Key: G
Introduction:
GEm D GEm D GEm C G C G
verse 1
G Em C G
Well, your girlfriend takes you round to her house and you meet her folks
G Em C G
But they say that your hair's too long and you're not their kind of bloke
G D C D
They grab you by the collar and they throw you through the door
G Em C G C G
You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war
verse 2
G Em C G
Well, you're working very hard to get promotion at your job
G Em C G
But arrive late one morning just because you missed the bus
G D C D
The foreman says, You're fired, 'cause your punctuality's poor
G Em C G C G
You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war
verse 3
G Em C G
Then you go into a hotel to get put up for the night
G Em C G
But they say that you can't stay there, just because your shirt ain't white
G D C D
You're tired and you're hungry and you cannot walk no more
G Em C G
You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war
Music only as per verse chords
GEm C G C G D C D GEm C G
verse 4
G Em C G
Ain't no money, ain't no woman, ain't no roof above your head
G Em C G
So you lay down in the park and you wish that you were dead
G D C D
The fuzz says you are trespassing and kicks you in the jaw
G Em C G C G C G
You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war
Outro
G D C D
The fuzz says you are trespassing and kicks you in the jaw
G Em C G
You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war
G Em C G
You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war (to fade)