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Verse 1
(G major) Draft Dodger Rag
Phil Ochs
Written by Phil Ochs
Verse 2
Oh, I'm (G major) just a typical American
boy (D major) (A flat major) from a typical American town (A major)
I believe (D major) in God and Senator Dodd and
a-keepin' old old Castro down (G major)
And when it came my time to serve (A flat major) I
knew "better dead (A major) than red"
But when I (D major) got to my old draft board,
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Verse 3
buddy, this is what I said:
(G major) CHORUS
Sarge, I'm only eighteen,
I got a ruptured spleen (A flat major)
Verse 4
And (A flat major) I always carry a purse (A major)
Verse 5
I got eyes (D major) like a bat, and my feet are flat,
and my asthma's get (G major) ting worse
Verse 6
Yes, think (G major) of my career, my sweetheart dear, (D major)
and my poor (A flat major) old inval (A major) id aunt
Verse 7
Besides, (D major) I ain't no fool,
I'm a-goin' to to school
Verse 8
And I'm working (D major) in a DEE-fense plant
(G major) plant
Verse 9
I've got a (G major) dislocated disc
and a wracked up back
I'm (A flat major) al lergic to flowers (A major) and bugs
And when the bombshell hits,
I get epi (D major) leptic fits
And I'm addicted to a thousand (G major) drugs
I got the weakness woes,
I can't touch my toes (A flat major)
I can hardly (A major) reach my knees
And if the en (D major) emy (A major) came (D major) close to me
(A major) I'd (D major) probably start to sneeze (G major)
Verse 10
I'm only (G major) eighteen, I got a ruptured spleen
Verse 11
And I (A flat major) always carry (A major) a purse
Verse 12
I got (A major) eyes (D major) like a bat, and my feet are flat,
and my asthma's get (G major) ting worse
Verse 13
Yes, think (G major) of my career, my sweetheart dear,
and my poor (A flat major) old inval (A major) id aunt
Verse 14
Besides, (D major) I ain't no fool,
I'm a-goin' to to school
Verse 15
And I'm working (D major) in a DEE-fense plant
(G major) plant
Verse 16
Ooh, I hate Chou (G major) En Lai, and I hope he dies,
(D major) (G major) (A flat major)
Onething you gotta see (A major)
That someone's (D major) gotta go over there
And that someone isn't (G major) me
So I wish you well, Sarge, give 'em Hell!
Kill (A flat major) me a thousand (A major) or so
And if you ever (D major) get a war
without blood and gore
I'll be the first to go (G major)
Verse 17
Yes, I'm only (G major) eighteen,
I got a ruptured spleen (A flat major)
Verse 18
And I (A flat major) always carry (A major) a purse
Verse 19
I got (A major) eyes (D major) like a bat, and my feet are flat,
and my asthma's get (G major) ting worse
Verse 20
Yes, think (G major) of my career, my sweetheart dear,
and my poor (A flat major) old invalid aunt (A major)
Verse 21
Besides, (A major) I ain't (D major) no fool,
I'm a-goin' to to school
Verse 22
And I'm (D major) working in a DEE-fense plant
(G major) plant
Draft Dodger Rag
Phil Ochs
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