb (x1333x@1)   F (133211@1) Bb (x1333x@1)name="chord_133211@1">F
 
VERSE 3

F (133211@1)                      C (x32010@1)              F (133211@1)                C (x32010@1)Bang goes another bomb, on another town, while the Tzar and Jim have tea.
F (133211@1)             C (x32010@1)                    F (133211@1)              C (x32010@1)If I get home, live to tell the tale, I'll run for all Presidencies.
   F (133211@1)            C (x32010@1)        F (133211@1)             C (x32010@1)   FIf (133211@1)I get elected, I'll stop; I will stop the caval - ry.

INSTRUMENTAL

F   C (x5)
F (133211@1) C (x32010@1)    F (133211@1)BRIDGE

C (x32010@1)Dub - I - dub - I - dum - dum, dub - I - dub - I - dum,
      FDub (133211@1)- I - dum - dum - dub - I - dum,  dub - I - dub - I - dum.
C (x32010@1)Dub - I - dub - I - dum - dum,  dub - I - dub - I - dum,
      FDub (133211@1)- I - dum - dum - dub - I - dum, dub - I - dub - I - dum.

Eb (x43121@3)                    Bb (x1333x@1)Wish I was at home for Christmas.

CHORUS

C (x32010@1)              F (133211@1)          C (x32010@1)                F (133211@1)Wish I could be dancing now, in the arms of the girl I love.
C (x32010@1)           F (133211@1)            C (x32010@1)                F (133211@1)Mary Bradley waits at home, she's been waiting two years long.

Eb (x43121@3)                    Bb (x1333x@1)Wish I was at home for Christmas.

MUSIC OUTRO

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