You Dont Have To Be In The Army Chords & Lyrics - Mungo Jerry

Capo on 2

Intro = [G] [Em] [D] [G] [Em] [D] [G] [Em] [C] [G] [G] [Em] [C] [G]

[VERSE 1]
[G]Well, your girlfriend takes you round [Em]to her house [C]and you meet her [G]folks
[G]But they say that your [Em]hair's too long and you're [C]not their kind of [G]bloke
[G]They grab you by the [D]collar and they [C]throw you through the [D]door
You don't [G]have to be in the [Em]army [C]to fight in the [G]war [G] [Em] [C] [G]

[VERSE 2]
[G]Well, you're working very [Em]hard to get pro[C]motion at your [G]job
[G]But arrive late one [Em]morning just b[C]ecause you missed the [G]bus
[G]The foreman says, You're [D]fired, 'cause your [C]punctuality’[D]s poor
You don't [G]have to be in the [Em]army [C]to fight in the [G]war [G] [Em] [C] [G]

[VERSE 3]
[G]Then you go into a [Em]hotel to get [C]put up for the [G]night
[G]But they say that you can't [Em]stay there, just b[C]ecause your shirt ain’[G]t white
[G]You're tired and you’r[D]e hungry and yo[C]u cannot walk no[D] more
You don't [G]have to be in the [Em]army [C]to fight in the [G]war

Music only as per verse chords

[G] [Em] [C] [G] [G] [Em] [C] [G] [G] [D] [C] [D] [G] [Em] [C] [G]

[VERSE 4]
[G]Ain't no money, ain't no [Em]woman, ain't no [C]roof above your [G]head
[G]So you lay down in the [Em]park and you [C]wish that you were [G]dead
[G]The fuzz says you are [D]trespassing and [C]kicks you in the [D]jaw
You don't [G]have to be in the [Em]army [C]to fight in the [G]war [G] [Em] [C] [G] [G] [Em] [C] [G]

[OUTRO]
[G]The fuzz says you are [D]trespassing and [C]kicks you in the [D]jaw
You don't [G]have to be in the [Em]army [C]to fight in the [G]war
You don't [G]have to be in the [Em]army [C]to fight in the w[G]ar (to fade)