Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Verse 1:
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I was down in Southern Watch flying my F-16
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When lead called for the picture and AWACS came back ?clean
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But I saw a contact on my scope and it was runnin' hot
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Although I wasn't targeted I went ahead and shot
Verse 2:
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Now I never even noticed that my nose was pointed East
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And that Iranian fighter pilot was surprised to say the least
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I tried to take it back but by then it was too late
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And a million angry Arabs started heading for Kuwait
Chorus:
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So here's to you fighter pilots victors of the war
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That got us all this real estate that's backed up to the shore
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And now oil's a buck a barrel and it's all because of me
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?Cause I'm the motherfucker who started World War III
Verse 3:
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Now you knew the fuckin' French would have to get into the mess
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American audacity well it had to be addressed
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So they sent their fighters to the sky but it was all in vain
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As they sought asylum in the American commonwealth of Spain
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So the English crossed the channel and it was a sight to see
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When the queen dropped down her trousers and she shit on Normandy
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And if you think we were happy when we drank all of their wine
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You should've seen the Polacks when they got to cross the Rhine
Chorus:
D MajorD G+G D MajorD
So here's to you fighter pilots victors of the war
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That got us all this real estate that's backed up to the shore
D MajorD G+G D MajorD
And now oil's a buck a barrel and it's all because of me
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
?Cause I'm the motherfucker who started World War III
Verse 5:
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The Chinese threatened action when we overran Saigon
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And then a thousand drunken frat boys had to moon them from Taiwan
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But the bombing of the embassy in Moscow broke the ice
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Now that was just an accident and it happened only twice
Verse 6:
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So they launched their MiGs two by two never to return
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No matter how much we shot ?em down they never seemed to learn
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Their suicidal bravery made us feel bad for them
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So on Tuesdays it was heaters only, Wednesday BFM
Chorus:
D MajorD G+G D MajorD
So here's to you fighter pilots victors of the war
B minorBm A augmentedA
That got us all this real estate that's backed up to the shore
D MajorD G+G D MajorD
And now oil's a buck a barrel and it's all because of me
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
?Cause I'm the motherfucker who started World War III