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Military Madness

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Military Madness (Graham Nash)
[Intro]
  C/  /  /
  C    Cadd9    Csus4    C    Am    A7sus4    Am/  x2
[Intro: Electric with wah]
e|-Am8-----7-----|-5-----------|-C--------------------|----------------------|-Am8-----7-----|-5-----------|
B|-10----8-----|-5-----------|----------8----------|-----------------8----|-10----8-----|-5-----------|
G|-------------|-------------|----7/9------9\7--5--|------5---7-7/9-------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|---------------------|-5/7------------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|---------------------|----------------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|---------------------|----------------------|-------------|-------------|
[Verse 1]
  CIn an upstairs room in BlackpoolAm, by the side of the northern sea
  CThe army had my fatherAm, and my mother was having me
[Chorus]
  FMilitary mAmadness Fwas killing my cAmountry
  FSolitary sAmadness Fcomes over CmeCadd9  Csus4  C  Am  A7sus4  Am  
[Verse 2]
  CAnd after the school was overAm, and I moved to the other side
  CI found another countryAm, but I never lost my pride
[Chorus]
  FMilitary mAmadness Fwas killing the cAmountry
  FSolitary sAmadness Fcreeps over CmeCadd9  Csus4  C  Am  A7sus4  Am  
[Verse 3]
  CAnd after the wars are overAm, and the body count is finally filed
  CI hope that man discoversAm, what's driving the people wild
[Chorus]
  FMilitary mAmadness Fis killing the cAmountry
  FSo much sAmadness Fbetween you and Cme
[Outro]
(C)   Cadd9    Csus4  C  
   Am     A7sus4     Am/
Woah...
CWoaCadd9h...Csus4  C  
   Am     A7sus4     Am/
Woah...
CWoaCadd9h...Csus4  C  
   Am     A7sus4     Am/
Woah...
CWoaCadd9h...Csus4  C  
   Am     A7sus4     Am/
Woah...
CWoaCadd9h...Csus4  C  
   Am     A7sus4     Am/
Woah...
(fade out)

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Military Madness

by Graham Nash

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Cadd9

Csus4

A7sus4

Military Madness (Graham Nash)

[Intro]

/ / /

C Cadd9 Csus4 C Am A7sus4 Am

/ x2

[Intro: Electric with wah]

Am C Am

e|-8-----7-----|-5-----------|---------------------|----------------------|-8-----7-----|-5-----------|

B|-10----8-----|-5-----------|----------8----------|-----------------8----|-10----8-----|-5-----------|

G|-------------|-------------|----7/9------9\7--5--|------5---7-7/9-------|-------------|-------------|

D|-------------|-------------|---------------------|-5/7------------------|-------------|-------------|

A|-------------|-------------|---------------------|----------------------|-------------|-------------|

E|-------------|-------------|---------------------|----------------------|-------------|-------------|

[Verse 1]

C Am

In an upstairs room in Blackpool, by the side of the northern sea

C Am

The army had my father, and my mother was having me

[Chorus]

F Am F Am

Military madness was killing my country

F Am F C Cadd9 Csus4 C Am A7sus4 Am

Solitary sadness comes over me

[Verse 2]

C Am

And after the school was over, and I moved to the other side

C Am

I found another country, but I never lost my pride

[Chorus]

F Am F Am

Military madness was killing the country

F Am F C Cadd9 Csus4 C Am A7sus4 Am

Solitary sadness creeps over me

[Verse 3]

C Am

And after the wars are over, and the body count is finally filed

C Am

I hope that man discovers, what's driving the people wild

[Chorus]

F Am F Am

Military madness is killing the country

F Am F C

So much sadness between you and me

[Outro]

C Cadd9 Csus4 C

()

Am A7sus4 Am

Woah...

C Cadd9 Csus4 C

Woah...

Am A7sus4 Am

Woah...

C Cadd9 Csus4 C

Woah...

Am A7sus4 Am

Woah...

C Cadd9 Csus4 C

Woah...

Am A7sus4 Am

Woah...

C Cadd9 Csus4 C

Woah...

Am A7sus4 Am

Woah...

(fade out)

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