The Unchained Beast

 

Written by John Stewart

 

This version of ‘The Unchained Beast’ is from “The Americans Plus”, Neon Dreams, 2002.  The first version of this song can be heard on the “Secret Tapes  `86” cassette, Homecoming Records.  I prefer the stark, almost naked version from 2002.  A few words have been changed, most notably “holy roads” instead of “holy wars” and “New York, D.C.” instead of  “Beirut, Frankfurt”. 

Charlie Woodward sent this song to me, I found only some minor things that needed changing.

 

 

(Em) (D) (C) (D) (Em) (D) (C) (D)

(Em) When the Third World (D)rises (C) from the (D)flames, 

(Em) Without  (D)faces, (C) without (D)names,

(G) When the battle (D)cry is  (C)take the (D)planes,

(Em) When the Third World (D)rises (C) (D)  from the (Em)flames…(D)  (C)  (D)

 

(Em) When the Third World (D)rises (C) from the (D)grave,

(Em) Saying, "We want (D)ours, and you, (C) you all will (D)pay,"

(G) For (G/F#)every (Em)(D)dog (C) must have his (D)day,

(Em) When the Third World (D)rises (C) (D) from the (Em)grave…(D)  (C)  (D)

(single notes A-B) (C)

 

You can't (G)see, (D) you can only (G)hear  A-B-(C)

One Mos(G)quito (A)in your (D)ear, (C)

For the holy (D)roads (G) in the Middle (Em)East, (C)

Forever(G)more,  (D) the unchained (Em)beast…(D) (C) (D)

(Em) (D) (C) (D) 

 

(Em) New York, (D)D.C., felt the (C)sting, (D)

(Em) For dying (D)children (C)cannot (D)sing

(G) The anthems (Bm)of (C) the burning (D)wings,

(Em) New York, (D)D. C., (C) (D)  felt the (Em)sting…(D) (C) (D)A-B-(C)

 

You can't (G)see, (D) you can only (G)hear  A-B (C)

One Mos(G)quito (A)in your (D)ear (C)

And the holy (D)roads (G) in the Middle (Em)East (C)

Forever (G)more, (D)  the unchained (Em)beast…(D) (C) (D)

 

(Em) From the birth place (D)of (C) (D)

(Em) From the birth place (D)of (C) (D)

(Em) From the birth place (D)of (C) (D) (hold)

The Prince of (Em)Peace (D) (C) (D) (Em)

 

© John Stewart, All Rights Reserved

 

The following verse is only on “Secret Tape `86”:

 

(Em) And the Shiite (D)gunmen (C)take the (D)air,

(Em) For the evening (D)news goes  (C)  every(D)where,

(G) And if they all go (Bm)down, (C) why would they (D)care,

(Em) When the Shiite (D)gunmen (C) (D) take the (Em)air…(D) (C) (D)

(Em) (D) (C) (D)

 

I´ll play that verse before the “New York, D.C.” verse

 

Jan

 

Charlie Woodward & janhauenstein@gmx.de

 

9/2002