Barbed Wire Love Uke tab by Stiff Little Fingers

5 Chords used in the song: A, E, D, Bm, F#m

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Album: 
Year:  1995
Difficulty: 
4.7
(Intermediate)
Key: A, F#mChords and Tablature
Intro:
A A E E E E E E, A A E E E E E E, A A E E E E E E, A A D D Bm Bm E E A A D D Bm Bm E E A A D D E E
A A E E E E E E, A A E E E E E E A A

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

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

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




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

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

D D
Barbed-barbed-barbed barbed wire love
E E
Barbed-barbed-barbed barbed wire love
D D
Barbed-barbed-barbed barbed wire love
E E
Barbed-barbed-barbed barbed-barbed
A A E E E E E E A A
Barbed wire love Barbed wire love
E E E E E E A A
Barbed wire love

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

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

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This shambolic live version of Barbed Wire Love is a poor substitute for the studio take on the original Inflammable Material. Suggest re-sourcing album.

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