#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: The Eton Rifles Original Album: Setting Sons Words and Music by Paul Weller Copyright © 1979 Polydor Records (UK) Published by EMI Music Publishing Limited Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net) NOTES: Timing is 4/4. INTRO: Am Em |-0------------------------------|-------------------------0------| |-1------------------------------|-------------------------0------| |-2------------------------------|-------------------------0------| |-2------------------------------|-------------------------2------| |-0------------------------------|-------------------------2------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------5---5---2---2--|-----------------5---5---2---2--| |---------3---3------------------|---------3---3------------------| |-5---5--------------------------|-5---5--------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| A9sus4 Asus2 |-0------------------------------|-0------------------------------| |-0------------------------------|-0------------------------------| |-0------------------------------|-2------------------------------| |-0------------------------------|-2------------------------------| |-0------------------------------|-0------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------5---5---2---2--|-----------------5---5---2---2--| |---------3---3------------------|---------3---3------------------| |-5---5--------------------------|-5---5--------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| A9sus4 |-0________________________________-------------------------------| |-0________________________________-------------------------------| |-0________________________________-------------------------------| |-0________________________________-------------------------------| |-0________________________________-------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------5---5---2---2--|-----------------5---5---2---2--| |---------3---3------------------|---------3---3------------------| |-5---5--------------------------|-5---5--------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| D 3rd int. |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-7------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-7------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------5---5---2---2--|-----------------5---5---2---2--| |-0---0---3---3------------------|-0---0---3---3------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Am Asus2 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-1_________________________________---------------0--------------| |-2_________________________________---------------2--------------| |-2_________________________________---------------2--------------| |-0_________________________________---------------0--------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------5---5---2---2--|-----------------5---5---2---2--| |-0---0---3---3------------------|-0---0---3---3------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| F slide-> G |-1-----------------------1/-----|-3------------------------------| |-1-----------------------1/-----|-3-----------------------0------| |-2-----------------------2/-----|-4-----------------------0------| |-3-----------------------3/-----|-5-----------------------0------| |-3-----------------------3/-----|-5-----------------------0------| |-1-----------------------1/-----|-3------------------------------| | | | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------5---5---2---2--|-----------------5---5---2---2--| |-0---0---3---3------------------|-0---0---3---3------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| VERSE: Notes: At the end of the first 3 VERSE lines, the D chord slides back to the C. / slide up \ slide down C D |---------------------8----------|-----------------10-------------| |---------------------8----------|-----------------10-------------| |-9---9---9---9---9---9-------9--/-10--10--10--10--10-------------| |-10--10--10--10--10--10------10-/-12--12--12--12--12----------12\| |-10--10--10--10--10----------10-/-12--12--12--12--------------12\| |-8---------------------------8--/-10--10--10--10--------------10\| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Sup up your beer and collect your fags There's a row going on down near Slough Get out your mat and pray to the west C D F5 |---------------------8----------|-----------------10-------------| |---------------------8----------|-----------------10-------------| |-9---9---9---9---9---9-------9--/-10--10--10--10--10-------------| |-10--10--10--10--10--10------10-/-12--12--12--12--12----------3--| |-10--10--10--10--10----------10-/-12--12--12--12--------------3--| |-8---------------------------8--/-10--10--10--10--------------1--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| I’ll get out mine and pray for my - self F5 G5 |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |-3-----------5---5--------------| |-3-----------5---5--------------| |-1-----------3---3--------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| VERSE: Thought you were smart when you took them on But you didn’t take a peep in their artillery room All that rugby puts hairs on your chest What chance have you got against a tie and a crest? F5 G5 |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |-3-----------5---5--------------| |-3-----------5---5--------------| |-1-----------3---3--------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| CHORUS: F5 G5 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-3-----------5---5--------------|-2-------0-------2--------------| |-3-----------5---5--------------|-3-------2-------0--------------| |-1-----------3---3--------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Hello hurray what a nice day for the |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------0--------------|-----------------0--------------| |-------------------------2------|-------------------------2------| |-0-------3----------------------|-0-------3----------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Et - on ri - fles, Et - on ri - fles F5 G5 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-3-----------5---5--------------|-2-------0-------2--------------| |-3-----------5---5--------------|-3-------2-------0--------------| |-1-----------3---3--------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Hello hurray I hope rain stops play with the |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------0--------------|-----------------0--------------| |-------------------------2------|-------------------------2------| |-0-------3----------------------|-0-------3----------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Et - on ri - fles, Et - on ri - fles |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------5--------------|-----------------5--------------| |---------5---------------5------|---------5---------------5------| |-5------------------------------|-5------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| VERSE: Thought you were clever when you lit the fuse Tore down the House of Commons in your brand new shoes Compose a revolutionary symphony Then went to bed with a charming young thing CHORUS: Hello, hurray, cheers, then, mate, it’s the Eton rifles, Eton rifles Hello, hurray, an extremist scrape with the Eton rifles, Eton rifles BRIDGE: Em F |-0-----------------------0------|-1-----------1___---------------| |-0-----------------------0------|-1-----------1___---------------| |-0-----------------------0------|-2-----------2___---------------| |-2-----------------------2------|-3-----------3___---------------| |-2-----------------------2------|-3-----------3___---------------| |-0-----------------------0------|-1-----------1___---------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| What a catalyst you turned out to be Em F |-0-----------------------0------|-1------------------------------| |-0-----------------------0------|-1------------------------------| |-0-----------------------0------|-2------------------------------| |-2-----------------------2------|-3------------------------------| |-2-----------------------2------|-3------------------------------| |-0-----------------------0------|-1------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Loaded the guns then you run off home for your G |-3------------------------------|-3------------------------------| |-3------------------------------|-3------------------------------| |-4------------------------------|-4------------------------------| |-5------------------------------|-5------------------------------| |-5------------------------------|-5------------------------------| |-3------------------------------|-3------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| tea Left me standing like a naughty G |-3------------------------------|-3---------------3--------------| |-3------------------------------|-3---------------3--------------| |-4------------------------------|-4---------------4--------------| |-5------------------------------|-5---------------5--------------| |-5------------------------------|-5---------------5--------------| |-3------------------------------|-3---------------3--------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| schoolboy G5 |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--| |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--| |-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| GUITAR SOLO: C D |-------------8------------------|-------------10-----------------| |-----------------8-10-8---------|----------------10-12-10-10\----| |---------9----------------------|-----10--10--------------11\----| |-10--10------------------10-----|-12--12-------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| C D |-------------8------------------|-------------10-----------------| |---------8-------8--------------|----------------10-12-10-10\----| |----\9---9---------------9------|-----10--10--------------11\----| |-10--10------------------10-----|-12--12-------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------\8-------5------|-----------------8-------5------| |--------\5----------------------|---------5----------------------| |-7------------------------------|-7------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------5--------------|-----------------5--------------| |---------5---------------5------|---------5---------------5------| |-5------------------------------|-5------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| [repeat BRIDGE] VERSE: We came out of it naturally the worst Beaten and bloody and I was sick down my shirt We were no match for their untamed wit Though some of the lads said they’ll be back next week CHORUS [play: x2]: Hello, hurray, there’s a price to pay to the Eton rifles, Eton rifles Hello, hurray, I’d prefer the plague to the Eton rifles, Eton rifles |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------0--------------|-----------------0--------------| |-------------------------2------|-------------------------2------| |-0-------3----------------------|-0-------3----------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Et - on ri - fles, Et - on ri - fles |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------5--------------|-----------------5--------------| |---------5---------------5------|---------5---------------5------| |-5------------------------------|-5------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| OUTRO: Asus2 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-2---------------2--------------|-2------------------------------| |-2---------------2--------------|-2------------------------------| |-0---------------0--------------|-0------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Asus2 |-0------------------------------|-0------------------------------| |-0------------------------------|-0------------------------------| |-2------------------------------|-2------------------------------| |-2------------------------------|-2------------------------------| |-0------------------------------|-0------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Am |-0------------------------------|-0------------------------------| |-1------------------------------|-1------------------------------| |-2------------------------------|-2------------------------------| |-2------------------------------|-2------------------------------| |-0------------------------------|-0------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Asus2 A9sus4 |-0------------------------------|-0------------------------------| |-0------------------------------|-0------------------------------| |-2------------------------------|-0------------------------------| |-2------------------------------|-0------------------------------| |-0------------------------------|-0------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Asus2 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-0------------------------------|-0---------------0--------------| |-2------------------------------|-2---------------2--------------| |-2------------------------------|-2---------------2--------------| |-0------------------------------|-0---------------0--------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| A9sus4 |-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---0________-______________________________| |-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---0________-______________________________| |-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---0________-______________________________| |-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---0________-______________________________| |-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---0________-______________________________| |-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---0________-______________________________| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------5---5---2---2--|-----------------5---5----------| |---------3---3------------------|---------3---3-----------2---2--| |-5---5--------------------------|-5---5--------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------5---5---2---2--|-----------------5---5----------| |---------3---3------------------|---------3---3-----------2---2--| |-5---5--------------------------|-5---5--------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - 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