Readjustment Blues

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[Intro]
Am Am Am G G G G F F F F Am Am Am Am
[Verse 1]
Am G F
Just out of the infantry this morning,
Am G F
I had to pay my dues across the sea,
G F Am
But no one back in boot camp ever warned me,
G F Am
What the readjustment blues would do to me.
[Verse 2]
Am G F
"Welcome to Havannah", said the pilot,
Am G F
"We must have made a wroooong turn on the way."
G F Am
"Let's buy some cigars and keep it quiiiet,
G F Am
If they don't know we're here we'll get away."
[Verse 3]
Am G F
Just as I had realized he was joking,
Am G F
I saw we were in Washington D.C.,
G F Am
'Cause there was all the patriotic buiiiiildings.
G F Am
Just like I had seen them on T.V.
[Chorus 1]
G
It must have been a holiday,
F C
'cause there was this parade.
G F C
People carried signs I couldn't read that they had made.
Em Am F
'Till I got closer and my heart fell to my socks;
C G
There was a battle raging and the air was
F
Filled with teargas and rocks.
[Verse 4]
Am G F
There was the flag I'd fought against so often,
Am G F
The one I fought for hanging upsiiiide down,
G F Am
The wind was blowing ha-AARD, the dirt was flying,
G F Am
It made the city sky-YY look dark and brown.
[Verse 5]
Am G F
I saw a girl… she could have been my sister,
Am G F
Except her hair was lo-OONG and in her face,
G F Am
She explained… this was a demonstraaaation,
G F Am
Against the war… and foooor the human ra-AAACE.
[Verse 6]
Am G F
Now I've seen a lot of strange things in my travels,
Am G F
Cannibals, yes… and aliens galoooore,
G F Am
But I never thought I'd see so many peeeople
G F Am
Saying we don't want your + + + wAAA-aa-aar!
[Chorus 2]
G
The troops all had on uniforms
F C
Just like the one I'd worn,
G F C
But they were all domestic… and myy-yy duty chose waaar
Em Am F
They carried guuUUNS just like the ones across the sea,
C G
Except this time I was the citizen
F Am
And they was pointing their guns at meEEE,
C G
Yes, I-III was just a citizen
F Am
And I was walking down the street,
C G F
And it was just then that the Re-adjustment Bluuuuuuuuuuuues
Am G F Am
Got through to meeeeeee-eeeee

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[Intro]
Am Am Am    G G G G    F F F F   Am Am Am Am
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Verse 3]
[Chorus 1]
[Verse 4]
[Verse 5]
[Verse 6]
[Chorus 2]

Readjustment Blues Chords by John Denver

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