Chords for Mungo Jerry - You Don't Have To Be In The Army To Fight The War

Tempo:
100.65 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

F#m

E

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Mungo Jerry - You Don't Have To Be In The Army To Fight The War chords
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[A] [D] [E] [A] [D] [E]
[A] [F#m] [D] [A]
[F#m] [D]
[A] Well your girlfriend, [F#m] she ran to [D] her house and you [A] meet her folks
But they say that [F#m] your hair's too long [D] and you're not their [A] kind of bloke
They grab you [E] by the collar [D] and they throw you [E] to the door
[F#m] You don't have to be in the army [D] to [A] fight in the war
[F#m] [D] [A]
Well you're working [F#m] very hard to [D] get promotion, [A] that's your job
But you arrive [F#m] late one morning [D] just because you [A] missed the bus
The foreman says you're [E] fired [D] because your [E] punctuality's poor
[A] You don't have to [F#m] be in the army [D] to [A] fight in the war
[D] [A]
Then you go [F#m] into a hotel [D] to get put up for the [A] night
And they say that [F#m] you can't sleep there [D] just because your [A] shirt ain't white
You're tired [E] and you're hungry [D] and you cannot [E] walk no more
[F#m] You don't have to be in the army [D] to [A] fight in the war
[F#m]
[D] [A]
[F#m] [D] [Bm] [A]
You [E] [D] [E]
[A] [Bm] [A]
have no money and [F#m] no woman and [D] no roof above [A] your head
So you lay down [F#m] in the park and [D] you wish that you [A] were dead
The bus says you [E] are trespassing [D] and kicks you in [E] the jaw
You [A] don't have to be [F#m] in the [D] army to fight in [A] the war
[F#m] [D] [A]
[F#m] [D] [A]
The bus says you [E] are trespassing [D] and kicks you in [E] the jaw
You [A] don't have to be [F#m] in the army [D] to fight [A] in the war
You don't have to be [F#m] in the army, [D] to fight [A] in the war.
You don't have to be [F#m] in the army, [D] to fight [A] in the war.
You don't have to be [F#m] in the army, [D] to fight [A] in the war.
You don't have to be [F#m] in the army, [D] to fight [A] in the war.
You don't have to be [F#m] in the army, [D] to fight [A] in the war.
you
don't have [F#m] to be in the army [D] to fight
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
F#m
123111112
E
2311
Bm
13421112
A
1231
D
1321
F#m
123111112
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Let's start jamming Mungo Jerry - You Dont Have To Be In The Army To Fight In The War chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - F#m, D, A, F#m, A and D in sequence. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 50 BPM before aiming for the song's 101 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: D Major.

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[A] _ [D] _ [E] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ Well your girlfriend, [F#m] she ran to [D] her house and you [A] meet her folks
_ But they say that [F#m] your hair's too long [D] and you're not their [A] kind of bloke _
They grab you [E] by the collar [D] and they throw you [E] to the door
[F#m] You don't have to be in the army [D] to [A] fight in the war
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ Well you're working [F#m] very hard to [D] get promotion, [A] that's your job
_ But you arrive [F#m] late one morning [D] just because you [A] missed the bus
_ The foreman says you're [E] fired [D] because your _ [E] punctuality's poor
[A] You don't have to [F#m] be in the army [D] to [A] fight in the war _
_ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _
Then you go [F#m] into a hotel [D] to get put up for the [A] night
_ And they say that [F#m] you can't sleep there [D] just because your [A] shirt ain't white
_ You're tired [E] and you're hungry [D] and you cannot [E] walk no more
[F#m] You don't have to be in the army [D] to [A] fight in the war
_ [F#m] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _
You _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ have no money and [F#m] no woman and [D] no roof above [A] your head
So you lay down [F#m] in the park and [D] you wish that you [A] were dead
_ The bus says you [E] are trespassing [D] and kicks you in [E] the jaw
You [A] don't have to be [F#m] in the [D] army to fight in [A] the war _ _
[F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ The bus says you [E] are trespassing [D] and kicks you in [E] the jaw
You [A] don't have to be [F#m] in the army [D] to fight [A] in the war
You don't have to be [F#m] in the army, [D] to fight [A] in the war.
You don't have to be [F#m] in the army, [D] to fight [A] in the war.
You don't have to be [F#m] in the army, [D] to fight [A] in the war.
You don't have to be [F#m] in the army, [D] to fight [A] in the war.
You don't have to be [F#m] in the army, [D] to fight [A] in the war.
_you
don't have [F#m] to be in the army [D] to fight

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