Chords for Guarding The Home Of The Home Guard

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_ _ Now beholding me, an L [F#m].D.V. [D] for battle [D#m] I'm just [E] yearning
_ [Bm] Doing [Em] my best [Bm] like all [Em] the rest [Bm] to [E] keep the home [A] pies burning
_ [C#] Each evening stiffer [F#m] _
starts
_ [B] Up and down the street [E] I march
_ [A] I'm guarding the home of the home guards
[E] Guarding the [A] home guards' home
_ [E] Steady and strong [F#m] all night [B] long
Doing what I'm told and I can't go wrong
[A] Lots of ladies [D] I salute [B] but one old dame [E] was rather cute
[A] She wanted to see [Bm] me parachute [E] while guarding the home guards' home
[A] When I shout, oh [D] their knees all knock
[B] If they don't stand [E] just like a rock
[A] They get it where the [Bm] monkey got the clock
[E] _ Guarding the home guards' home
_ [A] I'm guarding the home of the home guards
_ Guarding the home guards' home
_ [E] All night [A] long, steady [F#m] and [B] strong
Doing what I'm told and I [C#m] can't go wrong
[A] The girls are fond [D] of me no doubt
[B] But last night one of them [E] gave a shout
[A] She saw me pulling [Bm] my bayonet out
[E] _ Guarding the home [A] guards' home
One evening as an [D] L.D..V. Some [E] German soldiers I did [A] see They ran like hell [D] but they couldn't catch [E] me Guarding the [C#m] home guards' home _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ I'm guarding the home of the home guards [E] Guarding the home [A] guards' home _ [E] All night long, [A] steady and strong [B] Doing what I'm told and I can't [E] go wrong [A] The sergeant [D] nearly had a fit [B] He found my [E] rifle full of grit [A] So I told him [Bm] what to do with [E] it Guarding the home [A] guards' [E] home _ [A] We had a [D] visit you can [B] guess From members [E] of the A.T..S. [A] Now the A.T. [D].S. are in a [E] mess Through guarding the [Em] home guards' _ [A] home _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ Rule [D] Britannia _ _ [F#] You've never [Bm] any need [E] to roam [D] While I'm [C#] guarding, [F#m] _ _ guarding [E] _ _ Guarding the [A] home guards' home _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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