Intro: E5  C5  D5 (3x)
       E5  C5  D5  (2x)

E5                     C5            D5
     Fifteen man taken captive in a hostile foreign land
E5                         C5         D5
     Scorchin' sun beaming down onto miles and miles of sand
E5                           C5          D5
     A mideast country being ruled by a man who thinks it's fun
E5                           C5          D5
     To hold our people in return for a sjah that's on the run

A5                C5  B5
     I think it's funny
A5                 C5  B5
     Freedom takes money

(Solo 1)

E5               C5        D5
It's a heartache and it's hard luck
E5                     C5        D5
Well that's tough shit man it's no fun
E5                          C5                             D5
Storm the Iranian embassy before they start shootin' down you and me

( E5  C5  D5 ) (2x)

E5                          C5           D5
     Scourge of suits in control Of the diplomaticness
E5                            C5          D5
     While the nations of the world look on and they care less
E5                           C5          D5
     The Soviet Union won't agree to an economic plan
E5                                       C5             D5
     And then they laugh and march their troops into Afghanistan

(Solo 2)

A5               C5  B5
     Orders from Moscow
A5              C5   B5
     Invade Teheran now

(Solo 1)

E5               C5        D5
It's a heartache and it's hard luck
E5                     C5        D5
Well that's tough shit man it's no fun
E5                          C5                             D5
Storm the Iranian embassy before they start shootin' down you and me

( E5  C5  D5 ) (2x)

E5                                   C5              D5
     A nation worries and reads the papers hoping that no-one has died
E5                            C5               D5
     Hearin' rumours that the hostages will soon be tried as spies
E5                            C5          D5
     Demonstrations on the street saying that the end is near
E5                                    C5               D5
     The man from New York Times on vacation Wants to know what happened here

A5             C5    B5
     Agressive acts now
A5               C5    B5
     We want the best now
A5                C5  B5
     Fifteen moms crying
A5             C5 B5
     Is my son dying ?

(Solo 1)

E5               C5        D5
It's a heartache and it's hard luck
E5                     C5        D5
Well that's tough shit man it's no fun
E5                          C5                             D5
Storm the Iranian embassy before they start shootin' down you and me

( E5  C5  D5 ) (3x) 

(Solo 1)

( E5 )

Solo 1:
E | ------------------------------ | 
B | ------------------------------ | 
G | --------------4---3---2---1--- | 
D | ----------4------------------- | 
A | ------3----------------------- | 
E | --2--------------------------- | 

Solo 2:
E | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
B | -----------------------------------8---7h8p7------------------------------8----7h8p7----- | 
G | ------------------------------(b9)---------------(b9)--------------------------------------(b9) | 
D | -----(b9)------------------(b9)--------------------------5---7---7(b9)---(b9)-(b9)---------------- | 
A | ----------10---7----10------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
E | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
                                                                 A5
E | ---------------------------------------------------------------5--- | 
B | ---------------------------------------------------------------5--- | 
G | -8----6h8--6h8p6----8---(b9)---(b9)--------------------------------5--- | 
D | ----------------------------------(b9)---------------------------7--- | 
A | ----------------------------------------10----7----------------7--- | 
E | ---------------------------------------------------8--7--6--5--5--- |