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The Folk Song Army chords by
Tom Lehrer
Tom Lehrer

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Intro 1
D
A
F#m
F#
A
D
G
F#
F#m
F#
D
F#m
G
D
F#m

B
D

A
Em
F#m
D
A
G
F#m

Em
D
G
We are the folk song army
Verse 1

A
D
A

Every one of us cares
D
B
Em

We all hate poverty, war, and injustice
D
A
D
A

Unlike the rest of you squares
D
There are
Verse 2
G

innocuous folk songs, yeah
A
D

But we regard 'em with scorn
B

The folks who sing 'em have
Em

no social conscience
A

Why, they don't even care
D

if Jimmy Crack Corn
C#
F#m
If you feel
Verse 3
A
C#m

dissatisfaction
F#m
A

Strum your frustrations away
C#m
A
G
D

Some people may prefer action
A
F#m

But give me a folk song any old day
A
D
The tune don't have to be clever
Verse 4
G

A

And it don't matter if you put a couple
D
B
D

extra syllables into a line
C#
B

It sounds more ethnic if
Em

it ain't good English
D
A
D
C#

And it don't even gotta rhyme (excuse me,

rhyne)
D
Remember the war against Franco?
Verse 5


That's the kind where each
C#

of us belongs
A
D

Though he may have won all the battles
C#
A

We had all the good songs
Verse 6
D
G

So join in the folk song army
A
D

Guitars are the weapons we bring
A
B

To the fight against poverty,
Em

war, and injustice
D
A

Ready, aim, sing
Outro 1
D
G
D

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Chords
  • D

  • A

  • F#m

    2
  • F#

    2
  • G

  • B

    2
  • Em

  • C#

    4
  • C#m

    4

Capo: 1

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