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AmI got Cdrafted at Fnineteen
GMe and a bunch of boys from Fhome
AmJanuCary Fforty-Cthree,
Ddrove out to Pine Bluff and signed Fon
AmWent to Cbasic south of FBirmingham
GPut me on west coast bound Ftrain
AmSpent three Cdays out in FSan DiCego
DAnd they shipped me back east Fagain
AmLeft a Cport out of FNew York
GSlept for months in British Frain
AmTore it Cup down in FLondon Ctown
DAnd they shipped me back out Fagain
CThe preacher said GBoys he who Fis killed toCnight
will Ddine with the Lord in ParFadise
COne boy spoke Gup, said Fpreacher come Con
Deat your supper with Fus
AmNever Ctalk about those Ffirst days
GLots of friends left beFhind
AmBut I Cmade it all the Fway across CFrance
DAnd I fought at the Maginot Fline
AmRoad a Ctank into FBelgium
GLiked them better than the FFrench
AmLike my Cdaddy, Fthirty years beCfore
DI did my time in a tFrench
AmLots of Cdays there's no Fwater
GBut the liquor kept me Fwarm
AmThe cellars were Cstocked to their Fceilings with Cbooze
DSo I carried a bottle with my Fgun
CThe preacher said GBoys he who Fis killed toCnight
will Ddine with the Lord in ParFadise
COne boy spoke Gup, said Fpreacher come Con
Deat your supper with Fus
AmThree Ctimes I made sFergeant
GI'm not that kind of Fman
AmAnd pretty Cmuch just as Fquick as I Ccould
DI get busted back to private aFgain
AmCause taking Corders never Fsuited me
GGiving them out was mucFh worse
AmI could Cnot stand to Fget my friends Ckilled
DSo I took care of myself Ffirst
AmNow I Cknow that don't Fsound right
GDon't think too bad of Fme
AmNow it Ckeeps me Fup nightsC  
DWhat I could have done differeFntly
CThe preacher said GBoys he who Fis killed toCnight
will Ddine with the Lord in ParFadise
COne boy spoke Gup, said Fpreacher come Con
Deat your supper with Fus
CI'd be no Gguest at the Ftable of the CLord
DHis food was not to be Fmine
CCause I cursed His Gname every Fchance that I Ccould
DAnd I reckon that's why I'm still Falive

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War

by Lucero

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Am C F

I got drafted at nineteen

G F

Me and a bunch of boys from home

Am C F C

January forty-three,

D F

drove out to Pine Bluff and signed on

Am C F

Went to basic south of Birmingham

G F

Put me on west coast bound train

Am C F C

Spent three days out in San Diego

D F

And they shipped me back east again

Am C F

Left a port out of New York

G F

Slept for months in British rain

Am C F C

Tore it up down in London town

D F

And they shipped me back out again

C G F C

The preacher said Boys he who is killed tonight

D F

will dine with the Lord in Paradise

C G F C

One boy spoke up, said preacher come on

D F

eat your supper with us

Am C F

Never talk about those first days

G F

Lots of friends left behind

Am C F C

But I made it all the way across France

D F

And I fought at the Maginot line

Am C F

Road a tank into Belgium

G F

Liked them better than the French

Am C F C

Like my daddy, thirty years before

D F

I did my time in a trench

Am C F

Lots of days there's no water

G F

But the liquor kept me warm

Am C F C

The cellars were stocked to their ceilings with booze

D F

So I carried a bottle with my gun

C G F C

The preacher said Boys he who is killed tonight

D F

will dine with the Lord in Paradise

C G F C

One boy spoke up, said preacher come on

D F

eat your supper with us

Am C F

Three times I made sergeant

G F

I'm not that kind of man

Am C F C

And pretty much just as quick as I could

D F

I get busted back to private again

Am C F

Cause taking orders never suited me

G F

Giving them out was much worse

Am C F C

I could not stand to get my friends killed

D F

So I took care of myself first

Am C F

Now I know that don't sound right

G F

Don't think too bad of me

Am C F C

Now it keeps me up nights

D F

What I could have done differently

C G F C

The preacher said Boys he who is killed tonight

D F

will dine with the Lord in Paradise

C G F C

One boy spoke up, said preacher come on

D F

eat your supper with us

C G F C

I'd be no guest at the table of the Lord

D F

His food was not to be mine

C G F C

Cause I cursed His name every chance that I could

D F

And I reckon that's why I'm still alive

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