Lucero – War chords
Chords:
Am C FI got drafted at nineteenG FMe and a bunch of boys from homeAm C F CJanuary forty-three,D Fdrove out to Pine Bluff and signed onAm C FWent to basic south of BirminghamG FPut me on west coast bound trainAm C F CSpent three days out in San DiegoD FAnd they shipped me back east againAm C FLeft a port out of New YorkG FSlept for months in British rainAm C F CTore it up down in London townD FAnd they shipped me back out againC G F CThe preacher said Boys he who is killed tonightD Fwill dine with the Lord in ParadiseC G F COne boy spoke up, said preacher come onD Feat your supper with usAm C FNever talk about those first daysG FLots of friends left behindAm C F CBut I made it all the way across FranceD FAnd I fought at the Maginot lineAm C FRoad a tank into BelgiumG FLiked them better than the FrenchAm C F CLike my daddy, thirty years beforeD FI did my time in a trenchAm C FLots of days there's no waterG FBut the liquor kept me warmAm C F CThe cellars were stocked to their ceilings with boozeD FSo I carried a bottle with my gunC G F CThe preacher said Boys he who is killed tonightD Fwill dine with the Lord in ParadiseC G F COne boy spoke up, said preacher come onD Feat your supper with usAm C FThree times I made sergeantG FI'm not that kind of manAm C F CAnd pretty much just as quick as I couldD FI get busted back to private againAm C FCause taking orders never suited meG FGiving them out was much worseAm C F CI could not stand to get my friends killedD FSo I took care of myself firstAm C FNow I know that don't sound rightG FDon't think too bad of meAm C F CNow it keeps me up nightsD FWhat I could have done differentlyC G F CThe preacher said Boys he who is killed tonightD Fwill dine with the Lord in ParadiseC G F COne boy spoke up, said preacher come onD Feat your supper with usC G F CI'd be no guest at the table of the LordD FHis food was not to be mineC G F CCause I cursed His name every chance that I couldD FAnd I recon that's why I'm still alive