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Verse 1
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Oh, my name it ain't nothin',
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my age it means less
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The country I come from
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is called the Midwest
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I was taught and brought
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up there the laws to abide
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in has God on its side
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Verse 2
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Oh, the history books tell it,
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they tell it so well
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The cavalries charged, the Indians fell
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The cav alries charged, the Indians died
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Oh the country was young
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Verse 3
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ican War had its day
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And the Civil War too
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was soon laid away
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And the names of the heroes,
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I's made to memorize
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With guns in their hands and
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Verse 4
Oh, the First World War,
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boys, it closed out its fate
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The reason for fighting, I never got straight
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But I learned to accept it,
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accept it with pride
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For you don't count the dead
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Verse 5
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came to an end
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We forgave the Germans and
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Though they murdered six million,
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in the ovens they fried
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The Germans now too
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Verse 6
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I've learned to hate Rus sians
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all through my whole life
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If an other war comes,
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it's them we must fight
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To hate them and fear them,
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to run and to hide
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And accept it all bravely
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Verse 7
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s of the chemical dust
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If fire them we're forced to
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then fire them we must
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One push of the button and a
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shot the worldwide
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And you never ask questions
Verse 8
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In a many dark hour,
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I've been thinkin' about this
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That Jesus Christ was
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betrayed by a kiss
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But I can't think for you,
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you'll have to decide
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Whether Judas Iscariot
Verse 9
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So now as I'm leavin',
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I'm weary as Hell
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The confusion I'm feelin',
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ain't no tongue can tell
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The words fill my head and fall
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to the floor
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That if God's on our side,
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He'll stop the next war
Outro 1
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ChordsAb Db Cm Eb C
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