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Men
Loudon Wainwright III
Album: History(1992)                                                         
Capo 2
Chords:
      Dmaj7xx0222
A*         x02225
               D              Dmaj7               A  A*
When a ship is sinking and they lower the lifeboats
And hGand out the lifejackets, the mDen keep on their coats
                  D              Dmaj7                  A  A*
The women and the children are the ones who must go first
And the mGen who try to save their skins are cDowards and are cursed
Chorus:
GEvery man's a captain, mDen know how to drown
AMan the lifeboats if there's room, oGtherwise go dDown
And it's the same when there's a war on; it's the men who go to fight
Women and children are civilians, when they're killed it's not right
Men kill men in uniform; it's the way war goes
When they run they're cowards, when they stay they are heroes
Chorus:
Every man's a general, men go off to war
The battlefield's a man's world; cannon fodder's what they're for
It's the men who have the power; it's the men who have the might
And the world's a place of horror; because each man think he's right
A man's home is his castle, so the family let him in
But what's important in that kingdom, is the women and children
Chorus:
A husband and a father, every man's a king
But he's really just a drone, gathers no honey has no sting
Chorus:
Have pity on the general, the king and the captain
They know they're expendable, after all they're men

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Men

by Loudon Wainwright III

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dmaj7

Men

Loudon Wainwright III

Album: History(1992)

Capo 2

Chords:

Dmaj7

xx0222

* x02225

D Dmaj7 A A

When a ship is sinking and they lower the lifeboats

G D

And hand out the lifejackets, the men keep on their coats

D Dmaj7 A A

The women and the children are the ones who must go first

G D

And the men who try to save their skins are cowards and are cursed

Chorus:

G D

Every man's a captain, men know how to drown

A G D

Man the lifeboats if there's room, otherwise go down

And it's the same when there's a war on; it's the men who go to fight

Women and children are civilians, when they're killed it's not right

Men kill men in uniform; it's the way war goes

When they run they're cowards, when they stay they are heroes

Chorus:

Every man's a general, men go off to war

The battlefield's a man's world; cannon fodder's what they're for

It's the men who have the power; it's the men who have the might

And the world's a place of horror; because each man think he's right

A man's home is his castle, so the family let him in

But what's important in that kingdom, is the women and children

Chorus:

A husband and a father, every man's a king

But he's really just a drone, gathers no honey has no sting

Chorus:

Have pity on the general, the king and the captain

They know they're expendable, after all they're men

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