Misc Originals - Steve mcdonagh - civilian soldier

^GWhen I was a young boy,^Cadd9 I used to play with my gun boy^{G Cadd9} U^Gnder our garden ^G6tree ^D

^GWhen I got older, I h^Cadd9ad a rifle on my ^Gshoulder ^Cadd9 Th^Ge government made a soldier out of me ^{D G}

^Cadd9I'm a young family man a civilian at hear^Dt ^{G Em}But the pressure was o^Dn to do your part ^G

^GThere weren’t any choices, cou^Cadd9ldn’t listen to our voices ^{G Cadd9} It was^G camouflage or a stint in ^G6jail ^D

^GThere's one thing you're sure of, when you ^Cadd9got your call up, ^{G Cadd9} You’^Gd soon patrol a far off trail^{D G}

^Cadd9I'm a family man a civilian ^Dat heart ^G But t^Emhe pressure was on to d^Do your part ^G

^GYou could always cross the border If y^Cadd9ou didn't like the ord^Ger ^Cadd9 and did^Gn't want to carry a gun ^{G6 D}

^GSome would try and shame you, but more^Cadd9 wouldn't blame you ^{G Cadd9} They cal^Gled that the chicken run ^{D G}

^Cadd9I'm a family man a civilian ^Dat heart ^G But the ^Empressure was on to do ^Dyour part ^G

^GEveryone new someone tha^Cadd9t had buried a love^Gd one ^{Cadd9 G}The reason was becoming unc^G6lear ^D

^GWhen UDI was taken, le^Cadd9t's not be mi^Gstaken ^{Cadd9 G}The losses would be surely ^Dsevere ^G

^Cadd9I'm a family man a civilian ^Dat heart ^G B^Emut the pressure was on^D to do your part ^G

^Cadd9The war was about resisting chan^Dge ^G Lo^Emoking back only causes p^Dain (x2) ^G