The Jam - Little boy soldiers
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Tuning: E A D G B E
* always strum once
[Intro]
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It's funny how you never knew what my name was
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Our only contact was a form for the election
[Verse 1]
[Verse 6]
E5These days I find that C#5I don't B5listen
E5These days I find that we'C#5re out of B5touch
E5These days I find that I'm C#5too B5busy
So E5why the attention, now you C#5want my asB5sistance
CWhat have you Ddone for Eme?E5
[Verse 2]
GYou've gone and got yourCself in Dtrouble
GNow you want me to Chelp you Dout
E5These days I find that C#5I can't be B5bothered
E5These days I find that it'C#5s all too B5much
E5To pick up a gun and C#5shoot a sB5tranger
But E5I've got no choice so C#5here I B5come
CWar Dga-EamesE5
[Interlude]
N.C.
A5 E5
[Verse 3]
N.C.
I'm E5up on the hills, playing little boy soldiersA5
ReE5connaissance duty up at 5:30A5
E5Shoot, shoot, shoot and kill the natiA5ves
E5You're one of us and we love you for A5that
F#5Think of honour, Queen and country
F#5You're a blessed son of the British Empire
F#5God's on our side and so is Washington
G5Come out on the hills with the little boy soldiers
G5Come up on the hills, playing little boy soldiers
G5Come out on the hills, playing little boy solC5*diers
[Verse 4]
Come on outCside - I'll sing you a lullaby
Or Amtell a tale of how goodness preCvailed
CWe ruled the world, we killed and robbed
The Amfucking lot - but we don't feel baC*d
[Verse 5]
N.C.
It was F5done beneath the Cflag of demoAmcracy G You'll beF5lieve and I Cdo Am- yes I Gdo, yes I do, yes I Fdo Yes I do, yes I Edo - ooo-ooo-ooooo ooo-ooo-ooooo DHaaaaa! D5* D5*E5These days I find that C#5I can't be B5bothered
To E5argue with them, well C#5what's the B5point?
Better to E5take your shots and C#5drop down B5dead
Then they E5send you home in a C#5pine overB5coat
CWith a letDter to your EmumE5
[Outro]
Saying Efind enBclosed one Ason, one Emedal and a Anote
To Bsay he Ewon