G.I. Joe chords by Bobby Bare

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Verse 1
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I   was
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standing on the corner
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of 3rd and Main
As the military band
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marched up the road
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When I turned to an old soldier
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and asked his name.
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He said, they call me Joe,
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they call me G  .I. Joe.
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He said there used to be
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more people in the crowd.
The voice that once was strong
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has now turned weak.
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With his hand across his heart
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he cried out loud,
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Lord let it rain let freedom  ring as tall as god would let him
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he stood up for the flag
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and took a bullet for his country and
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his country took him back
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everybody was so proud
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so long ago that doesn't
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Looks like no one gives a damn
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about G .I. Joe
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Looks like no one gives a damn
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about G .I. Joe
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He came back a hero in 43
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For the blood he shed in a foreign war
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And because of him and God,
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now you're free
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Don't you know we are,
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oh, you know we       are
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As tall as God would let him,
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he stood up for the flag
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And took a bullet for his country,
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and his country took him back
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Everybody was so proud so long ago
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Now it doesn't show
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Looks like no one gives a damn
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about G .I. Joe
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Looks like no one gives a damn
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about G .I. Joe
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But I  for one am not afraid to say I   do
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All you should do
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is time we pay up for what we owe
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God bless this country,
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God bless G .I. Joe
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God bless this country,
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God bless G .I. Joe
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You