Private John Q

Intro   D#  Bb  D#

Verse 1

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Well I read in the papers and I seen
 it on the televison
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Everybody's talkin' about a World 
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War three

Well here I am a single boy 
unemployed and everything
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Somebody better stop and worry 
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about me

Chorus 1

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Well can't you just see me now chin 
up chest out
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A hup two three four all day through

Well everybody seems to be worried 
about a somethin' other
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Who's gonna worry about a Private 
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John Q
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Well who's gonna worry about a 
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Private John Q


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Verse 2

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When I was a little boy I use to sit
 an dream of travelin'
Go to lots of foriegn countries on a
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 sight seein' tours

The way it's lookin' now I can stop 
savin' money maybe
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Go free sponsered by a thrid world 
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war

Chorus 2

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Well can't you just see me now chin 
up chest out
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A hup two three four all day through

Well everybody seems to be worried 
about a somethin' other
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Who's gonna worry about a Private 
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John Q
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Well who's gonna worry about 
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Private John Q

Verse 3

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Well sometimes I get disheartened 
and try even not to think about it
Heaven knows it's hard to keep from 
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lettin' it get me down

But I'll stand proud when everybody 
else will be a
Runnin' helter skelter for the 
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shelter underground

Outro

                               D#7
Well can't you just see me now chin 
up chest out
  G#                         D#
A hup two three four all day through

Well everybody seems to be worried 
about a somethin' other
            Bb                    
Who's gonna worry about a Private 
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John Q
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Well whose gonna worry 'bout a 
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Private John Q