Thursday 10 March 2011

Power To The People? (Springtime for Hitler - The Producers)

Today friend of mine asked, "What's the diference between power and authority?"
 So I replied, "Power is what people misuse when you give them too much authority."

I'll never forget being in the middle of a demonstration once with people shouting POWER TO THE PEOPLE! to which a passerby commented to his friend,"I don't want power to the people! That's too much power!"

On a lighter note, here's a cheeky little number which i'd love to learn to play on the ukulele about a man who was given too much power once


Springtime for Hitler
(Melvin Brooks) 


Introduction  

C  (instruments playing (C-G-A-B) x 3  then C-E (story)

Germany was having trouble
What a sad, sad story

D (instruments playing (D-A-B-C#) x 3  then D-F# (glory)

Needed a new leader to restore
Its former glory

Em7                          A7
Where, oh, where was he?
Em7                           A7
Where could that man be?
 D            D7/C        Bm       D/A
We looked around and then we found
D
The man for you and me 
G7   G9   G7
And now it's...

Verse 1
C                    Dm7 Dm7(add4)   C          Dm7  G9
Springtime for Hitler and            Germany
C                   Dm7 Dm7 (add 4)    E7
Deutschland is happy and               gay!
Am7              Dm7         C     (Em/B) 
We're marching to a faster pace
Fmaj7            Dm7           G9             (chromatic run G-F#-G-Ab-A-Bb-B)
Look out, here comes the master race! 
C                    Dm7 Dm7(add4)   C          Dm7  G9
Springtime for Hitler and            Germany
C                   Dm7 Dm7 (add 4)    E7
Rhineland's a fine land once more!
F 7            Dm7      C  (Em/B)  Am7  (C/G)
Springtime for Hitler and Germany
Dm6                G9                       C
Watch out, Europe We're going on tour! 

Verse 2
C                    Dm7 Dm7(add4)   C          Dm7  G9
Springtime for Hitler and            Germany
 C                   Dm7 Dm7 (add 4)    E7
Winter for Poland and France 
F 7            Dm7      C  (Em/B)  Am7  (C/G)
Springtime for Hitler and Germany
Dm6                G9                       C
Come on, Germans Go into your dance! 

I was born in Dusseldorf und that is why they call me Rolf. 

Don't be stupid, be a smarty, come and join the Nazi party!

Verse 3
C                    Dm7 Dm7(add4)   C          Dm7  G9
Springtime for Hitler and            Germany
C                   Dm7 Dm7 (add 4)    E7
Goosestep’s the new step          today
Am7              Dm7         C     (Em/B) 
Bombs falling from the skies again
Fmaj7            Dm7           G9             (chromatic run G-F#-G-Ab-A-Bb-B)
Deutschland is on the rise again
C                    Dm7 Dm7(add4)   C          Dm7  G9
Springtime for Hitler and            Germany
C                   Dm7 Dm7 (add 4)    E7
U Boats are sailing         once more!
F 7            Dm7      C  (Em/B)  Am7  (C/G)
Springtime for Hitler and Germany
Dm7                G9           Dm7                    G9            
We have got to be going, We have got to be going 
Dm7                    G9                  C   Em/B  Am   G  
We have got to be going  to war!

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