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[VERSE 1]
We're [C#m]spending b[G#m]illions [C#m]every[G#m] year
For [C#m]guns and a[G#m]mmun[E]ition
"Our [F#m]Army" and "Our [E]Navy" dear
To [F#m]keep in good con[G#m]dition;
While [C#m]millions [G#m]live in [C#m]mise[G#m]ry
And [C#m]millions [B]died be[E]fore us
Don't [F#m]sing "My Country, '[E]tis of thee,"
But [F#]sing this little [B]chorus
[CHORUS]
Should I [E]ever [A]be a [E]soldier
'Neath the [A]Red Flag [B]I would [E]fight;
Should the [A]gun I ever [E]shoulder
It's to [F#]crush the [B]tyrant's [F#]might
Join the [E]army of [A]the [E]toilers
Men and [B]women fall in line
[C#]Wage slaves of the world! [A]Arouse!
[C#]Do your duty for the [A]cause
For [B]Land and [E]Liberty
[VERSE 2]
And [C#m]many a [G#m]maiden, [C#m]pure and [G#m]fair
Her [C#m]love and [G#m]pride must[E] offer
On M[F#m]ammon's altar in [E]despair
To [F#m]fill the master's [G#m]coffer
The [C#m]gold that [G#m]pays the [C#m]mighty [G#m]fleet
From [C#m]tender [B]youth he [E]squeezes
While [F#m]brawny men must [E]walk the street
And f[F#]ace the wintry [B]breezes
[CHORUS]
Sho[E]uld I[A] ever[E] be a soldier
'Neath the [A]Red Flag [B]I would [E]fight;
Should the [A]gun I ever [E]shoulder
It's to [F#]crush the [B]tyrant's [F#]might
Join the [E]army of [A]the [E]toilers
Men and [B]women fall in line
[C#]Wage slaves of the world! [A]Arouse!
[C#]Do your duty for the [A]cause
For [B]Land and [E]Liberty
[VERSE 3]
Why [C#m]do they mo[G#m]unt their [C#m]gatling [G#m]gun
A [C#m]thousand [G#m]miles from [E]ocean
Where h[F#m]ostile fleet could [E]never run--
Ain't [F#m]that a funny [G#m]notion?
If [C#m]you don't [G#m]know the [C#m]reason [G#m]why
Just [C#m]strike for [B]better [E]wages
And [F#m]then, my friends--[E]if you don't die--
You'll [F#]sing this song for [B]ages
[CHORUS]
Sho[E]uld I[A] ever[E] be a soldier
'Neath the [A]Red Flag [B]I would [E]fight;
Should the [A]gun I ever [E]shoulder
It's to [F#]crush the [B]tyrant's [F#]might
Join the [E]army of [A]the [E]toilers
Men and [B]women fall in line
[C#]Wage slaves of the world! [A]Arouse!
[C#]Do your duty for the [A]cause
For [B]Land and [E]Liberty
We're [C#m]spending b[G#m]illions [C#m]every[G#m] year
For [C#m]guns and a[G#m]mmun[E]ition
"Our [F#m]Army" and "Our [E]Navy" dear
To [F#m]keep in good con[G#m]dition;
While [C#m]millions [G#m]live in [C#m]mise[G#m]ry
And [C#m]millions [B]died be[E]fore us
Don't [F#m]sing "My Country, '[E]tis of thee,"
But [F#]sing this little [B]chorus
[CHORUS]
Should I [E]ever [A]be a [E]soldier
'Neath the [A]Red Flag [B]I would [E]fight;
Should the [A]gun I ever [E]shoulder
It's to [F#]crush the [B]tyrant's [F#]might
Join the [E]army of [A]the [E]toilers
Men and [B]women fall in line
[C#]Wage slaves of the world! [A]Arouse!
[C#]Do your duty for the [A]cause
For [B]Land and [E]Liberty
[VERSE 2]
And [C#m]many a [G#m]maiden, [C#m]pure and [G#m]fair
Her [C#m]love and [G#m]pride must[E] offer
On M[F#m]ammon's altar in [E]despair
To [F#m]fill the master's [G#m]coffer
The [C#m]gold that [G#m]pays the [C#m]mighty [G#m]fleet
From [C#m]tender [B]youth he [E]squeezes
While [F#m]brawny men must [E]walk the street
And f[F#]ace the wintry [B]breezes
[CHORUS]
Sho[E]uld I[A] ever[E] be a soldier
'Neath the [A]Red Flag [B]I would [E]fight;
Should the [A]gun I ever [E]shoulder
It's to [F#]crush the [B]tyrant's [F#]might
Join the [E]army of [A]the [E]toilers
Men and [B]women fall in line
[C#]Wage slaves of the world! [A]Arouse!
[C#]Do your duty for the [A]cause
For [B]Land and [E]Liberty
[VERSE 3]
Why [C#m]do they mo[G#m]unt their [C#m]gatling [G#m]gun
A [C#m]thousand [G#m]miles from [E]ocean
Where h[F#m]ostile fleet could [E]never run--
Ain't [F#m]that a funny [G#m]notion?
If [C#m]you don't [G#m]know the [C#m]reason [G#m]why
Just [C#m]strike for [B]better [E]wages
And [F#m]then, my friends--[E]if you don't die--
You'll [F#]sing this song for [B]ages
[CHORUS]
Sho[E]uld I[A] ever[E] be a soldier
'Neath the [A]Red Flag [B]I would [E]fight;
Should the [A]gun I ever [E]shoulder
It's to [F#]crush the [B]tyrant's [F#]might
Join the [E]army of [A]the [E]toilers
Men and [B]women fall in line
[C#]Wage slaves of the world! [A]Arouse!
[C#]Do your duty for the [A]cause
For [B]Land and [E]Liberty
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