Intro:  Am

Am (x02210@1)                     G (320003@1)                 Am (x02210@1)
Morgan, the man with no tan comes in on the midday train
                                       G (320003@1)
Takes a room in a pensione down by the beach
Am (x02210@1)                                        G (320003@1)         Em (022000@1)
Unwraps his pistol, counts out the bullets beside it
     Am (x02210@1)                    G (320003@1)         Em (022000@1)         Am (x02210@1)
Four bullets, two men, it's certain with two bullets each

Am (x02210@1)                  G (320003@1)                     Am (x02210@1)
Down in the town the old men sit round by the harbour
                                                 G (320003@1)
Watch as the tourists break all etiquette in the bars
    Am (x02210@1)                                             G (320003@1)    Em (022000@1)
At twilight the festival starts with a feast in the plaza
Am (x02210@1)                   G (320003@1)    Em (022000@1)         Am (x02210@1)
Followed by music and wine, fireworks and cigars

F (133211@1)       Em (022000@1)          Am (x02210@1)
Twilight arrives, the streets come alive
    F (133211@1)            Em (022000@1)            Am (x02210@1)
The Mayor and the Chief watch it begin
   F (133211@1)      G (320003@1)         Am (x02210@1)
A girl on a bike turns very businesslike
       Bb (x1333x@1)                          A (x02220@1)
Leaves 50 grand and a pardon for the sins

C (x32010@1)    G (320003@1)       Am (x02210@1)   C (x32010@1)              G (320003@1)          Am (x02210@1)
  Goodbye Billy Morgan. Known from Amsterdam to Tripoli
C (x32010@1)                 G (320003@1)     Am (x02210@1)         Em (022000@1)
You can taste your death in every silent breath
Am (x02210@1)          Em (022000@1)              Am (x02210@1)
Fear the curse, thought the enemy

Am (x02210@1)                  G (320003@1)                    Am (x02210@1)
On Morgan's cheap TV the ministers agree at the summit
                                                             G (320003@1)
In a room straight above there's a couple making love with a cheer
Am (x02210@1)                                                 G (320003@1)     Em (022000@1)
Out across the water the statue of Christ throws a shadow
    Am (x02210@1)                         G (320003@1)    Em (022000@1)     Am (x02210@1)
It falls across the city to the window of the volunteer

F (133211@1)       Em (022000@1)      Am (x02210@1)
On the Avenue de France a beggar does a dance
       F (133211@1)              Em (022000@1)           Am (x02210@1)
Sells chocolate to the marching men in masks
      F (133211@1)    G (320003@1)         Am (x02210@1)
The Guardia Civile get a tip about a kill
 Bb (x1333x@1)                              A (x02220@1)
Morgan doubts but no-one's out to ask
 
C (x32010@1)    G (320003@1)       Am (x02210@1)   C (x32010@1)              G (320003@1)          Am (x02210@1)
  Goodbye Billy Morgan. Known from Amsterdam to Tripoli
C (x32010@1)                 G (320003@1)     Am (x02210@1)         Em (022000@1)
You can taste your death in every silent breath
Am (x02210@1)          Em (022000@1)              Am (x02210@1)
Fear the curse, thought the enemy

Am (x02210@1)             G (320003@1)                           Am (x02210@1)
The festival's begun; Morgan tucks the gun inside his jacket
                                                  G (320003@1)
Walks towards the plaza singing "Boys of the Old Brigade"
    Am (x02210@1)                                               G (320003@1)     Em (022000@1)
Is followed by a rifle, confronted by the guards at a corner
           Am (x02210@1)                      G (320003@1)  Em (022000@1)       Am (x02210@1)
Lifts his hands like the statue and dies in the fusillade

F (133211@1)     Em (022000@1)    Am (x02210@1)
Now the gunfire's heard, someone gives the word
    F (133211@1)              Em (022000@1)                 Am (x02210@1)
Fireworks crash, the marching band turns right
   F (133211@1)        G (320003@1)          Am (x02210@1)
Someone in a mask throws a bomb and does the task
       Bb (x1333x@1)                                 A (x02220@1)
Rides off with a girl on the back of a motorbike

C (x32010@1)    G (320003@1)       Am (x02210@1)   C (x32010@1)              G (320003@1)          Am (x02210@1)
  Goodbye Billy Morgan. Known from Amsterdam to Tripoli
C (x32010@1)                 G (320003@1)     Am (x02210@1)         Em (022000@1)
You can taste your death in every silent breath
Am (x02210@1)          Em (022000@1)              Am (x02210@1)
Fear the curse, thought the enemy
Am (x02210@1)          Em (022000@1)              Am (x02210@1)
Fear the curse, thought the enemy
Am (x02210@1)          Em (022000@1)              Am (x02210@1)
Fear the curse, thought the enemy...