C7   Am   C7   Am

[Verse 1]
       C7
I have people to free, they're depending on me
     Am
So I can't afford to die
        C7                                 Am
Get 'em safely back, then I won't stay too long
        C                D
I'll be leaving soon for London
        G                             Dm
So I'll look this war straight in the eye
     C                 Cm              Dm     G
Only thirty days, so I can't afford to die


[Verse 2]
       C7
When I think of the dead, that go round in my head
      Am
No, I can't afford to die
       C7                                       Am
So the thing to do is pretend that they weren't there
        C            D
With my baby at home waiting
      G                    Dm
I can give myself a little sigh
     C                 Cm              Dm     G
Only thirty days, so I can't afford to die


[Instrumental]
C7   Am   C7   Am   Cm  D  G  Dm  C  Cm  Dm  G


[Verse 3]
          C7
God ain't taking my hand, not to no promised land
     Am
So I can't afford to die
        C7                              Am
So I'll cease my command before another bomb
     C             D
If I see my home a free man
       G                  Dm
I'll remember why I never cried
     C                 Cm              Dm     G
Only thirty days, so I can't afford to die