Capo 2
Intro verse chords: build up on G
intro: C F C F C G C
W[C]ell you have been a [F]fighting [C]man
Y[F]ouve see[C]n your sh[G]are of wa[C]r
L[C]iving for your U[F]ncle S[C]am
S[F]am dont ne[C]ed you an[G]ymore[C]
[F]Youll be gone, yo[C]ull be leaving
[F]Youll be back hom[C]e again
On Chr[C]istmas or J[F]uly fo[C]urth
I r[F]eally do[C]nt reme[G]mber whe[C]n
[F]And Im glad to see yo[G]ur doing well,
[F]We all know just w[G]ho you are,
[F]Put your saber o[G]n the shelf
[F]and well take down the ol[G]e blue star.
break C F C F C G C X2
[C]Well I remember when youd se[F]nd me let[C]ters
[F]and make my d[C]ay when [G]I was yo[C]ung
[C]Photographs with [F]M-16s[C]
[F]and money f[C]rom [G]Somalia[C]
[F]Youll be gone, yo[C]ull be leaving
[F]Youll be back hom[C]e again
On Chr[C]istmas or J[F]uly fo[C]urth
I r[F]eally do[C]nt reme[G]mber whe[C]n
[F]And Im glad to see yo[G]ur doing well,
[F]We all know just w[G]ho you are,
[F]Put your saber o[G]n the shelf
[F]and well take down the ol[G]e blue star.
break; C F C F C G C X2
[C]Your back home with your[F] little g[C]irl
w[F]ild and pr[C]etty, blo[G]nde and b[C]lue
[C]you cant help but[F] be their wo[C]rld
a[F]nd they cant h[C]elp but loo[G]k like y[C]ou
[F]Youll be gone, yo[C]ull be leaving
[F]Youll be back hom[C]e again
On Chr[C]istmas or J[F]uly fo[C]urth
I r[F]eally do[C]nt reme[G]mber whe[C]n
[F]And Im glad to see yo[G]ur doing well,
[F]We all know just w[G]ho you are,
[F]Put your saber o[G]n the shelf
[F]and well take down the ol[G]e blue star.
outro: C F C F C G C X2
If playing without capo(D, G, A)
Intro verse chords: build up on G
intro: C F C F C G C
W[C]ell you have been a [F]fighting [C]man
Y[F]ouve see[C]n your sh[G]are of wa[C]r
L[C]iving for your U[F]ncle S[C]am
S[F]am dont ne[C]ed you an[G]ymore[C]
[F]Youll be gone, yo[C]ull be leaving
[F]Youll be back hom[C]e again
On Chr[C]istmas or J[F]uly fo[C]urth
I r[F]eally do[C]nt reme[G]mber whe[C]n
[F]And Im glad to see yo[G]ur doing well,
[F]We all know just w[G]ho you are,
[F]Put your saber o[G]n the shelf
[F]and well take down the ol[G]e blue star.
break C F C F C G C X2
[C]Well I remember when youd se[F]nd me let[C]ters
[F]and make my d[C]ay when [G]I was yo[C]ung
[C]Photographs with [F]M-16s[C]
[F]and money f[C]rom [G]Somalia[C]
[F]Youll be gone, yo[C]ull be leaving
[F]Youll be back hom[C]e again
On Chr[C]istmas or J[F]uly fo[C]urth
I r[F]eally do[C]nt reme[G]mber whe[C]n
[F]And Im glad to see yo[G]ur doing well,
[F]We all know just w[G]ho you are,
[F]Put your saber o[G]n the shelf
[F]and well take down the ol[G]e blue star.
break; C F C F C G C X2
[C]Your back home with your[F] little g[C]irl
w[F]ild and pr[C]etty, blo[G]nde and b[C]lue
[C]you cant help but[F] be their wo[C]rld
a[F]nd they cant h[C]elp but loo[G]k like y[C]ou
[F]Youll be gone, yo[C]ull be leaving
[F]Youll be back hom[C]e again
On Chr[C]istmas or J[F]uly fo[C]urth
I r[F]eally do[C]nt reme[G]mber whe[C]n
[F]And Im glad to see yo[G]ur doing well,
[F]We all know just w[G]ho you are,
[F]Put your saber o[G]n the shelf
[F]and well take down the ol[G]e blue star.
outro: C F C F C G C X2
If playing without capo(D, G, A)