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Send The Marines

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Military March
When Fsomeone makes a Bbmove, C7of Fwhich we don't apBbprove.C7  
FWho is Cm6it that D7always inter-G7veneBbm6s?      C7U.NF. and O.AF7.S., they Bbhave their place I Bbmguess.
But Ffirst, C7Send the Ma-Frines!C7  
We'll Fsend them all we've Bbgot, C7John FWayne and Randolph BbScott.C7  
Re-Fmember those ex-D7citing fighting G7scenesBbm6?        C7TFo the shores of F7Tripoli, but Bbnot to Missis-Bbmsipoli.
FWhat do we do?  We C7Send The Ma-Frines!F7  
For Bbmight makes right, And Amtill they've seen the D9light,
They've Gm7got to be pro-C7tected, Gm7all their rights re-C7spected,
Till Gm7somebody Bdimwe lGm7ike can be elect-C7ed.
FMembers of the Bbcorps, C7all Fhate the thought of Bbwar.C7  
They'd Frather Cm6kill them D7off by peaceful G7means.Bbm6  C7  
Stop Fcalling it F7aggression, we Bbhate that Bbmexpression. 
We Fonly want the Bbworld to C7know that Fwe support the Bbstatus C7quo.
They Flove us every-Bbwhere we Bbmgo So Fwhen it doubtC7. Send The Ma-FrineC7s.F  

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Send The Marines

by Tom Lehrer

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Chords in this song · guitar

Cm6

Bbm6

Bbm

Gm7

Bdim

Military March

F Bb C7 F Bb C7

When someone makes a move, of which we don't approve.

F Cm6 D7 G7 Bbm6 C7 F F7 Bb Bbm

Who is it that always inter-venes? U.N. and O.A.S., they have their place I guess.

F C7 F C7

But first, Send the Ma-rines!

F Bb C7 F Bb C7

We'll send them all we've got, John Wayne and Randolph Scott.

F D7 G7 Bbm6 C7 F F7 Bb Bbm

Re-member those ex-citing fighting scenes? To the shores of Tripoli, but not to Missis-sipoli.

F C7 F F7

What do we do? We Send The Ma-rines!

Bb Am D9

For might makes right, And till they've seen the light,

Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7

They've got to be pro-tected, all their rights re-spected,

Gm7 Bdim Gm7 C7

Till somebody we like can be elect-ed.

F Bb C7 F Bb C7

Members of the corps, all hate the thought of war.

F Cm6 D7 G7 Bbm6 C7

They'd rather kill them off by peaceful means.

F F7 Bb Bbm

Stop calling it aggression, we hate that expression.

F Bb C7 F Bb C7

We only want the world to know that we support the status quo.

F Bb Bbm F C7 F C7 F

They love us every-where we go So when it doubt. Send The Ma-rines.

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