{"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":2429697,"song":"Should I Ever Be A Soldier","artist":"Joe Hill","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11498966-should-i-ever-be-a-soldier-chords-by-joe-hill/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2429697?type=chord","rating":4.88244,"votes":6,"content":"[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C#m[/ch]       [ch]G#m[/ch]     [ch]C#m[/ch]  [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nWe're spending billions every year[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C#m[/ch]       [ch]G#m[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nFor guns and ammunition[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F#m[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\"Our Army\" and \"Our Navy\" dear[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F#m[/ch]             [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nTo keep in good condition;[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C#m[/ch]      [ch]G#m[/ch]     [ch]C#m[/ch] [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nWhile millions live in misery[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C#m[/ch]      [ch]B[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd millions died before us[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F#m[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nDon't sing \"My Country, 'tis of thee,\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#[/ch]               [ch]B[/ch]\r\nBut sing this little chorus[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nShould I ever be a soldier[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]B[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\n'Neath the Red Flag I would fight;[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nShould the gun I ever shoulder[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F#[/ch]        [ch]B[/ch]        [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nIt's to crush the tyrant's might[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nJoin the army of the toilers[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]B[/ch]\r\nMen and women fall in line[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#[/ch]                        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWage slaves of the world! Arouse![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDo your duty for the cause[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nFor Land and Liberty[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C#m[/ch]    [ch]G#m[/ch]     [ch]C#m[/ch]      [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nAnd many a maiden, pure and fair[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C#m[/ch]      [ch]G#m[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHer love and pride must offer[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#m[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]\r\nOn Mammon's altar in despair[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F#m[/ch]               [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nTo fill the master's coffer[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C#m[/ch]       [ch]G#m[/ch]      [ch]C#m[/ch]    [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nThe gold that pays the mighty fleet[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C#m[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nFrom tender youth he squeezes[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F#m[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhile brawny men must walk the street[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F#[/ch]             [ch]B[/ch]\r\nAnd face the wintry breezes[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]   [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nShould I ever be a soldier[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]B[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\n'Neath the Red Flag I would fight;[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nShould the gun I ever shoulder[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F#[/ch]        [ch]B[/ch]        [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nIt's to crush the tyrant's might[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nJoin the army of the toilers[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]B[/ch]\r\nMen and women fall in line[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#[/ch]                        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWage slaves of the world! Arouse![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDo your duty for the cause[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nFor Land and Liberty[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3] \r\n[tab]    [ch]C#m[/ch]       [ch]G#m[/ch]       [ch]C#m[/ch]     [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nWhy do they mount their gatling gun[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C#m[/ch]      [ch]G#m[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nA thousand miles from ocean[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F#m[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhere hostile fleet could never run--[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F#m[/ch]          [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nAin't that a funny notion?[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C#m[/ch]       [ch]G#m[/ch]      [ch]C#m[/ch]    [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nIf you don't know the reason why[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C#m[/ch]        [ch]B[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nJust strike for better wages[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#m[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd then, my friends--if you don't die--[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F#[/ch]                 [ch]B[/ch]\r\nYou'll sing this song for ages[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]   [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nShould I ever be a soldier[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]B[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\n'Neath the Red Flag I would fight;[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nShould the gun I ever shoulder[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F#[/ch]        [ch]B[/ch]        [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nIt's to crush the tyrant's might[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nJoin the army of the toilers[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]B[/ch]\r\nMen and women fall in line[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#[/ch]                        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWage slaves of the world! Arouse![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDo your duty for the cause[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nFor Land and Liberty[/tab]","plain_text":"[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["C#m","G#m","E","F#m","B","F#","A","C#"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}