Chords for My Uncle
Tempo:
95.4 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
G
Bm
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [D]
[G] The letter [A] came to me from [D] the draft board, [Bm] with trembling hands I read the [A] questionnaire.
It [G] asked me lots of [A] things [D] about my mama and [Bm] papa, now [A] that ain't what I [E] call exactly [D] fair.
So I'm [G] heading [A] for the nearest [D] foreign border, Vancouver [Bm] may be just my [A] kind of town, [G] but we don't need the kind [D] of law
[A] that tends to keep a good [D] man up in the ground.
[G] A sad old [A] soldier once told [D] me a story, [B] about a fellow field that [A] he was on.
[G] He said a [A] man should never [D] fight for glory, [A] he must know what is right and what [D] is wrong.
So [G] I'm heading [D] for the nearest foreign border, [D]
[Bm] Vancouver may be just my [A] kind [G] of town, but we don't [A] need the kind of [D] law and order that [A] tends to keep [D] a good man up
[G] [A] [D]
[F#m] [A]
[G] [B] [F#m] in the ground.
[A] [D]
[G] Now I don't [A] [D] know, I [B] suspect it's more than I [A] can think, [G] he's asking [B] me to sign a three [D] year contract, [A] I guess I'll catch the first bus [D] out of David.
So [G] I'm heading [A] for the nearest [D] foreign border,
[F#] Vancouver may be just my [A] kind of town,
[G] but we [A] don't need the kind of [D] law and order [A] that tends to [E] keep a good man [D] up in the ground.
[A] [D]
[G] The letter [A] came to me from [D] the draft board, [Bm] with trembling hands I read the [A] questionnaire.
It [G] asked me lots of [A] things [D] about my mama and [Bm] papa, now [A] that ain't what I [E] call exactly [D] fair.
So I'm [G] heading [A] for the nearest [D] foreign border, Vancouver [Bm] may be just my [A] kind of town, [G] but we don't need the kind [D] of law
[A] that tends to keep a good [D] man up in the ground.
[G] A sad old [A] soldier once told [D] me a story, [B] about a fellow field that [A] he was on.
[G] He said a [A] man should never [D] fight for glory, [A] he must know what is right and what [D] is wrong.
So [G] I'm heading [D] for the nearest foreign border, [D]
[Bm] Vancouver may be just my [A] kind [G] of town, but we don't [A] need the kind of [D] law and order that [A] tends to keep [D] a good man up
[G] [A] [D]
[F#m] [A]
[G] [B] [F#m] in the ground.
[A] [D]
[G] Now I don't [A] [D] know, I [B] suspect it's more than I [A] can think, [G] he's asking [B] me to sign a three [D] year contract, [A] I guess I'll catch the first bus [D] out of David.
So [G] I'm heading [A] for the nearest [D] foreign border,
[F#] Vancouver may be just my [A] kind of town,
[G] but we [A] don't need the kind of [D] law and order [A] that tends to [E] keep a good man [D] up in the ground.
[A] [D]
Key:
A
D
G
Bm
B
A
D
G
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] The letter [A] came to me from [D] the draft board, _ [Bm] with trembling hands I read the [A] questionnaire. _
It [G] asked me lots of [A] things [D] about my mama and [Bm] papa, _ now [A] that ain't what I [E] call exactly [D] fair.
So I'm [G] heading [A] for the nearest [D] foreign border, _ Vancouver [Bm] may be just my [A] kind of town, _ [G] but we don't need the kind [D] of law _ _
_ [A] that tends to keep a good [D] man up in the ground.
[G] A sad old [A] soldier once told [D] me a story, _ [B] about a fellow field that [A] he was on. _
[G] He said a [A] man should never [D] fight for glory, _ [A] he must know what is right and what [D] is wrong.
So [G] I'm heading [D] for the nearest foreign border, [D] _
_ [Bm] Vancouver may be just my [A] kind _ _ [G] of town, but we don't [A] need the kind of [D] law and order that [A] tends to keep [D] a good man up _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#m] _ in the ground.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] Now I don't [A] _ [D] know, I _ [B] suspect it's more than I [A] can think, [G] he's asking [B] me to sign a three [D] year contract, _ [A] I guess I'll catch the first bus [D] out of David.
So [G] I'm heading [A] for the nearest [D] foreign border, _
_ [F#] Vancouver may be just my [A] kind of town, _
_ [G] but we [A] don't need the kind of [D] law and order _ [A] that tends to [E] keep a good man [D] up in the ground. _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] The letter [A] came to me from [D] the draft board, _ [Bm] with trembling hands I read the [A] questionnaire. _
It [G] asked me lots of [A] things [D] about my mama and [Bm] papa, _ now [A] that ain't what I [E] call exactly [D] fair.
So I'm [G] heading [A] for the nearest [D] foreign border, _ Vancouver [Bm] may be just my [A] kind of town, _ [G] but we don't need the kind [D] of law _ _
_ [A] that tends to keep a good [D] man up in the ground.
[G] A sad old [A] soldier once told [D] me a story, _ [B] about a fellow field that [A] he was on. _
[G] He said a [A] man should never [D] fight for glory, _ [A] he must know what is right and what [D] is wrong.
So [G] I'm heading [D] for the nearest foreign border, [D] _
_ [Bm] Vancouver may be just my [A] kind _ _ [G] of town, but we don't [A] need the kind of [D] law and order that [A] tends to keep [D] a good man up _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#m] _ in the ground.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] Now I don't [A] _ [D] know, I _ [B] suspect it's more than I [A] can think, [G] he's asking [B] me to sign a three [D] year contract, _ [A] I guess I'll catch the first bus [D] out of David.
So [G] I'm heading [A] for the nearest [D] foreign border, _
_ [F#] Vancouver may be just my [A] kind of town, _
_ [G] but we [A] don't need the kind of [D] law and order _ [A] that tends to [E] keep a good man [D] up in the ground. _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _