Brute, Force & Ignorance
Rory Gallagher
Photo-Finish (1978)

Standard Tuning
One downstroke for each chord

*Intro*

G (320003@1)              GBrute (320003@1)Force and Ignorance,
D (xx0232@1)            D (xx0232@1)Dsus4Just (xx0233@1)hit town,
D (xx0232@1)          DLooking (xx0232@1)like survivors,
G (320003@1)               GFrom (320003@1)the Lost and Found.

G (320003@1)              GBrute (320003@1)Force and Ignorance,
       D (xx0232@1)            D (xx0232@1)Dsus4Have (xx0233@1)come to play,
   D (xx0232@1)                DA (xx0232@1)one-night stand at eight o`clock,
      G (320003@1)               GThen (320003@1)they`ll be on their way.

G (320003@1)             GThis (320003@1)old town`s exploding,
          D (xx0232@1)           Dsus4And (xx0233@1)the mayor`s uptight,
      D (xx0232@1)                    DHe`d (xx0232@1)like to make it to the show,
        G (320003@1)                 GBut (320003@1)he knows it`s not his night.

     G (320003@1)           GHe`s (320003@1)got to be beholding,
D (xx0232@1)            D (xx0232@1)    Dsus4To (xx0233@1)his legal spouse,
           D (xx0232@1)                DBut (xx0232@1)she`s put the thumbscrews on him,
      G (320003@1)             GAnd (320003@1)snuck out of the house.

There she goes.
(solo)

      Am (x02210@1)   Am (x02210@1)   Am (x02210@1)   AmThe (x02210@1)picture on the poster,
            G (320003@1)   G (320003@1)  Am (x02210@1) AmRaised (x02210@1)an eyebrow or two,
     Am (x02210@1) Am (x02210@1)      AmAt (x02210@1)fifty-five to seven,
             G (320003@1)     G (320003@1)       CLord, (x32010@1)you should`ve seen the queue.

Am (x02210@1)  Am (x02210@1)      Am (x02210@1)   AmCity (x02210@1)slick and country hick,
      G (320003@1)  G (320003@1)    AmThey (x02210@1)came one and all,
      Am (x02210@1)         Am (x02210@1)          Am (x02210@1)    AmThe (x02210@1)traffic-light girl and the downhome kids,
G (320003@1)       G (320003@1)     CAssembled (x32010@1)in the hall.


G (320003@1)              GBrute (320003@1)Force and Ignorance,
       D (xx0232@1)        D (xx0232@1)  Dsus4Yes, (xx0233@1)thats the name
D (xx0232@1)                DYoung (xx0232@1)folks gonna miss 'em
G (320003@1)             GNow (320003@1)they gone away

            G (320003@1)         GWell, (320003@1)the show got so crazy,
            D (xx0232@1)                 D (xx0232@1)  Dsus4Today (xx0233@1)they took the billboard down,
             D (xx0232@1)       DI`ll (xx0232@1)never forget the scene last night,
                     G (320003@1)           GWhen (320003@1)the band was escorted out of town.

       G (320003@1)                      GThis (320003@1)little town`s back in slow motion,
     D (xx0232@1)       DDsus4
I`m sad to say,
D (xx0232@1)           DAfter (xx0232@1)the confusion,
        G (320003@1)         GIt`ll (320003@1)never be the same.

         G (320003@1)              GWell, (320003@1)I took a walk down Main Street,
D (xx0232@1)                    D (xx0232@1)Dsus4Just (xx0233@1)to pass the time,
D (xx0232@1)                    DAnd (xx0232@1)I could hear that music,
       G (320003@1)                GStill (320003@1)rolling through my mind.

G (320003@1)                  GBrute (320003@1)Force and Ignorance,
D (xx0232@1)                DDsus4
They sure hit town,
     D (xx0232@1)            DAnd (xx0232@1)if you want to find them, buddy,
             G (320003@1)               GThey`re (320003@1)down at the Lost and Found.

Outro