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CAPO 2

oh i [G] marched to the [C] battle of [D] new orleans
at the [G] end of the [C] early british [D] war
a young [G] land started [Am] growing, a [F] young blood started [Em]flowing
but [C] i ain’t a [Am] marching [D]anymore

for i [G] killed my share of [C] indians in a [D] thousand different fights
i was [G] there at the [C] little big [D] horn
i heard [G] many men [Am] lying i saw [F] many more [Em] dying
and [C] i ain’t a [Am] marching [D] anymore

it’s [C] always the old who [G] lead us to the war
it’s [C] always the [Em] young who [A] fall
[C] look at all we’ve won with the [G] sabre  and the [Em] gun
[C] tell me, was it [Am] worth it [D] all?
for i [G] stole [C] california from the [D] mexican lands
and i [G] fought in the [C] bloody civil [D] war.
yes i [G] even killed my [Am] brothers and [F] so many  [Em]others
so i [C] ain’t a [Am] marching [D] anymore
for i [G] marched to the [C] battles of the [D] german trench
in a [G] war that was [C] bound to end all [D] wars
and i [G] must have killed a [Am] million men and [F] now they want me [Em] back again
but [C] i ain’t a [Am] marching [D] anymore.

for i [G] flew the final [C] mission in the [D] japanese skies
and i [G] set off the [C] mighty mushroom [D] roar
when i [G] saw their cities [Am] burning, i [C] knew that i was [G] learning
that [C] i ain’t a [Am] marching [D] anymore

now the [G] labour leader’s [C] screaming when they [D] close the missile plants
[G] united fruit screams [C] at the cuban [D] shore
call it [G] peace or call it [Am] treason, call it [F] love or call it [Em] reason.
but [C] i ain’t a [Am] marching [D] anymore.

it’s [C] always the old who [G] lead us to the war
it’s [C] always the [Em] young who [A] fall
[C] look at all we’ve won with the [G] sabre  and the [Em] gun
[C] tell me, was it [Am] worth it [D] all?