The man behind the guns
The man behind the guns

The man behind the guns easy guitar chords by Phil Ochs

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Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 4

Capo

Transpose

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  • Am

  • G

  • C

  • Em

  • F

  • Am

  • G

  • C

  • Em

  • F

  • Verse 1
    Let's 
    drink a 
    toast to 
    the 
    Admiral 

    and 
    here's to 
    the Captain 
    Bold 

    And 
    glory more 
    for 
    the 
    Commodore 

    when 
    the 
    deeds 
    of might 
    are told 

    They 
    stand to 
    the 
    deck 

    through the 
    battle's 
    wreck 

    when 
    the great shells 
    roar and 
    pound 

    And 
    never they 
    fear 

    when the 
    foe is 
    near 

    to 
    lay their 
    orders 
    down 

    But 
    off with 
    your hats 

    and 
    three times 
    three 

    for every 
    sail
    or's 
    side 

    For 
    the 
    men below 
    who 
    fight 
    the foe, 

    the men 
    be
    hind 
    the guns, 

    oh, 
    the men 
    behind the 
    guns 

    Their 
    hearts 
    a -pounding 
    heavy 

    when 
    they 
    swing 
    the port once 
    more 

    With 
    nev
    er enough 

    of the 
    greenback 
    stuff 

    they 
    start for 
    the Levis 
    shore 

    And 
    you'd 
    think perhaps 

    the 
    blue blouse 
    chaps 

    had 
    better 
    clothes 
    to wear 

    For 
    the 
    uniforms 
    of 
    of
    ficers 

    could 
    hardly be 
    com
    pared 

    War
    riors 
    bowed with 
    straps of 
    gold 

    that 
    dazzled 
    like the 
    sun 

    Out 
    shined 
    the common 
    sailor 
    boys, 

    the 
    lads 
    who served 
    the 
    guns 

    Oh, 
    the 
    men be
    hind the 
    guns 

    But 
    say not 
    a word till 
    the 
    shot is 
    heard 

    that 
    tells 
    the fight is 
    on 

    And 
    the 
    angry 
    sound of 
    an
    other round 

    says 
    they must be 
    gone 

    Over 
    the 
    deep and 
    the deadly sweep 

    of 
    the fire 
    and the bursting 
    shell 

    Where 
    the 
    very air 
    is 
    mad despair 

    that 
    throws up 
    a living 
    hell 

    But 
    down 
    and deep in 
    a mighty 
    ship 

    unseen 
    by 
    the midday 
    sun 

    Oh, 
    you 
    find the 
    boys 
    who 
    make the 
    noise, 

    the 
    lads 
    who serve 
    the guns 

    Oh, 
    the men 
    behind the 
    gun 

    And 
    well they 
    know the 
    cyc
    lone 

    blow loose 
    from 
    the cannon steel 

    And 
    they 
    know the 
    hull of 
    the 
    enemy ship 

    will 
    quiver with 
    the 
    feel 

    And 
    the 
    decks will 
    rock 

    with a 
    lightning 
    shock 

    and 
    shake with 
    great re
    coil 

    While 
    the 
    sea grows 
    red 

    with 
    the blood of 
    the dead 

    and 
    swallows 
    up her 
    spoil 

    But 
    not until 
    the 
    final 
    ship 

    has 
    made her 
    final 
    run 

    Can 
    we 
    give the 
    rest to 
    the 
    very best, 

    the 
    lads 
    who 
    serve 
    the guns? 

    Oh, 
    the 
    men be
    hind the 
    guns 

    So 
    let's 
    drink a 
    toast to 
    the Admiral 

    and 
    here's to 
    the Captain 
    bold 

    And 
    glory more 
    for 
    the 
    Commodore 

    when 
    the 
    deeds 
    of might 
    are told 

    They 
    stand to 
    the deck through 

    the battle's 
    wreck 

    when the 
    great shells 
    roar and 
    pound 

    And 
    never they 
    fear 

    when 
    the foe is 
    near 

    to 
    lay their 
    orders 
    down 

    But 
    off with 
    their hats 

    and 
    three times 
    three 

    for every 
    sail
    or's son 

    For 
    the 
    men below 
    who 
    fight 
    the foe, 

    the men 
    behind 
    the guns 

    Oh, 
    the men be
    hind the 
    gun

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