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Compulsory Hero

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INTRO:
C C F F
C C F F
VERSE:
RemCember the times when we were kids
Playing wFar games in your yard
ECverybody had to be a hero
And gFet one in the heart
NGight would fall and we’d call a truce
And Amall go hFomeF  
VERSE:
YeCars went by we were average guys
Playing lFife by the rule of thumb
'Til a mCan came on the tv
Talking ’bout wFar like he wanted one
He said “Geverybody line up backs to the wall 
'Til your nAmumbers cFalled”F  
CHORUS:
You’ve gotta go and be a hCe-Fro
GCot a new game for all you boys
It's wFar without a choice
Compulsory Amhe-Bbro
Just try and make it hComeF  C  F  
VERSE:
GrCandpa heard the call to all
For a wFar to end all wars
And he hFad to go one more
You’ve rGeally ain't got no say in it
You've got to fAmight
And that's the lFawF  
CHORUS:
You’ve gotta go and be a hCe-Fro
TChey made a law that you had to go and fight
OFne more crazy war
Compulsory Amhe-Bbro
Just try and make it hCome
So Amall that had to be hGeroes
Went oFff to do their chCores
NEbone of them really wouldn’t of known
How Cmfar a bloody war goes 
They’re Abdying to mFmake it hComeF  C  F  
VERSE:
TChen I think back on all those times
Playing wFar games in your yard
ECverybody had to be a hero
Back tFhen that wasn’t hard
NGight would fall on the battle zone
And we could Amall go hFomeF  
CHORUS:
You’ve had to go and be a Che-Fro
They mCade a law that you had to go and fight
OFne more crazy war
Compulsory Amhe-BbroBb  Bb  
Just try and make it hComeC  C  
JBbust try and make it hComeC  C  
Oh, and wBbho is gonna make it hAmomeF  D  Am  

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Compulsory Hero

by 1927

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

INTRO:

C C F F

VERSE:

Remember the times when we were kids

Playing war games in your yard

Everybody had to be a hero

And get one in the heart

Night would fall and we’d call a truce

Am F F

And all go home

VERSE:

Years went by we were average guys

Playing life by the rule of thumb

'Til a man came on the tv

Talking ’bout war like he wanted one

He said “everybody line up backs to the wall

Am F F

'Til your numbers called”

CHORUS:

C F

You’ve gotta go and be a he-ro

Got a new game for all you boys

It's war without a choice

Am Bb

Compulsory he-ro

C F C F

Just try and make it home

VERSE:

Grandpa heard the call to all

For a war to end all wars

And he had to go one more

You’ve really ain't got no say in it

You've got to fight

F F

And that's the law

CHORUS:

C F

You’ve gotta go and be a he-ro

They made a law that you had to go and fight

One more crazy war

Am Bb

Compulsory he-ro

Just try and make it home

Am G

So all that had to be heroes

F C

Went off to do their chores

None of them really wouldn’t of known

How far a bloody war goes

Ab Fm C F C F

They’re dying to make it home

VERSE:

Then I think back on all those times

Playing war games in your yard

Everybody had to be a hero

Back then that wasn’t hard

Night would fall on the battle zone

Am F F

And we could all go home

CHORUS:

C F

You’ve had to go and be a he-ro

They made a law that you had to go and fight

One more crazy war

Am Bb Bb Bb

Compulsory he-ro

C C C

Just try and make it home

Bb C C C

Just try and make it home

Bb Am F D Am

Oh, and who is gonna make it home

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