Draft Dodger Rag chords by
Phil Ochs

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Verse 1

Draft Dodger Rag

Phil Ochs

Written by Phil Ochs

Verse 2
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Oh, I'm just a typical American
D D 
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Ab Ab 4
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boy from a typical American town
D D 
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I believe in God and Senator Dodd and
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a-keepin' old old Castro down
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And when it came my time to serve I
A A 
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knew "better dead than red"
D D 
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But when I  got to my old draft board,

Verse 3

buddy, this is what I said:

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Sarge, I'm only eighteen,

I got a ruptured spleen

Verse 4

And I always carry a purse

Verse 5

I got eyes like a bat, and my feet are flat,

and my asthma's getting worse

Verse 6

Yes, think of my career, my sweetheart dear,

and my poor old invalid aunt

Verse 7

Besides, I ain't no fool,

I'm a-goin' to to school

Verse 8

And I'm working in a DEE-fense plant

plant

Verse 9
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I've got a dislocated disc
and a wracked up back
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A A 
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I'm al  lergic to flowers and bugs
And when the bombshell hits,
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I get epileptic fits
G G 
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And I'm addicted to a thousand drugs
I got the weakness woes,
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I can't touch my toes
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I can hardly reach my knees
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A A 
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D D 
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And if the enemy came close to me
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G G 
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I'd probably start to sneeze

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I'm only eighteen, I got a ruptured spleen

Verse 11

And I always carry a purse

Verse 12

I got eyes like a bat, and my feet are flat,

and my asthma's getting worse

Verse 13

Yes, think of my career, my sweetheart dear,

and my poor old invalid aunt

Verse 14

Besides, I ain't no fool,

I'm a-goin' to to school

Verse 15

And I'm working in a DEE-fense plant

plant

Verse 16
G G 
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Ooh, I hate Chou En Lai, and I hope he dies,
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Ab Ab 4
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A A 
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Onething you gotta see
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That someone's gotta go over there
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And that someone isn't me
So I wish you well, Sarge, give 'em Hell!
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A A 
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Kill me a thousand or so
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And if you ever get a war
without blood and gore
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I'll be the first to go

Verse 17

Yes, I'm only eighteen,

I got a ruptured spleen

Verse 18

And I always carry a purse

Verse 19

I got eyes like a bat, and my feet are flat,

and my asthma's getting worse

Verse 20

Yes, think of my career, my sweetheart dear,

and my poor old invalid aunt

Verse 21

Besides, I ain't no fool,

I'm a-goin' to to school

Verse 22

And I'm working in a DEE-fense plant

plant

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