Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) FI (133211@1)got drafted at nineteen G (320003@1) FMe (133211@1)and a bunch of boys from home Am (x02210@1)C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) CJanuary (x32010@1)forty-three, D (xx0232@1) Fdrove (133211@1)out to Pine Bluff and signed on Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) FWent (133211@1)to basic south of Birmingham G (320003@1) FPut (133211@1)me on west coast bound train Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) CSpent (x32010@1)three days out in San Diego D (xx0232@1) FAnd (133211@1)they shipped me back east again Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) FLeft (133211@1)a port out of New York G (320003@1) FSlept (133211@1)for months in British rain Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) CTore (x32010@1)it up down in London town D (xx0232@1) FAnd (133211@1)they shipped me back out again C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) CThe (x32010@1)preacher said Boys he who is killed tonight D (xx0232@1) Fwill (133211@1)dine with the Lord in Paradise C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) COne (x32010@1)boy spoke up, said preacher come on D (xx0232@1) Feat (133211@1)your supper with us Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) FNever (133211@1)talk about those first days G (320003@1) FLots (133211@1)of friends left behind Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) CBut (x32010@1)I made it all the way across France D (xx0232@1) FAnd (133211@1)I fought at the Maginot line Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) FRoad (133211@1)a tank into Belgium G (320003@1) FLiked (133211@1)them better than the French Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) CLike (x32010@1)my daddy, thirty years before D (xx0232@1) FI (133211@1)did my time in a trench Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) FLots (133211@1)of days there's no water G (320003@1) FBut (133211@1)the liquor kept me warm Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) CThe (x32010@1)cellars were stocked to their ceilings with booze D (xx0232@1) FSo (133211@1)I carried a bottle with my gun C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) CThe (x32010@1)preacher said Boys he who is killed tonight D (xx0232@1) Fwill (133211@1)dine with the Lord in Paradise C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) COne (x32010@1)boy spoke up, said preacher come on D (xx0232@1) Feat (133211@1)your supper with us Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) FThree (133211@1)times I made sergeant G (320003@1) FI'm (133211@1)not that kind of man Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) CAnd (x32010@1)pretty much just as quick as I could D (xx0232@1) FI (133211@1)get busted back to private again Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) FCause (133211@1)taking orders never suited me G (320003@1) FGiving (133211@1)them out was much worse Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) CI (x32010@1)could not stand to get my friends killed D (xx0232@1) FSo (133211@1)I took care of myself first Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) FNow (133211@1)I know that don't sound right G (320003@1) FDon't (133211@1)think too bad of me Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) CNow (x32010@1)it keeps me up nights D (xx0232@1) FWhat (133211@1)I could have done differently C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) CThe (x32010@1)preacher said Boys he who is killed tonight D (xx0232@1) Fwill (133211@1)dine with the Lord in Paradise C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) COne (x32010@1)boy spoke up, said preacher come on D (xx0232@1) Feat (133211@1)your supper with us C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) CI'd (x32010@1)be no guest at the table of the Lord D (xx0232@1) FHis (133211@1)food was not to be mine C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) CCause (x32010@1)I cursed His name every chance that I could D (xx0232@1) FAnd (133211@1)I recon that's why I'm still alive
