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I Dont Want To Be A Soldier

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John Lennon / I Don't Wanna be a Soldier
From "Imagine" (1971)
Written by John Lennon
This song is a long jam with only two chords. They should be played without the 3rd
even though they are basically major chords (especially the e-piano plays the major
chords passingly).
[Intro]
C/E1 + 2 + C3 + D4 +
e |----------------|
B |--5-----5--/7---|
G |--5-----5--/7---|
D |--5-----5--/7---|
A 5/7---------------|
E |----------------|
A5 x-0-2-2-x-x
D5 x-x-0-2-3-x or as D7 x-x-0-2-1-x
[Intro]
| C/E   C   D|
| A5| % | % | % |
[Verse]
A5Well, I don't wanna be a soldier mamma, I don't wanna die
A5Well, I don't wanna be a sailor mamma, I don't wanna fly
Well, D7... I don't wanna be a failure mamma, I don't wanna cry
A5Well, I don't wanna be a soldier mamma, I don't wanna die
A5Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no
[Verse]
A5Well, I don't wanna be a rich man mamma, I don't wanna cry
A5Well, I don't wanna be a poor man mamma, I don't wanna fly
WelD7l, I don't wanna be a lawyer mamma, I don't wanna lie
A5Well, I don't wanna be a soldier mamma, I don't wanna die
Oh noA5, oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, Hit it!
[Solo]
| A5| % | % | % |
| A5| % |
[Verse]
A5Well, I don't wanna be a soldier mamma, I don't wanna die
A5Well, I don't wanna be a thief now mamma, I don't wanna fly
WelD7l, I don't wanna be a churchman mamma, I don't wanna cry
A5Well, I don't wanna be a soldier mamma, I don't wanna die
A5Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, Hit it!
[Solo]
| A5| % | % | % |
| A5| % | % |
A5Oh, well, I don't wanna be a soldier mamma, I don't wanna die
A5Well, I don't wanna be a sailor mamma, I don't wanna fly
WelD7l, I don't wanna be a failure mamma, I don't wanna cry
A5Well, I don't wanna be a soldier mamma, I don't wanna die
A5Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no
[Outro]
| A5| % | % | % |
(fade out into delay feedback and noise)

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