War
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Am C G F D I got drafted at nineteen MeF and a bunch of boys from homeC G F C January forty threeD We Drove out to pine bluff andF signed on G F C Went to basic south of BirminghamD F They put me on a west coast train G F C Spent three days out in san diegoD F Then shipped me back east againC G F C Left a port out of new yorkD F Slept for months in british rainC G F C I tore it up down in London townD F Then they shipped me back out again Chorus:C G And the preacher said boysF C He who is killed tonightD F Will dine with the lord in paradeC G Then one boy spoke upF C Said preacher come onContinues after the adD F Eat your supper with usC G F Never talk about those first daysD F Lots of friends left behindC G F C But I made it all the across franceD F And I fought at the maginot lineC G F Rode a tank into BelgiumD F I liked them better than the FrenchC G F C Like my daddy thirty years beforeD F I did my time in the trenchC G F Lots of days theres no waterD F But the liquor kept me warmC G The cellers were stocked to theF C ceilings with boozeD F So I carried a bottle with my gun CHORUSC G F Three times I made seargentD F Im not that kind of manC G F C Pretty much as quick as I couldD F I got busted back to private againC G F Cause taking orders never suited meD F But givin them out was much worseC G F I could not stand to get my friendsC killedD F So I took care of myself firstC G F Now I know that don’t sound rightD F Don’t think to bad of meC G F No it keeps me up nightsC F What I could’ve done differently CHORUSC G F I was not to dine at the tableC of the lordD F His Food was not to be mineC G F Cause I cursed his name everyC chance that I couldD And I reckon that’s why I’m stillF alive.