Hans Poulsen ? Boom Sha La La Lo
A great 'anti-war' song cleverly disguised as a simple 'children's song'. Made #1 for 2
weeks in the Adelaide chart, #5 Australian chart, 1970. This is my version... it seems
pretty close to the recorded version, although Hans uses a banjo for parts of the intro
and outro.. The clip below shows Hans singing the song on tv... he has a capo on the
second fret... so any improvements on my version most welcome!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?vlHIm2ivLCpc
Hans Poulsen on wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Poulsen
Intro:
[G] [C][G][C]
In a [G]dreamy little [/]country there's a [C]sleepy Sunday [D]school
Where the sch[C]ool mam Anna- bel[D]la teaches sle[C]epy golden rul[D]es
But the chi[G]ldren were all wait[/]ing to hea[C]r the church bells rin[D]g
They [C]had their own re - [D]li -gion and [C]all they had to do was [D]sing it to the world.
[G]Boom - sha - la - la - [C]lo [G]they will sing to [C]you
[G] [C] [D] [Dsus4]
[G]Boom - sha - la - la - [C]lo [G]they will sing to [C]you
[G] [C] [D] [Dsus4]
[G] [C] [G] [C]
I [G]sing this song of [/]love to you so [C]war might pass beh[D]ind
And [C]guns and planes and a[D]rmy trains left [C]rusting in their [D]lines
And [G]all the world is w[/]aiting, for this [C]very special [D]day
When [C]all the children [D]will join hands and [C]gladly show the [D]way, singing
[G]Boom - sha - la - la - [C]lo [G]they will sing to [C]you
[G] [C] [D] [Dsus4]
[G]Dumphie dumphie all [C]day [D]throw your cannons a - [G]way
[G]Dumphie dumphie all [C]day all [D]day ?ay ?[Dsus4]ay -ay
[G]Boom - sha - la - la - [C]lo [G]they will sing to [C]you
[G] [C] [D] [Dsus4]
[G] [C] [G] [C]
[G]
A great 'anti-war' song cleverly disguised as a simple 'children's song'. Made #1 for 2
weeks in the Adelaide chart, #5 Australian chart, 1970. This is my version... it seems
pretty close to the recorded version, although Hans uses a banjo for parts of the intro
and outro.. The clip below shows Hans singing the song on tv... he has a capo on the
second fret... so any improvements on my version most welcome!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?vlHIm2ivLCpc
Hans Poulsen on wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Poulsen
Intro:
[G] [C][G][C]
In a [G]dreamy little [/]country there's a [C]sleepy Sunday [D]school
Where the sch[C]ool mam Anna- bel[D]la teaches sle[C]epy golden rul[D]es
But the chi[G]ldren were all wait[/]ing to hea[C]r the church bells rin[D]g
They [C]had their own re - [D]li -gion and [C]all they had to do was [D]sing it to the world.
[G]Boom - sha - la - la - [C]lo [G]they will sing to [C]you
[G] [C] [D] [Dsus4]
Boom - sha - la - la - lo la - la - la - la - la la la la
[G]Boom - sha - la - la - [C]lo [G]they will sing to [C]you
[G] [C] [D] [Dsus4]
Boom - sha - la - la - lo la - la - la - la - la la la la
[G] [C] [G] [C]
I [G]sing this song of [/]love to you so [C]war might pass beh[D]ind
And [C]guns and planes and a[D]rmy trains left [C]rusting in their [D]lines
And [G]all the world is w[/]aiting, for this [C]very special [D]day
When [C]all the children [D]will join hands and [C]gladly show the [D]way, singing
[G]Boom - sha - la - la - [C]lo [G]they will sing to [C]you
[G] [C] [D] [Dsus4]
Boom - sha - la - la - lo la - la - la - la - la la la la
[G]Dumphie dumphie all [C]day [D]throw your cannons a - [G]way
[G]Dumphie dumphie all [C]day all [D]day ?ay ?[Dsus4]ay -ay
[G]Boom - sha - la - la - [C]lo [G]they will sing to [C]you
[G] [C] [D] [Dsus4]
Boom - sha - la - la - lo la - la - la - la - la la la la
[G] [C] [G] [C]
[G]
