{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1732848,"song":"Salute To A Switchblade","artist":"Tom T. 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sinuses were clear[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nI asked that Fraulein if she was a spy[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G7[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nShe said nein but do bis ain bissel high[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]G7[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nA condition not uncommon to the American soldier[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell later on I went to be excused[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]G7[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen I returned I was a bit confused[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nYates and his Fraulein had hit the air[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G7[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnother guy was sitting in my chair[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]G7[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nA young soldier whom we shall get to know better[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nI said excuse me Mister that's my seat[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]G7[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI'd like to have it back sir if you please[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nThat girl's a nurse and I've been awful sick[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]G7[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe man looked up at me and said mox-nix[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]G7[/ch]                              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhich means that he was not overly concerned with my health[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nNext thing I knew he had a switchblade knife[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]G7[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLord I didn't know that Fraulein was his wife[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nI took off through that Gasthaus like a fool[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]G7[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBehind me I heard the crashing stools[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]G7[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAs the police would say he was in hot pursuit[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell the waitress yelled there's MPs on the way[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]G7[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThat's one more reason I didn't want to stay[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nAs I went out the window something went swish[/tab]\r\n \r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]G7[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I giggled all the way home knowing he missed[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]G7[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAt the time it seemed like a laughing matter[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut next morning my coat was lying there on the bunk[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]G7[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd when I saw that coat it made me jump[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nThat man had cut my coat right down the back[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]G7[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nA little bit more and they'd been playing me taps[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]G7[/ch]                             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd knowing the sad nature of that song I would decline it[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell later on I heard that guy got stabbed[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]G7[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey sent him home and didn't that make me glad[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nOn love and marriage I want to say one thing[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]G7[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOh lady if you're married wear that ring[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]G7[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd the army has a new policy if you can't move it paint it[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                             [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nIf it has a switchblade knife salute it[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nNot necessarily an incident one would want to write Mother about[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nGermany being full of good soldiers good people[/tab]","plain_text":"","chords":["C","F","G7","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}