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Camouflage Chords by Stan Ridgway

Camouflage chords by Stan Ridgway

Guitar chords with lyrics

  • Capo on 5th
  • Difficulty: Intermediate
Intro:

Am Am

Am C D F Am G Am
Am C D F Am G Am

C G Dm Am C Em Am
C G Dm Am C Em Dm
F Esus2



Verse 1:
       Am          C              D                F
I was a p.f.c. on a search patrol, huntin’ Charlie down
Am                   G         Am
It was in the jungle wars of ’65
    Am               C               D             F
My weapon jammed and I got stuck way out and all alone
            Am             G                   Am
And I could hear the enemy movin’ in close outside
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     C              G               Dm               Am
Just then I heard a twig snap and I grabbed my empty gun
       C                     Em             Am
And I dug in scared while I counted down my fate
     C             G            Dm              Am
And then a big marine, a giant, with a pair of friendly eyes
   C                  Em               Am
Appeared there at my shoulder and said wait.

         Am               C                    D               F
When he came in close beside me, he said don’t worry, son
I’m here
Am                          G                     Am
If Charlie wants to tangle now, he’ll have two to dodge
Am                     C                   D                 F
I said, well, thanks a lot! I told him my name and asked him his
Am                        G             Am
And he said the boys just call me camouflage

Chorus:
Am    C    D          F
Woah-oh-oh-oh, camouflage
Am                G                   Am
Things are never quite the way they seem
Am    C    D          F
Woah-oh-oh-oh, camouflage
      Am                G            Am
I was awfully glad to see this big marine

Verse 2:
        C                           G              Dm                   Am
Well
I was gonna ask him where he came from, when we heard the bullets fly
C                       Em                        Am
Comin’ through the brush, and all around our ears
        C               G                 Dm          Am
It was then I saw this big Marine light a fire in his eye
           C                       Em         Dm     F  Esus2
And it was strange, but suddenly
I forgot my fears

Am C D F Am G Am

         Am                 C                D              F
Well, we fought all night, side by side, we took our battle stance
      Am               G                   Am
And I wondered how the bullets missed this man
            Am                  C                   D            F
’Cause they seemed to go right through him just as if he wasn’t there
           Am              G                 Am
And in the mornin’ we both took a chance and ran

           C             G               Dm                  Am
And it was near the riverbank when the ambush came on top of us
      C                   Em              Am
And I thought it was the end, and we were had
        C             G               Dm                Am
Then a bullet with my name on it came buzzin’ through a bush
         C                   Em                Dm
And that big Marine, he just swat it with his hand

F                         Esus2
Just like it was a fly

Chorus:
Am    C    D          F
Woah-oh-oh-oh
Camouflage
Am                G                   Am
Things are never quite the way they seem
Am    C    D          F
Woah-oh-oh-oh
Camouflage
Am            G               Am
This was an awfully strange Marine

{spoken}
      C                        G
And I knew there was somethin’ weird about him
Dm                Am
’Cause when I turned around
C                     G
He was pullin’ a big palm tree up outta the ground
     Dm                             F
And swattin’ those Charlies with it from here to kingdom come
     Esus2

Verse 3:
        Am           C               D                 F
When he led me outta danger I saw my camp and waved goodbye
        Am                       G                Am
He just winked at me from the jungle and then was gone
        Am            C        D                F
When I got back to my H.Q.
I told ’em about my night
        Am                      G                 Am
And the battle I’d spent with a big Marine named Camouflage

       C                  G                   Dm              Am
When I said his name, the soldier gulped, and a medic took my arm
    C            Em               Am
And led me to a green tent on the right
    C                       G                  Dm             Am
He said "You may be tellin’ true, boy, but this here is Camouflage
         C                        Em               Dm
And he’s been right here since he passed away last night
    F                    Em
In fact, he’s been here all week long

      Am               C                   D             F
But before he went, he said Semper Fi, and said his only wish
       Am               G               Am
Was to save a young Marine caught in a barrage
   Am             C                    D                        F
So here, take his dog tag, son
I know he’d want you to have it now"
       Am                       G                Am
And we both said a prayer for a big Marine named Camouflage

Chorus:
Am    C    D          F
Woah-oh-oh-oh
Camouflage
Am                G                   Am
Things are never quite the way they seem
Am    C    D          F
Woah-oh-oh-oh
Camouflage
Am            G           Am
This was an awfully big Marine

Chorus:
Am    C    D          F
Woah-oh-oh-oh
Camouflage
Am                G                   Am
Things are never quite the way they seem
Am    C    D          F
Woah-oh-oh-oh
Camouflage
Am            G            Am
This was an awfully big Marine
Am     G         Am
Woah-ohhhhh
Camouflage
Am     G         Am
Woah-ohhhhh
Camouflage
Am     G         Am
Woah-ohhhhh
Camouflage
Am     G         Am
Woah-ohhhhh
Camouflage

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