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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/E     C   D
    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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/ECD
|     |
  A5
|  | % | % | % |
[Verse]
A5
Well, I don't wanna be a soldier mamma, I don't wanna die
A5
Well, I don't wanna be a sailor mamma, I don't wanna fly
      D7
Well, ... I don't wanna be a failure mamma, I don't wanna cry
A5
Well, I don't wanna be a soldier mamma, I don't wanna die
A5
  Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no
[Verse]
A5
Well, I don't wanna be a rich man mamma, I don't wanna cry
A5
Well, I don't wanna be a poor man mamma, I don't wanna fly
   D7
Well, I don't wanna be a lawyer mamma, I don't wanna lie
A5
Well, I don't wanna be a soldier mamma, I don't wanna die
     A5
Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, Hit it!
[Solo]
  A5
|  | % | % | % |
  A5
|  | % |
[Verse]
A5
Well, I don't wanna be a soldier mamma, I don't wanna die
A5
Well, I don't wanna be a thief now mamma, I don't wanna fly
   D7
Well, I don't wanna be a churchman mamma, I don't wanna cry
A5
Well, I don't wanna be a soldier mamma, I don't wanna die
A5
Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, Hit it!
[Solo]
  A5
|  | % | % | % |
  A5
|  | % | % |
A5
Oh, well, I don't wanna be a soldier mamma, I don't wanna die
A5
Well, I don't wanna be a sailor mamma, I don't wanna fly
   D7
Well, I don't wanna be a failure mamma, I don't wanna cry
A5
Well, I don't wanna be a soldier mamma, I don't wanna die
A5
Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no
[Outro]
  A5
|  | % | % | % |
(fade out into delay feedback and noise)

I Dont Want To Be A Soldier chords and lyrics

Free chords for I Dont Want To Be A Soldier by John Lennon. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

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]
[Intro]
| C/E  C D |
| A5 | % | % | % |
[Verse]
[Verse]
[Solo]
| A5 | % | % | % |
| A5 | % |
[Verse]
[Solo]
| A5 | % | % | % |
| A5 | % | % |
[Outro]

I Dont Want To Be A Soldier Chords by John Lennon

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