Key: G
Introduction:
G7M
verse 1
C D
I joined the Foreign Legion
Bm Bm7 Em
One Thursday, cold and wet
Am Bm7
I think it was December
C7M D6
But you must remember
G7M
I joined the Foreign Legion to forget
Joined the Foreign Legion
G7M
Joined the Foreign Legion
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C D
I joined the Foreign Legion
Bm Bm7 Em
La Légion Étrangère
Am Bm7
One sultry day in July
C7M D6
Back when I still knew why
G7M
I joined the Foreign Legion anyway
Joined the Foreign Legion
G7M
Joined the Foreign Legion
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verse 3
C D
I joined the Foreign Legion
Bm Bm7 Em
Became a legionnaire
Am Bm7
We marched to far off regions
C7M D6
To forts we'd be besieged in
G7M C
Then one day I forgot why I was theeeeeeeere
verse 4
C D
I joined the Foreign Legion
Bm Bm7 Em
Somebody to forget
Am Bm7
She said I'd find it easier
C7M D6
If I had amnesia
G7M
Who she was, I do not recollect
C D G7M
I joined the Foreign Legion to forget
Joined the Foreign Legion
G7M
To forget
Joined the Foreign Legion