Chords for "The Invaders"

Date:  1 April 2018
From:  George Ziadeh


"The Invaders"    Transcribed by George Ziadeh

Capo 2nd Intro: (D - G - D)(D - E - A)(D - G - D)(D - A - D)
     D               G  D                             E       A
They called us the Invaders, as though we came from another world
         D           G   D
And the man from immigration
         D   n.c.             A        D
Shouted out "Hey punk, you a boy or a girl"
G                        /A G/B       D              A
"Hey tutti-frutti give us a kiss" the custom man proclaimed
          D                           G
'Cos the world as you knew it turned upside down, and things would never
        A         D        A7sus2  D x6
be the same, the day the Invaders came
                      G  D        G                   A
They called us The Invaders, like creatures from the black lagoon
D                  G   D           G              A
Said that we were dangerous, like space invaders from the moon
G              Asus4                   G          Asus4
We just came to see the world and entertain America
G              Asus4                 G                Asus4      A7
We just came to get a break, not to turn into enemies of the State
          D                          G
'Cos the world as you knew it turned upside down, and things would never
        A         D        A7sus2   D-INTRO REPEAT
be the same, the day the Invaders came

      D                 G   D                             E        A
They called us illegal aliens as though we were pouncing off the state
           D                  G   D         D   n.c.                   A        D
And as we walked through immigration, they heard me speak and shouted out "You wait"
G                         /a   G/B       D                 A
Hey you buddy get back in the line, his eyes were full of hate
          D                          G
'Cos the world as you knew it turned upside down, and things would never
        A         D        A7sus2   D x6
be the same, the day the Invaders came

                      G  D  G                        A
They called us The Invaders like barbarians full of hate
                   G    D          G               A
Said that we were dangerous, like warriors sent to pillage and rape
G                  Asus4               G               Asus4
We all dance to a different tune, they didn't like my attitude
G                  Asus4              G                   A(7)
Culture clash like chalk and cheese, misunderstood in the land of the free
         D                          G D/F# Em   G/D G D/F# Em
'Cos the world as we knew it turned upside down and things would never
G/D     A         D         Asus2  D x4
be the same, the day the Invaders came...yes
    D                          G D/F# Em   G/D G
The world as we knew it turned upside down and things would never
        A         D         Asus2                  D      /C#   /B   /A    G   /F#    D
be the same, the day the Invaders the came