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Pink Floyd "When The Tigers Broke Free" (Roger Waters)
from "The Wall", only in the movie
Tabbed by: torsten lasse
Email: t.lasse@uni-bonn.de 2004
Originally no guitar in it, but here it is for the soloists...
Tuning:
C A D G B E
4/4
It was...
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...forward...
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...be withdrawn....
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...Anzio... ...few hundred ordinary lives.
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(play 4x, Intro/Verse1/Verse2/Verse3)
(It was just before dawn
One miserable morning in black 'forty four.
When the forward commander
Was told to sit tight
When he asked that his men be withdrawn.
And the Generals gave thanks
As the other ranks held back
The enemy tanks for a while.
And the Anzio bridgehead
Was held for the price
Of a few hundred ordinary lives.)
And kind-old King George
Sent Mother a note
When he heard that father was gone.
It was a recall
In the form of a scroll,
With gold leaf and all.
And I found it one day
In a drawer of old photographs, hidden away.
And my eyes still grow damp to remember
His Majesty signed
With his own rubber stamp.
It was dark all around.
There was frost in the ground
When the tigers broke free.
And no one survived
From the Royal Fusiliers Company C.
They were all left behind,
Most of them dead,
The rest of them dying.
And that's how the High Command
Took my daddy from me.
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Jordan Lead Player |
#1 by Jordan Gadsby at Mar 18, 1971 at 1:34 PM EST |
| sorry i mean Water's father.....lol | |
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bob Average |
#2 by bob bob at Mar 21, 1971 at 1:20 PM EST |
| this is such a powerful song.......especially when you are watching the movie | |
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Luke Professional |
#3 by Luke Goudreault at Sep 16, 1973 at 10:41 AM EST |
| its about his father and the war deal. really really great song. deff. one of my favorites :) | |
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health risk Average |
#4 by health risk at Mar 15, 1974 at 11:25 AM EST |
| my grandfather was in the war and went to that bridge, thankfully lived to spawn my father and me, but it was amazing to hear that he was at the place that this song is. this song is on a CD of the london Philharmonic orchestra doing floyd songs. BTW, the Tigers are tanks. : ) | |
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Eric Average |
#5 by Eric Phillips at Mar 20, 1974 at 6:12 AM EST |
| When the tigers broke free. This song is just so sad. I feel so sorry for Roger, he has lived through a tragedy. What hell war truly is. I first saw Roger's The Wall when I was about 20 (I'm 35 now) with some dopers I met. To us back then it was just a movie to trip out on under the influence of cannabis for us. Spectacular film - I also saw it in a cinema (Valhalla, Melbourne, mid 1990s) which was amazing (not to mention LOUD). Of course we smoked heaps of dope before we went in but that's all The Wall was to me / us back then - a mad trip. I bought the DVD just recently. Roger's commentary is terrific - interesting, funny (his outragous impersonations of Bob Geldof had me rolling on the floor) and of course sad. Message to all the dopers: Watch this film straight and get in touch. The words in this song ought to be sent to all world 'leaders'. How cocky and full of heavy metal music these American soldiers in Iraq today are. Are they there for thier children I wonder or just to 'kick some commie ass' and keep Ms Spears comfy and clean and vent the side effects of testosterone while they're at it? So anyway to summise I really feel awfull for Roger after watching this in a sane state (sober). To BassGirl69 Hi - I'm glad your grandfather survived that nightmare, you are lucky. What a terrible, terrible disaster a war is... Kate Volkova. | |
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Niko Average |
#6 by Niko Booth at Jun 17, 1975 at 12:27 AM EST |
| PS: Like Roger I am a bass guitarist too since my teenege years so I was wondering, BassGirl69, what your user name means. | |
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KISS is the gre Average |
#7 by KISS is the greatest at Jan 24, 1977 at 2:07 AM EST |
| basically it's tell the story of how the guy in "the wall" movie lost his father in the war. the tigers are tanks that broke thru the allies lines. P.S.: braindamage, is it the true story of Gilmores father?? | |
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Bodom Lake Murd Average |
#8 by Bodom Lake Murderer at May 17, 1978 at 10:22 PM EST |
| Roger Waters makes a refrence to this song, and why it was not in the original album, on the DVD commentary. I was a little dissapointed with the commentary though, it seemed like Roger Waters was no longer very interested in "The Wall" and its meaning. He, at times, kept rambling on about unrelated topics that kept tangentially moving on to other unrelated topics. But every once in a while he would come back to the subject... The Wall, and say something interesting. I, unfortunatly, do not remember why it didn't make it on the album. I listen to his commentary again for you and post it. | |
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Super Average |
#9 by Super Q at Jun 16, 1981 at 11:59 PM EST |
| one my favourite floyd songs ..by far ..it always still strikes me just as much as when i first heard it in the film theres sybolism with this track and whats happening in his memories an in real life...the tigers are tanks in his memory an then in real life the people burst the doors open to the see the concert much like tigers breaking free..kinda like a english assignment but yeh roger waters --- genius | |
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Rodney Wanna Be |
#10 by Rodney at Aug 29, 1981 at 10:06 PM EST |
| I'll never understand why this didn't make it onto the CD (same with the song that actually follows "The Empty Spaces"). The only album I've found it on, as BassGirl 69 said above, "Orchestral Maneuvers", the London Philharmonic's performance of classic Pink Floyd songs. A lot of that album is just so-so, but "Tigers" is almost exactly the same as it is in the movie. | |
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by fires light Rhythm Player |
#11 by by fires light she cried at Feb 4, 1984 at 5:55 PM EST |
| I LOVE this song!!! A longstanding fan of the formal "The Wall" release, when the movie came out; I was mesmerized by this track the didn't exist on the original release. Of all The Wall tracks, this one stands out as my favourite. The lyrical content is pure genious. Nothing less. | |
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Sarah McKagan Musical Genius |
#12 by Sarah McKagan (AKA - Lady Rock 'n' Roll) at May 5, 1984 at 9:01 AM EST |
| The true story of Roger's father and what happened to him at Anzio. | |
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Dudevill Average |
#13 by Dudevill at Sep 16, 1985 at 8:44 AM EST |
| This is the TRUE story of Roger Waters father. His father was in the invasion of anzio. His father died."And that's how the High Command Took my daddy from me." Then, his father was just common infantry "And the Anzio bridgehead Was held for the price Of a few hundred ordinary lives." "His Majesty signed With his own rubber stamp." The British governemnt doesn't care about everyone that dies, they are just a number, not worth their time. It's an amazing TRUE song. The last line always sends chills down my spine. | |
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The Mexican Who Average |
#14 by The Mexican Who's Living Under Satan's Wing at Jul 4, 1991 at 4:49 AM EST |
| AMAZING SONG. One of the best. Nothing else needs to be said. Im just glad Syd flipped out and went insane so that Water's could take over and direct the band. | |
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Josh Professional |
#15 by Josh Wilson at Dec 21, 1991 at 1:22 AM EST |
| hi, who really writes about songs at 3:31:41 AM or 12:16:49 AM? | |
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nate Average |
#16 by nate eastman at Feb 19, 1992 at 8:09 PM EST |
| ahhh...love this song so much. if you want it, buy the echoes-best of pink floyd album. or download it...but i suggest buying the album it rocks. this is by far one of the greatest songs from pink floyd. it tells a sad story of roger water's dad's death at the anzio bridge in WW2. pretty crazy... | |
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Jay the Hellrac Average |
#17 by Jay the Hellracer... at Feb 17, 1994 at 12:14 PM EST |
| i luv the part "And my eyes still grow damp to remember his Majesty signed with his own rubber stamp." this song gives me goosebumps. its soo sad, its my anti-army | |
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jordan Average |
#18 by jordan roberts at Jul 28, 1994 at 7:14 PM EST |
| I am glad for one that Roger wrote this for his father and also for the movie, it actually starts the movie out right. gives it the effect of the very first brick that Pink has to endure. | |
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adrian Average |
#19 by adrian zamora at May 22, 1995 at 1:55 PM EST |
| Roger Waters. David Gimour. Great song, I wish it was on the official release. Yes, the lyrics are great and tell a meaningful story. | |
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david Average |
#20 by david maynard at Mar 6, 1996 at 11:59 AM EST |
| great song... many people say its weird but I LOVE IT!!! | |
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Adam Average |
#21 by Adam Favro at Nov 10, 1997 at 7:07 AM EST |
| Roger ,wether wrong or wright has poored out his heart in this song. "Took my daddy from me" In just how he says these five words He has taken his heart as a man, cut it open and shown us the mad and hurt child inside and the very thing that drives him. His pain is what makes him the tormented genius he is . This is where real true music comes from ,THE HEART | |
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John Lead Player |
#22 by John Fitch at Dec 8, 1998 at 1:11 AM EST |
| this song practically drives me to tears whenever i hear it.... damn that album is depressing... | |
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chris Average |
#23 by chris jenko at Aug 25, 1999 at 7:41 PM EST |
| This is a very emotional song. I love it. | |
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Jimmy Average |
#24 by Jimmy Dresbach at Dec 28, 2002 at 3:38 PM EST |
| I never understood this song, is he angry at england. If it was me i would not be angry at england, id be angry at those damn nazis, where you angry at bush when the world towers where hit? i didnt think so, or maybe you where but thats another case. look england isnt bad for fighting against nazis, would you rather they won. if my dad died in that battle id be proud of him knowing he died a hero saving the world from one of the worst forces ever. thats just how i see it so i never got this song. and england has always been a very democratic country, despite blair, but at least hes not gonna get reelected like bush | |
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dann Average |
#25 by dann at May 24, 2007 at 7:22 PM EST |
| OK, I did my home work. At the begining of the movie's commentary (when you see Pink's father lighting a match), Roger Waters said that he wrote the song after the album and for the movie. There ya have it, and I thought that my memory was crap :) | |
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