Intro:

G G C G x2


Verse:  (Repeated throughout)

 
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When your girlfriend asks you 'round to her house and you meet her folks 
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and they say that your hair's too long and you're not their kind of bloke 
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they grab you by the collar and they throw you through the door 
    C                       G    C               G
You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war 


Verse:

Well, you're working very hard to get promotion in your job 
but arrive late on morning just because you missed the bus 
the foreman say "you're fired, 'cause you punctuality spoor" 
You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war 

Short Riff Starts Palm Muted and gets louder: (Plays throughout)

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D|------------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------|
A|------------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------|
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Verse:

Then you go into a hotel to get put up for the night 
and they say that you can't stay there just because your shirt aint white 
you're tired and you hungry and you cannot walk no more 
You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war 

Break:

G  C  G
D  C  G
D  C  G

Verse:

Ain't no money, ain't no woman ain't no roof above your head 
so you lay down in the park and you wish that you were dead 
the fuzz says you are trespassing and kicks you in the jaw 
You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war 

G                                C               G         G   C
You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war 
G                                C               G         G   C
You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war 
G                                C               G         G   C
You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war 
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You don't have to be ...........etc. fade out.