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Mercenaries chords by 
Harry Chapin
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Intro 1
D
Am
G
D
Verse 1
D
It's a slow motion night
F#m
In the hot city lights
G
Past time when the good folks
A
Are snoring in bed
Verse 2
D
On a loose-jointed cruise
cruise
F#m
To recolor your blues
Bm
G
A
With il legal notions alive,
G
D
G
Em
Alive in your head
G
Em
G
D
Verse 3
A
D
You are back from some war
F#m
That you've been fighting for
G
Some old blue blood bastard
A
In a dark pinstripe suit
Verse 4
D
and the word from your loins
F#m
Has your mind in your groin
Bm
And your back pocket
A
burning with blood
G
D
Blood money loot
Em
G
Asus4
D
Verse 5
G
So, you walk past the glow
F#m
Of the flicker-picture shows
shows
Bm
Where the raincoat men wait
E
For a child to come by
Verse 6
G
And the wo men in doorways
F#m
Who have nothing to say
Bm
'Cause your money is talking
A
To the ones that you would
try
G
D
Em
G
D
Verse 7
A
D
She owns the block
F#m
With the dead pawnshop clock
G
She's the answer to dreams
A
That you pay to come true
Verse 8
D
She's got no heart of gold
F#m
But that's not what she's
sold
Bm
A
She just sees herself doing what she
G
D
What she has to do
Em
G
Asus4
D
Verse 9
A
D
And she's all that you're hoping
F#m
As her coat falls open
G
Give her bread she leads you
A
To a bed on the floor
Verse 10
D
Where for ten million years
F#m
And through ten billion tears
Bm
A
The armies of bootmen have marched
C
D
Em
G
D
Back from their wars
Verse 11
G
She's in that state of grace
F#m
Before time finds her face
Bm
With a mind of old wisdoms
E
And a body still young
Verse 12
G
And she tastes as sweet
F#m
As a child's chocolate
Bm
Before the butts and the whiskey
A
C
Had wasted the taste of your
D
tongue
Em
G
Asus4
D
Verse 13
G
Play the music again
F#m
Of the grey-stubble men
men
Bm
That groaning blue symphony
E
Moans evermore
Em
And you
Verse 14
G
watch as she fakes it
F#m
And of course you just take it
Bm
She's better than others
A
G
D
You never paid money for
Em
A
Interlude 1
D
Am
G
D
Verse 15
D
You've used up your booty
F#m
The girl's done her duty
G
The turnstile has turned
A
And you learn you are done
Verse 16
D
You're back on the street
F#m
Joining fresh marching feet
Bm
You see more soldiers coming
A
G
D
And your girl chooses one
Em
A
D
Verse 17
G
And the medic has brought
F#m
Shots for what you have caught
Bm
Your leave is all over
E
You're back on the line
Verse 18
G
And the joke in the trenches
F#m
Of the hot blooded wenches
Bm
And the next thing that you'll do
A
When they next give you
the tim.
G
Em
G
D
Verse 19
A
D
And you're back in your army
F#m
Back shedding red blood
G
And you dream of the girl
A
As you sleep in the mud
Verse 20
D
And you know you'd swap with her
F#m
If the deal could be made
Bm
A
'Cause you'd rather be working at love
G
Love as your trade
Outro 1
G
D
Am
G
D
Am
D
Am
G
G
D
Am
G
G
D
Am
G
D
Am
G
D
Am
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