Gunga Din chords by Jim Croce
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Verse 1
(A minor) (E minor) (A minor) You may talk
of gin and beer
When you're stationed (E minor) way out here
(A minor) An' you're sent to penny
Fights an' (E minor) Aldershot (A minor) it
But when it comes to slaughter
You'll (F major) do your work for water
(A minor) An' you'll (F sharpdim) lick the bloom
(E minor) in' boots
Of 'im that's (A minor) got it (C major) (E minor) (C major) (G major)
(A minor) Now
Verse 2
in Inja's sunny (G major) clime
Where I (F major) used to spend my (E minor) time
(F major) Servin' her (G major) Majesty the (A minor) Queen
Of (C major) Ill the blIck faced (G major) crew
The (F major) finest man I (E minor) knew
Was (F major) regimental (G major) bhisti, Gunga (A minor) Din
The uniform he (G major) wore was
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Verse 3
(F major)
nothin' much be (G major) fore
An' (F major) rather less than (G major) half of that be (A minor) hind
But a (C major) piece of twisty (G major) rag
An' a (F major) goatskin water (E minor) bag
Was (F major) all the field (G major) equip
ment he could (A minor) find
When a (G major) sweatin' troop train
Verse 4
lay
In a sid (A minor) in' through the day
Where the (F major) heat would make
Your (G major) bloomin' eyebrows (A minor) crawl
We (C major) shouted, "Harry (G major) by"
Till our (F major) throats were bricky-dry
(G major) Then Then (F major) whopped him 'cause he
(G major) Couldn't serve us (A minor) all
Verse 5
He (A minor) would dot an' carry (G major) one
Till the (F major) longest day was (G major) done
An' (F major) never seemed to
(G major) knew the use of (A minor) fear
If we (C major) charged a broke or (G major) cut
You could (F major) bet your bloomin' (E minor) nut
He'd be (F major) waitin' fifty (G major) paces
Right flank (A minor) rear
With his (G major) mussick on his back He would
Verse 6
(A minor)
skip to (E minor) our attack (A minor)
An' (F major) watch us till the (G major) bugles
made "Re (A minor) tire"
An' for all his (C major) dirty (G major) hide
He was (F major) white, clear white in (E minor) side
When he (F major) went to tend the
(G major) wounded under (A minor) fire
It was (G major) Din, Din,
Verse 7
(F major) Din
(E minor) With the bullets kickin' dust
Spots on the (A minor) green
(C major) And when the cartridges (G major) ran out
You could (F major) hear the front files (E minor) shout
(F major) Send ammunition (G major) mules, and Gunga (A minor) Din!
I shan't forget the (G major) night When I
Verse 8
(F major)
fell behind the (E minor) fight
With a (F major) bullet where my (G major) belt
Plate should a' (A minor) been
I was (C major) chokin' mad with (G major) thirst
An' the (F major) man that spied me (E minor) first
Was our (F major) good ol' grinnin'
(G major) Gruntin' Gunga (A minor) Din
He (G major) lifted up my
Verse 9
head
An' he (A minor) plugged me where I bled
An' he (F major) gave me half a
(G major) pint of water (A minor) green
It was (C major) crawlin' and it stunk (G major)
But of (F major) all the drinks I've (E minor) drunk
I'm (F major) most grateful to the
(G major) one from Gunga (A minor) Din
He carried me (G major) away to
Verse 10
(F major) where a duly (G major) lay
An' a (F major) bullet came and
(G major) Drilled the beggar (A minor) clean
He carried (C major) me in (G major) side
An' (F major) just before he (E minor) died
"I (F major) hope you liked your
(G major) Drink" said Gunga (A minor) Din
Verse 11
So I'll (G major) meet him later on
In the (A minor) place where he as gone
Where it's (F major) always double (G major) drill
And no canteen (A minor)
He'll be (C major) squattin' on the (G major) coals
Givin' (F major) drinks to poor damned (E minor) souls
I'll (F major) catch a swig in (G major) hell from
Gunga (A minor) Din
Verse 12
It was Din, Din, (F major) Din
(E minor) You Lazarushian leather Gunga Din
(A minor) Tho' (C major) I've belted you an' (G major) flayed you
(F major) By the livin' God (E minor) that made
you
(F major) You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din (A minor)
Gunga Din
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