Chaplain Of The War chords by
Phil Ochs
Phil Ochs

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Key: D major
Verse 1
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Give them picture postcards of Billy Graham.
I used to sing it every night
instead of praying.
It didn't work.
God bless the men who've
learned
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to put their lives upon the line.
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And God bless the man
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who learned to sip the sacrificial wine
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And God bless the man who'll murder
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in the service of the Lord
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Now blessings from
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the chaplain of the war
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Give thanks to the parents
who taught them as a
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boy they must obey
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Give thanks to the church
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who taught them how to pose
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F#m
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and how to pray
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Give thanks to the schools,
taught them well what they
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are fighting for,
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with the blessings from the
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chaplain of the war.
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Now I know it will be hard,
your finger on the trigger may refrain.
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But someone's dealt the cards,
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and the Bible says you're clearly
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Gm
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not to blame.
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Just think about the past,
all the Christian guns who've
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carried on before,
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D
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With the blessings from
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the chaplains of the war.
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Ah, the enemy is godless,
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the holy way is one they never knew
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Forgive them as you kill them,
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believe me they know not what they do
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And the prisoners you take,
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you can try to lead them to the
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Christian shore,
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With the blessings from the chap
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lain of the war.
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Now you may find it strange,
that amount of peace is ask
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Em
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ing you to fight,
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But the church is known to change,
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embracing half the wrongs it hopes to right.
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I can't describe the times
I've wrestled with my
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conscience to the core.
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Now blessings from the
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chaplain of the war.
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If the worst comes to be,
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and you crumble in the misty cloud of pain
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Oh, I'll fall down to my knees
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F#m
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and beg for every mercy on your name
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And your soul will be saved,
cause heaven knows the bur
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dens that you bore
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Were the blessings from the
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chaplain of the war
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And when you go to brawl,
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and the taking of a life
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may leave you lost
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Rising from the small
is the awe -inspiring vis
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F#m
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ion of the bronze
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Sending you the strength to show you
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G
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that you can struggle more
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With the blessings from the
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chaplain of the war
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The commandments are torn,
we'll teach them when
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Em
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the victory fire glows
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Now my collar is worn,
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F#m
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just about my military clothes
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The religion of the blind,
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the servant of the Savior and the sword,
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now blessings from the chaplain of the Lord.

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