Tono: G
Introducción: G G G G
G
I always knew that you would take yourself far from home
Am G D
As soon as, as far as you could go
G
By the quarter inch cut of your hair and the army issued
Am G D
Green for the past six weeks i can tell where you've been
(chorus 1)
G D C
for i knew, i could see it was all cut and dried
G Am G
to me there was soldier's blue blood streaming inside
D G D
your veins there is a world outside of this room
C G Am G
and when you meet it promise me that you won't meet
D
it with your gun
G Am
Now, you are one, one of the brave few it's awful sad we
G D G
Need boys like you i hope the day never comes for here's
Am G
Your live round, son stock and barrel, safety trigger
D
Here's your gun
(chorus 2)
G D C
for i knew, i could see it was all cut and dried
G Am G
to me there was soldier's blue blood streaming inside
D G D
your veins there is a world outside of this room
C G Am G
and when you meet it promise me you won't meet
D G C
it with your gun taking aim no i don't mean to argue
G C
that they've made a decent boy of you i don't
G D C
mean to spoil your home coming, but baby brother you
G
would expect me to.
Am G D
Stock and barrel, safety trigger here's your gun
G
So now does your heart pitter-pat with that patriotic sound
Am G D
When you see the stripes of old glory waving
(chorus 3)
G D C G
For i knew i could see it was all cut and dried to me
Am G
There was soldier's blue blood streaming inside your
D G D
Veins there's a world outside of this room and when
C G Am G
You meet it promise me you won't meet it with
D G C
Your gun, taking aim for i don't mean, to argue that
G C G
They've made a decent boy of you i don't mean to spoil
D C D
Your home coming my baby brother jude
G C G C
No i don't mean to hurt you by saying this again
G D C
They're so good at making soldiers but they're not
G
As good at making men