The Drafted Volunteer - Homer and Jethro Chords
Tempo:
100.8 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
Ab
Gm
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb]
[Am] [Bb] The war [Gm] made me a nervous wreck, as you can plainly see,
[Abm] For back in [Ab] 1941 they almost drafted me.
I'm [Bb] just a [Eb] drafted volunteer.
They put me in the paratroops, I made a [Cm] jump one day,
[Ab] My chute it didn't [Eb] open, but it come down anyway.
I'm [Bb] just a drafted volunteer.
[Gm] Hey, Lieutenant, [Eb]
[Fm] [Cm] [Abm] [Ab]
[Eb]
[Gm]
the mess hall serves a balanced meal,
At least that's what they [Cm] claim.
[E] [Ab] I found out just what they mean, the beans [Eb] always same.
[Bb] I'm just a [C] drafted volunteer.
[Gm]
[Eb] They said I'd have to learn to swim, they sent me off to school,
So [Ab] they made me a lifeguard around the [Eb] motor pool.
I'm just a
[Bb] drafted volunteer.
Lieutenant Sergeant, [Eb] I mean Corporal,
[G] [Ab]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Cm] [Gm]
I went to see [Eb] the chaplain, as all good soldiers will,
[Bb] When I [Ab] told him my troubles, we both went [Eb] over the hill.
I'm [D] just a drafted [Eb] volunteer.
And then they made a movie for all the world to see,
[Bb] All about my army life, they named it [Eb] after me,
They [Bb] called it Old [D] Yeller, Old [Bb] Yeller,
The Drafted [Eb]
Volunteer.
[N]
[Am] [Bb] The war [Gm] made me a nervous wreck, as you can plainly see,
[Abm] For back in [Ab] 1941 they almost drafted me.
I'm [Bb] just a [Eb] drafted volunteer.
They put me in the paratroops, I made a [Cm] jump one day,
[Ab] My chute it didn't [Eb] open, but it come down anyway.
I'm [Bb] just a drafted volunteer.
[Gm] Hey, Lieutenant, [Eb]
[Fm] [Cm] [Abm] [Ab]
[Eb]
[Gm]
the mess hall serves a balanced meal,
At least that's what they [Cm] claim.
[E] [Ab] I found out just what they mean, the beans [Eb] always same.
[Bb] I'm just a [C] drafted volunteer.
[Gm]
[Eb] They said I'd have to learn to swim, they sent me off to school,
So [Ab] they made me a lifeguard around the [Eb] motor pool.
I'm just a
[Bb] drafted volunteer.
Lieutenant Sergeant, [Eb] I mean Corporal,
[G] [Ab]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Cm] [Gm]
I went to see [Eb] the chaplain, as all good soldiers will,
[Bb] When I [Ab] told him my troubles, we both went [Eb] over the hill.
I'm [D] just a drafted [Eb] volunteer.
And then they made a movie for all the world to see,
[Bb] All about my army life, they named it [Eb] after me,
They [Bb] called it Old [D] Yeller, Old [Bb] Yeller,
The Drafted [Eb]
Volunteer.
[N]
Key:
Eb
Bb
Ab
Gm
Cm
Eb
Bb
Ab
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ [Bb] _ The war [Gm] made me a nervous wreck, as you can plainly see,
[Abm] For back in [Ab] 1941 they almost drafted me.
I'm [Bb] just a _ [Eb] drafted volunteer. _
They put me in the paratroops, I made a [Cm] jump one day,
[Ab] My chute it didn't [Eb] open, but it come down anyway.
I'm [Bb] just a drafted volunteer.
[Gm] Hey, Lieutenant, _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ [Cm] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm]
the mess hall serves a balanced meal,
At least that's what they [Cm] claim.
[E] [Ab] I found out just what they mean, the beans [Eb] always same.
[Bb] I'm just a [C] drafted volunteer.
[Gm] _ _
[Eb] They said I'd have to learn to swim, they sent me off to school,
So [Ab] they made me a lifeguard around the [Eb] motor pool.
I'm just a _
[Bb] drafted volunteer.
Lieutenant Sergeant, [Eb] _ I mean Corporal, _
[G] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Gm]
I went to see [Eb] the chaplain, as all good soldiers will,
[Bb] When I [Ab] told him my troubles, we both went [Eb] over the hill.
I'm [D] just a _ drafted [Eb] volunteer. _ _
And then they made a movie for all the world to see,
[Bb] All about my army life, they named it [Eb] after me,
They [Bb] called it Old [D] Yeller, Old [Bb] Yeller,
The Drafted _ [Eb] _ _
Volunteer.
_ [N] _ _ _
[Am] _ [Bb] _ The war [Gm] made me a nervous wreck, as you can plainly see,
[Abm] For back in [Ab] 1941 they almost drafted me.
I'm [Bb] just a _ [Eb] drafted volunteer. _
They put me in the paratroops, I made a [Cm] jump one day,
[Ab] My chute it didn't [Eb] open, but it come down anyway.
I'm [Bb] just a drafted volunteer.
[Gm] Hey, Lieutenant, _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ [Cm] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm]
the mess hall serves a balanced meal,
At least that's what they [Cm] claim.
[E] [Ab] I found out just what they mean, the beans [Eb] always same.
[Bb] I'm just a [C] drafted volunteer.
[Gm] _ _
[Eb] They said I'd have to learn to swim, they sent me off to school,
So [Ab] they made me a lifeguard around the [Eb] motor pool.
I'm just a _
[Bb] drafted volunteer.
Lieutenant Sergeant, [Eb] _ I mean Corporal, _
[G] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Gm]
I went to see [Eb] the chaplain, as all good soldiers will,
[Bb] When I [Ab] told him my troubles, we both went [Eb] over the hill.
I'm [D] just a _ drafted [Eb] volunteer. _ _
And then they made a movie for all the world to see,
[Bb] All about my army life, they named it [Eb] after me,
They [Bb] called it Old [D] Yeller, Old [Bb] Yeller,
The Drafted _ [Eb] _ _
Volunteer.
_ [N] _ _ _
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