Bless Em All

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They say there's a troopship just 
leaving Bombay, bound for old 
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Blighty shore
Heavily laden with time expired men,
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 bound for the land they adore.
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There's many an airman just 
finishing his time, there's many a 
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twerp signing on.
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You'll get no promotion this side 
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of the ocean, so cheer up my 
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lads, Bless 'em All.

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Bless em All, Bless em All, the 
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long and the short and the tall
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Bless all the sergeants and W. O. 
ones,
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Bless all the corprals and their
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 blinkin sons,
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Cos were saying goodbye to them 
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all, as back to their billets they 
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crawl
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You'll get no promotion this side
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 of the ocean, so cheer up my 
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lads, Bless 'em All

     D
They say if you work hard you'll get
 better pay
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We've heard all that before

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Clean up your buttons and polish 
your boots
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Scrub out the barrack room floor
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There's many a rookie has taken it 
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in, hook line and sinker an 'all
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You'll get no promotion this side
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 of the ocean, so cheer up my 
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lads, Bless em All

         D                         
Bless em All, Bless em All, the 
          D7            G
long and the short and the tall
A
Bless all the sergeants and W. O. 
ones,
E7            E            A    
Bless all the corprals and their
         A7
 blinkin sons,
          D                        
Cos were saying goodbye to them 
     D7                           
all, as back to their billets they 
G
crawl
       A         A7          A   
You'll get no promotion this side
        A7        A           A7 
 of the ocean, so cheer up my 
             D
lads, Bless em All

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Now they say that the Sergeant's a 
very nice chap, oh what a tale to 
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tell.
Ask him for leave on a Saturday 
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night and he'll pay your fare home 
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as well.
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There's many an airman has blighted
 his life through writing rude words
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 on the wall
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You'll get no promotion this side
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 of the ocean, so cheer up my 
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lads, Bless em All

         D                         
Bless em All, Bless em All, the 
          D7            G
long and the short and the tall
A
Bless all the sergeants and W. O. 
ones,
E7            E            A    
Bless all the corprals and their
         A7
 blinkin sons,
          D                        
Cos were saying goodbye to them 
     D7                           
all, as back to their billets they 
G
crawl
       A         A7          A   
You'll get no promotion this side
        A7        A           A7 
 of the ocean, so cheer up my 
             D
lads, Bless em All

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Nobody knows what a twerp you have
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 been, so cheer up my lads, bless
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  em all

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A  = G
A7 = G7
D  = C
D7 = C7
G  = F
E7 = D7
Gm = Fm