Chords for Pete Seeger - The Willing Conscript
Tempo:
209.85 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
F#
C#
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[B] [F#]
[B] [F#]
Oh, [B] Sergeant, I'm a [E] draftee, and [B] I've just [F#m] arrived [B] in camp.
I've come to wear the [E] uniform [B] and join the [F#m] [B] marshal's trap.
[E] And I want to do [B] my duty, but [E] one thing [D#] I do [F#]
implore,
You [B] must give me lesson, [E] Sergeant, [B] for I've [F#] never killed [B]
before.
[F#] [B] To do my job [E] obediently is [B]
my only desire,
To learn my weapon [E] thoroughly in [B] how to aim and fire.
To [E] learn to kill the [B] enemy and [E] then [B] to slaughter more,
I'll need instruction, Sergeant, [E] for I've [B] never killed before.
[F#] [B]
Now there are rumors [E] in the camp about our [B] enemy.
They say that when you see him [E] he [B] looks just like you and me.
[E] But you deny [B] it, Sergeant, and you are a [C#] man of [F#] war,
So [B] you must give me lessons, [E]
for [B] I've never killed before.
[F#] [B] Now there are several [E] lessons that [B] I haven't mastered yet.
I haven't got the hang [E] of [G#m] how to use [C#m] the [B] bayonet.
[E] If he doesn't die [B] at once, I [E] might as stick [D#] him with [C#] it.
[F#] Oh, I [B] hope you will be [C#m] patient, for I've never killed [B] before.
[F#]
[B] And the hand grenade is [E] something that [B] I just [C#m] don't [B] understand.
You've got to throw it [E] quickly, or [B] you're apt to lose your hand.
[E] Does it blow a man [B] to pieces with [E] its [G#m] wicked [C#] muffled roar?
[F#] [B] I've got so much to learn, [E] because [B] I've never killed before.
[F#]
[B] [F#]
[B] Well, I want to thank you, [E] Sergeant, for the [B] help you've been to me.
You've taught me how to kill [E] and [B] how to hate the enemy.
[E] And I know that I'll [B] be ready when [E] they march [D#] me off [C#] to war.
[B] And I know that it won't matter that I've never [C#m] killed [B] before.
I know that it won't [E] matter that [B] I've never killed before.
[B] [F#]
Oh, [B] Sergeant, I'm a [E] draftee, and [B] I've just [F#m] arrived [B] in camp.
I've come to wear the [E] uniform [B] and join the [F#m] [B] marshal's trap.
[E] And I want to do [B] my duty, but [E] one thing [D#] I do [F#]
implore,
You [B] must give me lesson, [E] Sergeant, [B] for I've [F#] never killed [B]
before.
[F#] [B] To do my job [E] obediently is [B]
my only desire,
To learn my weapon [E] thoroughly in [B] how to aim and fire.
To [E] learn to kill the [B] enemy and [E] then [B] to slaughter more,
I'll need instruction, Sergeant, [E] for I've [B] never killed before.
[F#] [B]
Now there are rumors [E] in the camp about our [B] enemy.
They say that when you see him [E] he [B] looks just like you and me.
[E] But you deny [B] it, Sergeant, and you are a [C#] man of [F#] war,
So [B] you must give me lessons, [E]
for [B] I've never killed before.
[F#] [B] Now there are several [E] lessons that [B] I haven't mastered yet.
I haven't got the hang [E] of [G#m] how to use [C#m] the [B] bayonet.
[E] If he doesn't die [B] at once, I [E] might as stick [D#] him with [C#] it.
[F#] Oh, I [B] hope you will be [C#m] patient, for I've never killed [B] before.
[F#]
[B] And the hand grenade is [E] something that [B] I just [C#m] don't [B] understand.
You've got to throw it [E] quickly, or [B] you're apt to lose your hand.
[E] Does it blow a man [B] to pieces with [E] its [G#m] wicked [C#] muffled roar?
[F#] [B] I've got so much to learn, [E] because [B] I've never killed before.
[F#]
[B] [F#]
[B] Well, I want to thank you, [E] Sergeant, for the [B] help you've been to me.
You've taught me how to kill [E] and [B] how to hate the enemy.
[E] And I know that I'll [B] be ready when [E] they march [D#] me off [C#] to war.
[B] And I know that it won't matter that I've never [C#m] killed [B] before.
I know that it won't [E] matter that [B] I've never killed before.
Key:
B
E
F#
C#
C#m
B
E
F#
[B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
Oh, [B] _ Sergeant, I'm a [E] draftee, and [B] I've just [F#m] arrived [B] in camp.
_ I've come to wear the [E] uniform _ [B] and join the [F#m] _ [B] marshal's trap.
_ [E] And I want to do [B] my duty, but [E] one thing [D#] I do [F#] _
implore,
You [B] must give me lesson, _ [E] Sergeant, [B] for I've [F#] never killed [B] _
before.
_ [F#] _ _ _ [B] To do my job _ [E] obediently is [B]
my only desire,
_ To learn my weapon _ [E] thoroughly in [B] how to aim and fire.
To [E] learn to kill the [B] enemy and [E] then [B] to slaughter more, _
I'll need instruction, Sergeant, [E] for I've [B] never killed before. _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
Now there are rumors [E] in the camp about our [B] enemy. _ _
They say that when you see him [E] he [B] looks just like you and me. _
[E] But you deny [B] it, Sergeant, and you are a [C#] man of [F#] war,
So [B] you must give me lessons, [E]
for [B] I've never killed before. _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [B] Now there are several [E] lessons that [B] I haven't mastered yet.
_ I haven't got the hang [E] of [G#m] how to use [C#m] the _ [B] bayonet.
_ [E] If he doesn't die [B] at once, I [E] might as stick [D#] him with [C#] it.
[F#] Oh, I [B] hope you will be [C#m] patient, for I've never killed [B] before.
_ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ And the hand grenade is [E] something that [B] I just [C#m] don't [B] understand.
_ _ You've got to throw it [E] quickly, or [B] you're apt to lose your hand.
_ [E] Does it blow a man [B] to pieces with [E] its [G#m] wicked [C#] muffled roar?
[F#] _ _ [B] I've got so much to learn, [E] _ because [B] I've never killed before.
_ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[B] Well, I want to thank you, [E] Sergeant, for the [B] help you've been to me. _
_ You've taught me how to kill [E] and [B] how to hate the enemy. _ _
[E] And I know that I'll [B] be ready when [E] they march [D#] me off [C#] to war.
[B] And I know that it won't matter that I've never [C#m] killed [B] before. _
I know that it won't [E] matter that [B] I've never killed before. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
Oh, [B] _ Sergeant, I'm a [E] draftee, and [B] I've just [F#m] arrived [B] in camp.
_ I've come to wear the [E] uniform _ [B] and join the [F#m] _ [B] marshal's trap.
_ [E] And I want to do [B] my duty, but [E] one thing [D#] I do [F#] _
implore,
You [B] must give me lesson, _ [E] Sergeant, [B] for I've [F#] never killed [B] _
before.
_ [F#] _ _ _ [B] To do my job _ [E] obediently is [B]
my only desire,
_ To learn my weapon _ [E] thoroughly in [B] how to aim and fire.
To [E] learn to kill the [B] enemy and [E] then [B] to slaughter more, _
I'll need instruction, Sergeant, [E] for I've [B] never killed before. _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
Now there are rumors [E] in the camp about our [B] enemy. _ _
They say that when you see him [E] he [B] looks just like you and me. _
[E] But you deny [B] it, Sergeant, and you are a [C#] man of [F#] war,
So [B] you must give me lessons, [E]
for [B] I've never killed before. _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [B] Now there are several [E] lessons that [B] I haven't mastered yet.
_ I haven't got the hang [E] of [G#m] how to use [C#m] the _ [B] bayonet.
_ [E] If he doesn't die [B] at once, I [E] might as stick [D#] him with [C#] it.
[F#] Oh, I [B] hope you will be [C#m] patient, for I've never killed [B] before.
_ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ And the hand grenade is [E] something that [B] I just [C#m] don't [B] understand.
_ _ You've got to throw it [E] quickly, or [B] you're apt to lose your hand.
_ [E] Does it blow a man [B] to pieces with [E] its [G#m] wicked [C#] muffled roar?
[F#] _ _ [B] I've got so much to learn, [E] _ because [B] I've never killed before.
_ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[B] Well, I want to thank you, [E] Sergeant, for the [B] help you've been to me. _
_ You've taught me how to kill [E] and [B] how to hate the enemy. _ _
[E] And I know that I'll [B] be ready when [E] they march [D#] me off [C#] to war.
[B] And I know that it won't matter that I've never [C#m] killed [B] before. _
I know that it won't [E] matter that [B] I've never killed before. _ _
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