D2 Us… and D6 them
Dm7+ And after all were only
G/D ordinary men D2

D2 Me… and D6 you
Dm7+ God only knows it’s not what
G/D we would choose… to do D2 D2/C#

Bm Forward he cried from the rear
and the front A rank Gmaj7 di- C ed
The Bm general sat and the lines on the map A
Gmaj7 Move from side to C side

D2 Black… and D6 blue
Dm7+ And who knows which is which…
and G/D who is who D2

D2 Up… and D6 down
Dm7+ And in the end it’s only
G/D round and round… and round D2 D2/C#

Bm Haven’t you heard, it’s a battle of words
A The Gmaj7 poster bearer C cried
Bm Listen son, said the man with the gun
A There’s Gmaj7 room for you in-C side

Instr: D2 D6 Dm6 G/D D2 x 2 Bm A Gmaj7 C x 2

D2 Down… and D6 out
Dm7+ It can’t be helped, but there’s a
G/D lot of it about D2

D2 With… with-D6 out
Dm7+ And who’ll deny it’s what the
G/D fighting’s all about D2 D2/C#

Bm Out of the way, it’s a busy day
A I’ve Gmaj7 got things on my C mind
For Bm want of the price of tea and a slice
A The Gmaj7 old man di- C ied