It Ain't 1918 chords by Sparks

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Bm
A
Em
F#m
Gm
Gdim
Cdim
E

Verse 1
D 
 (D major) 
Johnny was a soldier with the Allies
Johnny was a soldier all the way
Johnny was a soldier with
a fun side
Johnny liked to laugh a lot each day
Bm 
 (B minor) Johnny met a girl who was
a beauty
A 
 (A major) Johnny never thought to
D 
 (D major) live in sin
Em 
 (E minor) "Do you take this girl?"
D 
 (D major) "Yes I take this girl"
A 
D 
A 
 (A major) Johnny had a next of  (D major) kin  (A major) 
D 
F#m 
 (D major)  (F sharp minor) 

Verse 2
D 
 (D major) 
Gm 
Gdim 
 (G minor) They were happy  (Gdim) as
they were
Cdim 
 (Cdim) So everything around would change
Gdim 
A 
But  (Gdim) they would never, ever change  (A major) 
D 
A 
D 
 (D major) It  (A major) ain't 1918 except for  (D major) these two-
A 
D 
A 
it  (A major) ain't  (D major)  (A major) 
D 
 (D major) 1918...

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Verse 3
Everybody in Missouri knows them
Everybody there has seen their car
Everybody seen their
Stanley Steamer
Everybody knows It's Johnny's car
Bm 
 (B minor) Wave as you see Johnny
drive to market
A 
D 
 (A major) Watch a bit of past go steaming  (D major) by
Em 
 (E minor) Johnny and his bride
D 
 (D major) Johnny and his car
A 
D 
A 
F#m 
 (A major) Without a change of any  (D major) kind  (A major)  (F sharp minor) 
D 
 (D major) 

Verse 4
Gm 
Gdim 
An (G minor) d they were  (Gdim) happy as
they were
Cdim 
 (Cdim) Everything around had changed
Gdim 
But  (Gdim) they had never, ever changed
A 
D 
A 
D 
It  (A major) ain't  (D major)  (A major) 1918 except for there  (D major) two- it
A 
D 
ain't  (A major)  (D major) 
Bm 
 (B minor) 
A 
D 
Em 
 (A major)  (D major)  (E minor) 
D 
A 
D 
 (D major)  (A major)  (D major) 1918...

Verse 5
Many people in St. Lou are wealthy
A lady by the name of Miller is
Wouldn't it be nice to help
out Johnny
Kinda play a real life Santa Claus
Bm 
 (B minor) She and many other St. Lou
people
A 
 (A major) Bought ol' Johnny quite
D 
a  (D major) fancy car
Em 
 (E minor) And a modern home
D 
 (D major) Threw away his comb
A 
D 
 (A major) Bought his wife a Paris  (D major) scar
f
A 
 (A major) 

Verse 6
D 
 (D major) 
Gm 
Gdim 
 (G minor) Johnny thanked the  (Gdim) St.    Lou folk
Cdim 
But  (Cdim) told them in a voice so sad
Gdim 
That  (Gdim) he would rather stay as is
E 
The people of St. Lou were mad,  (E major) 
and they said
A 
D 
A 
D 
It  (A major) ain't  (D major)  (A major) 1918 for us or for  (D major) you
A 
D 
A 
If  (A major) we  (D major) can't enjoy  (A major) it...
Then neither will you