The Perfect Bomb Chords by Tom Paxton

The Perfect Bomb Chords

by Tom Paxton

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Key: F# 🎸 Verse: D A Some friends and I have worked G D for years in deepest secrecy D The work went on around the clock and E A I look for a treat D We've built the perfect G A weapon, we're unveiling it today D G It turns the tanks to butter, D A D but the people walk away. 🎸 Chorus: D A Oh The bomb, the bomb, G D we finally built the perfect bomb D It's impossible to stop, E A I can hardly wait to drop D A The bomb, the bomb, G D we finally built the perfect bomb G A I'll tell you what I'm counting on, D A D the bomb, the bomb
🎸 Verse: D The blast extends for A G D miles and it doesn't harm a soul A E A Every missile warhead turns into a lump of coal D G The guns all turn to licorice, D the knives all break in two D E The grenades are filled with flowers, A D colored red and white and Blue. 🎸 Chorus: D A Oh The bomb, the bomb, G D we finally built the perfect bomb D It's impossible to stop, E A I can hardly wait to drop D A The bomb, the bomb, G D we finally built the perfect bomb G A I'll tell you what I'm counting on, D A D the bomb, the bomb 🎸 Verse: D The wonders of our A G D perfect bomb are very strange to tell D It doesn't only change the guns, E A it changes hearts as well D G E A An instant of exposure to its penetrating ray D E A D Will turn a Yassar Arafat into a Danny Kay 🎸 Chorus: D A Oh The bomb, the bomb, G D we finally built the perfect bomb D It's impossible to stop, E A I can hardly wait to drop D A The bomb, the bomb, G D we finally built the perfect bomb G A I'll tell you what I'm counting on, D A D the bomb, the bomb 🎸 Verse: D But perhaps its greatest feature, G D its happiest surprise D Is the way our perfect weapon E A searches out the meanest lies D A It captures them completely, G D and before the bomb is through D A D Every word a politician says is absolutely true 🎸 Outro: D A Oh The bomb, the bomb, G D we finally built the perfect bomb D It's impossible to stop, E A I can hardly wait to drop D A The bomb, the bomb, G D we finally built the perfect bomb G A I'll tell you what I'm counting on, D A D the bomb, the bomb G A I'll tell you what I'm counting on, D A D the bomb, the bomb

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Published: September 29, 2023
Last Updated: September 10, 2025