Stiff Little Fingers - Tin soldiers

^EHe joined up to ^Aget a job and ^Dshow he wasn't ^Ascared ^ESwapped boy scout hat for ^Aarmy cap He ^Dthought he'd be ^Aprepared ^F#mAt the age of ^Bseventeen, ^Ahe was forced to ^Echoose ^F#mAt the age of ^Btwenty-one, ^Ahe's in ^BCatch-22, all right! ^E

^EHe joined up for ^Ajust three years, it ^Dseemed a small a^Amount ^EBut they didn't ^Atell him that The ^Dfirst two didn't ^Acount ^F#mAt the age of ^Bseventeen ^Ahow was he to ^Eknow ^F#mThat at the age of ^Btwenty-one he'd ^Astill have one to ^Bgo? ^ETin soldier ^AHe signed away his name ^DTin soldier ^ENo chance for cash or fame ^ETin soldier ^ANow he knows the truth ^DTin soldier ^EHe signed away his youth ^E

^EHe joined up 'cause ^ADad knew best to ^Ddo right by his ^Ason ^EAnd now he hates and ^Acounts the dates That ^Dmark time on square ^Eone ^F#mAt the age of ^Bseventeen he ^Adid as he was ^Etold ^F#mNow at the age of ^Btwenty-one tin ^Astill won't turn to ^Bgold

^ETin soldier ^AHe signed away his name ^DTin soldier ^ENo chance for cash or fame ^ETin soldier ^ANow he knows the truth ^DTin soldier ^EHe signed away his youth ^E

^EIf at the age of seventeen you fall in line too soon ^EThen at the age of twenty-one you'll still march to their tune ^EHup, two, three, four ^EHup, two, three, four ^EHup, two, three, four

^ETin soldiers, ^Ayou signed away your name ^DTin soldiers, ^Eno chance for cash or fame ^ETin soldiers, ^Anow you know the truth ^DTin soldiers, ^Eyou sign away your youth ^ETin soldiers, ^Ayou go and join the queue ^DTin soldiers, ^Edo what they want you to ^ETin soldiers, ^Athey take away your name ^DTin soldiers, ^Ethey treat you all the same

^ESign a^Dway your ^Elife ^ESign a^Dway your ^Elife