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Capo on 1st fret. 
 intro:   A, A, A, A.
Verse:
A16 years old when I Ewent the war,
To Dfight for a land fit for Aheroes,
AGod on my side, and a Egun in my hand,
DChasing my days down to Azero,
AAnd I marched and I fought and I Ebled and I died,
And I Dnever did get any Aolder,
ABut I knew at the time that a Eyear in the line,
                            D             A  A,  A,  A, 
Is a long enough life for a soldier,
We Aall volunteered, and we wrEote down our names,
And we aDdded two years to our Aages,
AEager for life and aEhead of the game,
DReady for history's Apages,
AAnd we brawled and we fought and we Ewhored 'til we stood,
DTen thousand shoulder to shoAulder,
AA thirst for the Hun, we were foEod for the gun,
                                     D         A  A,
And that's what you are when you're soldiers,
A,E,D,A,  A,E,D,  A  A,A,A.
AI heard my friend cry, and he Esank to his knees,
Coughing Dblood as he screamed for his Amother,
And AI fell by his side, and tEhat's how we died,
DClinging like kids to each oAther,
And I Alay in the mud and the Eguts and the blood,
And I Dwept as his body grew cAolder,
And I Acalled for my mother and Eshe never came,
Though it Gwasn't my fault and I Dwasn't to blame,
The dAay not half over and Eten thousand slain,
And nGow there's nobody remDembers our names,
DAnd that's how it is for a sAoldier.

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1916

by Motörhead

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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Hope these chords are correct.

Capo on 1st fret.

A A A A

intro: , , , .

Verse:

A E

16 years old when I went the war,

D A

To fight for a land fit for heroes,

A E

God on my side, and a gun in my hand,

D A

Chasing my days down to zero,

A E

And I marched and I fought and I bled and I died,

D A

And I never did get any older,

A E

But I knew at the time that a year in the line,

D A A A A

, , ,

Is a long enough life for a soldier,

A E

We all volunteered, and we wrote down our names,

D A

And we added two years to our ages,

A E

Eager for life and ahead of the game,

D A

Ready for history's pages,

A E

And we brawled and we fought and we whored 'til we stood,

D A

Ten thousand shoulder to shoulder,

A E

A thirst for the Hun, we were food for the gun,

D A A

And that's what you are when you're soldiers,

A E D A A E D A A A A

,,,, ,,, ,,.

A E

I heard my friend cry, and he sank to his knees,

D A

Coughing blood as he screamed for his mother,

A E

And I fell by his side, and that's how we died,

D A

Clinging like kids to each other,

A E

And I lay in the mud and the guts and the blood,

D A

And I wept as his body grew colder,

A E

And I called for my mother and she never came,

G D

Though it wasn't my fault and I wasn't to blame,

A E

The day not half over and ten thousand slain,

G D

And now there's nobody remembers our names,

D A

And that's how it is for a soldier.

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