Artist: Marty Robbins
[INTRO]
[F] [Dm] [F] [Dm] [C]
[VERSE 1]
[F]You came down to this southern town last [Dm]summer
To [Gm]show the folks a brand new way of [C]life
But [F]all you've shown the folks around here is [Dm]trouble
And you've [G]only added misery to their [C]strife
[C7]Your concern is not to help the [F]people
And I'll [F7]say again, though it's been often [Bb]said
Your concern is [C]just to bring dis[F]comfort, my [Dm]friend
And your [Gm]policy is just a little [C]red
Now, ain't I [Dm]right (ain't he right)
[C] (ain't he right)
[VERSE 2]
It [F]matters not to you how people [Dm]suffer
And [Gm]should they, you'd consider that a [C]gain
You [F]bring a lot of trouble to the [Dm]town and then you leave
[G]That's part of your Communistic [C]game
[C7]I detect a little Commu[F]nism
[F7]I can see it in the things you [Bb]do
Communisim, [C]socialism [F]call it what you [Dm]like
There's [Gm]very little difference in the [C]two
Now, ain't I [Dm]right (ain't he right)
[C] (ain't he right)
[VERSE 3]
Your [F]followers sometimes have been a [Dm]bearded, hatless bunch
There's [Gm]even been a minister or [C]two
A [F]priest, a nun, a rabbi and an [Dm]educated man
Have [G]listened and been taken in by [C]you
Aw, the [C7]country's full of two-faced polit[F]icians
[F7]Who encourage you with words that go like [Bb]this
Burn your draft card [C]if you like, it's [F]good to dis[Dm]agree
That's a [Gm]get acquainted Communistic[C] kiss
Now, ain't I [Dm]right (ain't he right)
[C] (ain't he right)
[VERSE 4]
One [F]politician said it would be [Dm]nice to send some blood
And [Gm]help the enemy in Viet[C]nam
That's [F]what he says, here's what I say
[Dm]Let's just keep the blood
[G]Instead let's send that politician [C]man
Let's [C7]rid the country of the polit[F]icians,
Who [F7]call us tramps, that march out in our [Bb]streets
Protesting those who [C]wanna fight for [F]freedom, my [Dm]friend
This [Gm]kind of leader makes our country [C]weak
Now, ain't I [Dm]right (ain't he right)
[C] (ain't he right)
[VERSE 5]
Let's [F]look and find the strong and able [Dm]leaders
It's [Gm]time we found just how our neighbours [C]stand
If [F]we're to win this war with Commun[Dm]ism
Let's [G]fight it here as well as Viet[C]nam
Let's [C7]rise as one and meet our [F]obligations
So [F7]Communistic boots will never [Bb]trod
Across the fields of [C]freedom that were [F]given to [Dm]us
With the [Gm]blessing of our [C]great almighty [F]God
A[Bb]cross the fields of [C]freedom that were[F] given to [Dm]us
With the [Gm]blessing of our great al[Bb]migh[C]ty [F]God
[F] [Dm] [F] [Dm] [C]
[VERSE 1]
[F]You came down to this southern town last [Dm]summer
To [Gm]show the folks a brand new way of [C]life
But [F]all you've shown the folks around here is [Dm]trouble
And you've [G]only added misery to their [C]strife
[C7]Your concern is not to help the [F]people
And I'll [F7]say again, though it's been often [Bb]said
Your concern is [C]just to bring dis[F]comfort, my [Dm]friend
And your [Gm]policy is just a little [C]red
Now, ain't I [Dm]right (ain't he right)
[C] (ain't he right)
[VERSE 2]
It [F]matters not to you how people [Dm]suffer
And [Gm]should they, you'd consider that a [C]gain
You [F]bring a lot of trouble to the [Dm]town and then you leave
[G]That's part of your Communistic [C]game
[C7]I detect a little Commu[F]nism
[F7]I can see it in the things you [Bb]do
Communisim, [C]socialism [F]call it what you [Dm]like
There's [Gm]very little difference in the [C]two
Now, ain't I [Dm]right (ain't he right)
[C] (ain't he right)
[VERSE 3]
Your [F]followers sometimes have been a [Dm]bearded, hatless bunch
There's [Gm]even been a minister or [C]two
A [F]priest, a nun, a rabbi and an [Dm]educated man
Have [G]listened and been taken in by [C]you
Aw, the [C7]country's full of two-faced polit[F]icians
[F7]Who encourage you with words that go like [Bb]this
Burn your draft card [C]if you like, it's [F]good to dis[Dm]agree
That's a [Gm]get acquainted Communistic[C] kiss
Now, ain't I [Dm]right (ain't he right)
[C] (ain't he right)
[VERSE 4]
One [F]politician said it would be [Dm]nice to send some blood
And [Gm]help the enemy in Viet[C]nam
That's [F]what he says, here's what I say
[Dm]Let's just keep the blood
[G]Instead let's send that politician [C]man
Let's [C7]rid the country of the polit[F]icians,
Who [F7]call us tramps, that march out in our [Bb]streets
Protesting those who [C]wanna fight for [F]freedom, my [Dm]friend
This [Gm]kind of leader makes our country [C]weak
Now, ain't I [Dm]right (ain't he right)
[C] (ain't he right)
[VERSE 5]
Let's [F]look and find the strong and able [Dm]leaders
It's [Gm]time we found just how our neighbours [C]stand
If [F]we're to win this war with Commun[Dm]ism
Let's [G]fight it here as well as Viet[C]nam
Let's [C7]rise as one and meet our [F]obligations
So [F7]Communistic boots will never [Bb]trod
Across the fields of [C]freedom that were [F]given to [Dm]us
With the [Gm]blessing of our [C]great almighty [F]God
A[Bb]cross the fields of [C]freedom that were[F] given to [Dm]us
With the [Gm]blessing of our great al[Bb]migh[C]ty [F]God
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