Gi Blues

E                                 
They give us a room with a view of
                E7
 the beautiful Rhine,

  A7                               
They give us a room with a view of 
              E
the beautiful Rhine,

        B7                   A    
Gimme a muddy old creek in Texas 
     E     B7
any time!


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   E                            
I got the hup, two, three, four, 
               E7
occupation GI blues.

        A7                         
From my GI hair to the heels of my 
    E
GI shoes,

         B7                   A   
and if I don't go state-side soon,
                    E
 I'm gonna blow my fuse.


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We get Hasenpfeffer and black 
                    E7
pumpernickel for chow.

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    A7                       
We get Hasenpfeffer and black 
                    E
pumpernickel for chow.

           B7                      
I'd blow my next month’s pay for a 
 A             E
slice of Texas cow.

      E                            
We'd like to be heroes but all that
                 E7
 we do here is march.

      A7                           
We'D like to be heroes but all that
                E
 we do here is march,

          B7                     A
And they don’t give the Purple 
                E     B7
Heart for a fallen arch.


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    E                           
I got the hup, two, three, four, 
               E7
occupation GI blues.

             A7                    
From my GI hair to the heels of my 
     E
GI shoes,

         B7                   A   
and if I don't go state-side soon,
                    E
 I'm gonna blow my fuse.


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      E                            
The Frauleins are pretty as flowers
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 but we can’t make a pass.

       A7                          
The Frauleins are pretty as flowers
                     E
 but we can’t make a pass,

                   B7           
’Cause they're all wearing signs 
              A               E    
saying, “Keepen sie off the grass”.
B7



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    E                           
I got the hup, two, three, four, 
               E7
occupation GI blues.

          A                        
From my GI hair to the heels of my 
     E
GI shoes,

          B7                   A  
and if I don't go state-side soon,
                     E
 I'm gonna blow my fuse.