Draft Dodger Rag Chords by Phil Ochs
Tempo:
188.5 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
C
F
B
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Oh, I'm just a typical American [B]
boy from a typical [C] American town
[G]
I [F] believe in God and Senator Dodd and I keep [G] an old cask row [Bb] down
And when it came my time [B] to serve I [C] knew better dead than red
[Gm] But [F] when I got to my old draft board buddy, this is [Bb] what I said
Sarge, I'm only 18.
I got a [Db] ruptured spleen and I always [C] carry a purse
[Bb] I've got [F] eyes like a bat and my feet are flat my asthma's [Bb] getting worse
Yes, think of my career my [B] sweetheart [Db] dear my poor old [C] invalid aunt
[F] Besides ain't no fool.
I'm going to school and I'm working [Eb] in a [Bb] defense plan.
I got a dislocated disc and a [B] racked up back
[C] I'm allergic to flowers and bugs [G] and when the [F] bombshell hits I get epileptic fits and I'm [Bb] addicted to a thousand drugs
I got the weakness woes.
I can't touch [B] my toes
[C] I can [B] hardly [C] reach my knees [Gm] and [F] if the enemy came close to me, I'd [Eb] probably start [Bb] to sneeze
I'm only 18 got a ruptured [B] spleen and always carry [C] a purse
[Bb] I've [F] got eyes like a bat my feet are flat my [Eb] [Bb] asthma's getting worse
Yes, think of my career my [Db] sweetheart dear my poor old [C] invalid aunt
[F] Besides ain't no fool.
I'm going to school and I'm [Eb] working in a defense [Bb] plan
Ooh, I hate showing lie and I [B] hope he dies
But [C] one thing you gotta see [F] that someone's gotta go over there and [Eb] that [Bb] someone isn't me
So I wish you well Sarge give him [C] hell kill me a thousand or so
And [F] if you ever get a war without blood and gore, I'll be the first [Bb] to go.
Yes.
I'm only 18
I got a [B] ruptured spleen [C] and always carry a purse.
[F] I've got eyes like a bat my feet are flat my [Eb] asthma's [Bb] getting worse
Yes, think of my career my [Db] sweetheart dear my poor old [C] invalid aunt
[Cm] Besides ain't no fool.
I'm going to school and I'm working in a [Bb] defense plan
boy from a typical [C] American town
[G]
I [F] believe in God and Senator Dodd and I keep [G] an old cask row [Bb] down
And when it came my time [B] to serve I [C] knew better dead than red
[Gm] But [F] when I got to my old draft board buddy, this is [Bb] what I said
Sarge, I'm only 18.
I got a [Db] ruptured spleen and I always [C] carry a purse
[Bb] I've got [F] eyes like a bat and my feet are flat my asthma's [Bb] getting worse
Yes, think of my career my [B] sweetheart [Db] dear my poor old [C] invalid aunt
[F] Besides ain't no fool.
I'm going to school and I'm working [Eb] in a [Bb] defense plan.
I got a dislocated disc and a [B] racked up back
[C] I'm allergic to flowers and bugs [G] and when the [F] bombshell hits I get epileptic fits and I'm [Bb] addicted to a thousand drugs
I got the weakness woes.
I can't touch [B] my toes
[C] I can [B] hardly [C] reach my knees [Gm] and [F] if the enemy came close to me, I'd [Eb] probably start [Bb] to sneeze
I'm only 18 got a ruptured [B] spleen and always carry [C] a purse
[Bb] I've [F] got eyes like a bat my feet are flat my [Eb] [Bb] asthma's getting worse
Yes, think of my career my [Db] sweetheart dear my poor old [C] invalid aunt
[F] Besides ain't no fool.
I'm going to school and I'm [Eb] working in a defense [Bb] plan
Ooh, I hate showing lie and I [B] hope he dies
But [C] one thing you gotta see [F] that someone's gotta go over there and [Eb] that [Bb] someone isn't me
So I wish you well Sarge give him [C] hell kill me a thousand or so
And [F] if you ever get a war without blood and gore, I'll be the first [Bb] to go.
Yes.
I'm only 18
I got a [B] ruptured spleen [C] and always carry a purse.
[F] I've got eyes like a bat my feet are flat my [Eb] asthma's [Bb] getting worse
Yes, think of my career my [Db] sweetheart dear my poor old [C] invalid aunt
[Cm] Besides ain't no fool.
I'm going to school and I'm working in a [Bb] defense plan
Key:
Bb
C
F
B
Eb
Bb
C
F
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Oh, I'm just a typical American [B]
boy from a typical [C] American town
[G]
I [F] believe in God and Senator Dodd and I keep [G] an old cask row [Bb] down
And when it came my time [B] to serve I [C] knew better dead than red
[Gm] But [F] when I got to my old draft board buddy, this is [Bb] what I said
_ Sarge, I'm only 18.
I got a [Db] ruptured spleen and I always [C] carry a purse
[Bb] I've got [F] eyes like a bat and my feet are flat my asthma's [Bb] getting worse
_ Yes, think of my career my [B] sweetheart [Db] dear my poor old [C] invalid aunt
[F] Besides ain't no fool.
I'm going to school and I'm working [Eb] in a [Bb] defense plan. _ _ _ _
I got a dislocated disc and a [B] racked up back
[C] I'm allergic to flowers and bugs [G] and when the [F] bombshell hits I get epileptic fits and I'm [Bb] addicted to a thousand drugs
I got the weakness woes.
I can't touch [B] my toes
[C] I can [B] hardly [C] reach my knees [Gm] and [F] if the enemy came close to me, I'd [Eb] probably start [Bb] to sneeze _
I'm only 18 got a ruptured [B] spleen and always carry [C] a purse
[Bb] I've [F] got eyes like a bat my feet are flat my [Eb] _ [Bb] asthma's getting worse
Yes, think of my career my [Db] sweetheart dear my poor old [C] invalid aunt
[F] Besides ain't no fool.
I'm going to school and I'm [Eb] working in a defense [Bb] plan _ _ _ _
Ooh, I hate showing lie and I [B] hope he dies
But [C] one thing you gotta see [F] that _ someone's gotta go over there and [Eb] that [Bb] someone isn't me _
So I wish you well Sarge give him [C] hell kill me a thousand or so
And [F] if you ever get a war without blood and gore, I'll be the first [Bb] to go.
_ Yes.
I'm only 18
I got a [B] ruptured spleen [C] and always carry a purse.
[F] I've got eyes like a bat my feet are flat my [Eb] asthma's [Bb] getting worse
Yes, think of my career my [Db] sweetheart dear my poor old [C] invalid aunt
[Cm] Besides ain't no fool.
I'm going to school and I'm working in a [Bb] defense plan _ _ _ _
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Oh, I'm just a typical American [B]
boy from a typical [C] American town
[G]
I [F] believe in God and Senator Dodd and I keep [G] an old cask row [Bb] down
And when it came my time [B] to serve I [C] knew better dead than red
[Gm] But [F] when I got to my old draft board buddy, this is [Bb] what I said
_ Sarge, I'm only 18.
I got a [Db] ruptured spleen and I always [C] carry a purse
[Bb] I've got [F] eyes like a bat and my feet are flat my asthma's [Bb] getting worse
_ Yes, think of my career my [B] sweetheart [Db] dear my poor old [C] invalid aunt
[F] Besides ain't no fool.
I'm going to school and I'm working [Eb] in a [Bb] defense plan. _ _ _ _
I got a dislocated disc and a [B] racked up back
[C] I'm allergic to flowers and bugs [G] and when the [F] bombshell hits I get epileptic fits and I'm [Bb] addicted to a thousand drugs
I got the weakness woes.
I can't touch [B] my toes
[C] I can [B] hardly [C] reach my knees [Gm] and [F] if the enemy came close to me, I'd [Eb] probably start [Bb] to sneeze _
I'm only 18 got a ruptured [B] spleen and always carry [C] a purse
[Bb] I've [F] got eyes like a bat my feet are flat my [Eb] _ [Bb] asthma's getting worse
Yes, think of my career my [Db] sweetheart dear my poor old [C] invalid aunt
[F] Besides ain't no fool.
I'm going to school and I'm [Eb] working in a defense [Bb] plan _ _ _ _
Ooh, I hate showing lie and I [B] hope he dies
But [C] one thing you gotta see [F] that _ someone's gotta go over there and [Eb] that [Bb] someone isn't me _
So I wish you well Sarge give him [C] hell kill me a thousand or so
And [F] if you ever get a war without blood and gore, I'll be the first [Bb] to go.
_ Yes.
I'm only 18
I got a [B] ruptured spleen [C] and always carry a purse.
[F] I've got eyes like a bat my feet are flat my [Eb] asthma's [Bb] getting worse
Yes, think of my career my [Db] sweetheart dear my poor old [C] invalid aunt
[Cm] Besides ain't no fool.
I'm going to school and I'm working in a [Bb] defense plan _ _ _ _
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