Barbed Wire Love chords by Little Stiff

Chords with lyrics

Barbed Wire Love by Stiff Little Fingers

Play this riff for the A augmentedA E MajorE E E MajorE sections shown below.

 A augmentedA       E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE
--0------0-------0--0--0--
--2--2-3---3-2---0--0--0--
--2--------------1--1--1--
--2--------------2--2--2--
--0--------------2--2--2--
-----------------0--0--0--

or if you prefer play it like this

 A augmentedA       E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE
--0--------------0--0--0--
--2--2-3-5-3-2---0--0--0--
--2--------------1--1--1--
--2--------------2--2--2--
--0--------------2--2--2--
-----------------0--0--0--

any way take care in the 'barbed wire love' sections on the bridge.

Intro:
A augmentedA E MajorE E E, A augmentedA E MajorE E E, A augmentedA E MajorE E E, A augmentedA D MajorD B minorBm E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD B minorBm E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE
A augmentedA E MajorE E E, A augmentedA E MajorE E E MajorE A augmentedA

Verse 1
E MajorE      D MajorD
I met you in no man's land
 A augmentedA           E MajorE
Across the wire we were holding hands
        D MajorD
Hearts a bubble in the rubble
A augmentedA       B minorBm     E MajorE
It was love at bombsight

Chorus
  A augmentedA         D MajorD
But all you give me is barbed wire love
B minorBm        E MajorE
All caught up in barbed wire love
A augmentedA       D MajorD
Tangled up in barbed wire love
B minorBm        E MajorE
Throw my leg over barbed wire love
A augmentedA      D MajorD       E MajorE
Barbed wire love snags my jeans
      A augmentedA  E MajorE E   E MajorE  A augmentedA
Barbed wire love Barbed wire love
E MajorE E   E MajorE  A augmentedA
 Barbed wire love

Verse 2
E MajorE         D MajorD
When I fell it was awful nice
A augmentedA         E MajorE
Caught when not suspecting vice
            D MajorD
The night was rife with wasteland life
A augmentedA      B minorBm     E MajorE D MajorD E MajorE
 You set my arm alight

Chorus (with a sort of 50's swing feel to it)
A augmentedA     F# minorF#m    D MajorD      E MajorE
 All you give me is barbed wire love
A augmentedA      F# minorF#m  D MajorD      E MajorE
 All caught up in barbed wire love
A augmentedA     F# minorF#m  D MajorD      E MajorE
 Tangled up in barbed wire love
A augmentedA     F# minorF#m   D MajorD      E MajorE
 Throw my leg over barbed wire love
A augmentedA       F# minorF#m D MajorD   E MajorE      A augmentedA  D MajorD  E MajorE
 Barbed wire love Oo-oo-oo snags my je - ee - eans

Bridge
D-D-D D-D-D
E-E-E E-E-E

D MajorD
Barbed-barbed-barbed barbed wire love
E MajorE
Barbed-barbed-barbed barbed wire love
D MajorD
Barbed-barbed-barbed barbed wire love
E MajorE
Barbed-barbed-barbed barbed-barbed
      A augmentedA  E MajorE E   E MajorE  A augmentedA
Barbed wire love Barbed wire love
E MajorE E   E MajorE  A augmentedA
 Barbed wire love

Verse 3
E MajorE		D MajorD
Blasted by your booby traps
 A augmentedA         E MajorE
I felt the blow with both kneecaps
			 D MajorD
Your eyes did shine your lips were fine
  A augmentedA            B minorBm
The device in your pants was outa sight
E MajorE
But nothing really matters cause...

Chorus
A augmentedA          D MajorD
But all you give me is barbed wire love
B minorBm        E MajorE
All caught up in barbed wire love
A augmentedA       D MajorD
Tangled up in barbed wire love
B minorBm        E MajorE
Throw my leg over barbed wire love
A augmentedA      D MajorD       E MajorE
Barbed wire love snags my jeans
      A augmentedA  E MajorE E   E MajorE  A augmentedA
Barbed wire love Barbed wire love
E MajorE E   E MajorE  A augmentedA
 Barbed wire love