Key: Bb major
Verse 1
B
G
C
G
C
Only last June he got his diploma
D
in Oklahoma
G
B
Learnin' to shoot, to salute,
Em
C
shine a boot
G
Csus4
guardin' our borders
C
Ab
He was only a boy,
Db
Eb
but had a man's job to do,
Db
Ab
Eb
Ab
willing to die for me, for you.
Set sail for Vietnam,
Ab
Eb
trying to put down the red infiltration.
Ab
C
Fightin' in trenches,
Db
Eb
Ab
Shootin' headlong at a throng
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Am
of yet cong
D
E
but had a man's job to do
D
A
E
A
Willing to die not just for me but for you
He thought about his folks,
C#
F#m
blood spurred, man it hurt
D
E
He spun around, fell face down,
A
Dsus4
head to the ground
Bbm
Bb
He was only a boy but had
Eb
F
a man's job to do,
Eb
Bb
F
Bb
willing to die for me, for you.
So his parents got a medal,
D
Gm
from the misery of tyranny
Eb
F
Cm
Yeah, he died without fright in a fight
F
Bb
D#sus4
D#m
That he knew was right
B
Bm
B
He was only a boy
E
F#
that had a man's job to do
E
B
F#
B
Willing to die, not just for me, but for you you
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