Tono: D
Introducción:
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Us, and them
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And after all we' re only ordinary men.
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Me, and you.
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God only knows it' s not what we would choose to do.
Bm
Forward he cried from the rear
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and the front rank died.
Bm A
The general sat and the lines on the map
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moved from side to side.
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Black and blue
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And who knows which is which and who is who.
D7M
Up and down.
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And in the end it' s only round and round and round.
Bm
"Haven' t you heard? It' s a battle of words"
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the poster bearer cried.
Bm
"Listen son", said the man with the gun
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"There' s room for you inside."
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Down and out
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It can' t be helped but there' s a lot of it about.
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With, without.
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And who' ll deny it' s what the fighting' s all about?
Bm
Out of the way, it' s a busy day
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I' ve got things on my mind.
Bm
For the want of the price of tea and a slice
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The old man died.