You don’t have to be in the army (to fight in the war)
G - Em - D (2x) G - Em - C - G (2x)
G Em
1. Well, your girlfriend takes you round to her house,
C G
and you meet her folks,
G Em C
G
but they say that your hair's
too long and you're not their kind of bloke.
G D
C
D
They grab you by the collar
and they throw you through the door :
G Em C
G
You
don't have to be in the army to fight in the war.
+ G - Em - C - G
G Em
C
G
2. Well, you're working very hard to get promotion at your job,
G Em C G
but arrive late on morning
just because you missed the bus.
G
D C D
The foreman says, "You're
fired, 'cause you punctuality’s poor!"
G Em C
G
You don't have to be in the
army to fight in the war.
+ G - Em - C - G
G Em C G
3. Then you go into a hotel to get put up for the night,
G Em C G
but they say that you can't stay
there, just because your shirt ain’t white.
G D C D
You're tired and you’re hungry
and you cannot walk no more :
G Em C G
You don't have to be in the
army to fight in the war.
+ instrumental = verse 3
G Em C G
4. Ain't no money, ain't no woman, ain't no roof above your head,
G Em C G
so you lay down in the park
and you wish that you were dead.
G D C D
The fuzz says you are
trespassing and kicks you in the jaw :
G Em
C G
You don't have to be in the
army to fight in the war.
+ G - Em - C - G (2x)
G D C D
The fuzz says you are
trespassing and kicks you in the jaw :
G Em C G
You don't have to be in the
army to fight in the war.
G Em C G
You don't have to be in the
army to fight in the war.
G Em C G
You don't have to be in the
army to fight in the war….
G Em C G
You don't have to be in the
army to fight in the war….
(sample = capo 2nd) (Mungo Jerry)