Life During Wartime chords by
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Key: A minor•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Heard of a van that is loaded with weapons
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Packed up and ready to go
Heard of some grave sites,
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out by the highway
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A place where nobody knows
The sound of gunfire,
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is off in the distance,
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I'm getting used to it now
Lived in a brownstone,
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lived in a ghetto,
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I've lived all over this town
Chorus 1
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This ain't no party, this ain't no disco,
This ain't no fooling around
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No time for dancing, or lovey dovey,
Verse 2
I ain't got time for that now
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Transmit the message, to the receiver,
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Hope for an answer some day
I got three passports,
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a couple of visas,
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You don't even know my real name
High on a hillside,
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the trucks are loading,
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Everything's ready to roll
I sleep in the daytime,
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I work in the nighttime,
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I might not ever get home
Chorus 2
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This ain't no party, this ain't no disco,
This ain't no fooling around
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This ain't no Mudd Club, or C. B. G. B
Interlude 1
I ain't got time for that now
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Verse 3
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Heard about Houston?
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Heard about Detroit?
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Heard about Pittsburgh, P. A.?
You oughta know not to
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stand by the window
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Somebody see you up there
I got some groceries,
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some peanut butter,
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To last a couple of days
But I ain't got no speakers,
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ain't got no headphones,
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Ain't got no records to play
Chorus 3
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Why stay in college?
Why go to night school?
Gonna be different this time
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Can't write a letter, can't send no postcard,
Verse 4
I ain't got time for that now
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Trouble in transit,
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got through the roadblock,
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We blended in with the crowd
We got computers,
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we're tapping phone lines,
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I know that that ain't allowed
We dress like students,
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we dress like housewives,
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Or in a suit and a tie
I changed my hairstyle,
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so many times now,
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I don't know what I look like!
Verse 5
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You make me shiver,
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I feel so tender,
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We make a pretty good team
Don't get exhausted,
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I'll do some driving,
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You ought to get you some sleep
Burned all my notebooks,
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what good are notebooks?
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They won't help me survive
My chest is aching,
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burns like a furnace,
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The burning keeps me alive
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