The Volunteer chords by Stackridge

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
D A D A
D A D A G


Verse 1:
G                D   G              D   G          D7              G    G/F#
When I was youn..ger I used to won..der if I would sail across the sea
E              Am          C    E7   Am     Am7     D7
Dressed like a soldier and sleep be..neath  the     trees
C               D                Bm                 Em
Schooldays were contemptible, me girlfriend sporteboils
       C                 D            Bm                 Em
Though rarely found pre..sentable, me hair was kept well oiled
C                     G        D7
Now I've got whiskers size ten blisters

Chorus:
G         D7          G                             D7              G   G/F#
Sgt Major Busby has a phonograph, he entertains his fellow men with tea
E                                C          E7       Am    Am7     D7
He often bellows dirty words his waxed mous…tache is quite absurd….ain't it barmy join the Army!
G                    D7                G                               D7                 G    G/F#
"Hands off cocks and on wiv socks!" He said to me the very first day I joined the volunteers
E                                   C               E7  Am     Am7  D7
And though it sounds remarkable I'm stationed   in   Se…basto..pol……what a caper bless my maker!


Verse 2:
G                D   G             D   G          D               G  G/F#
When I was youn..ger I used to won…der if I would sail across the sea
E              Am          C     E7  Am     Am7     D7
Dressed like a soldier and sleep be..neath  the     trees
C                 D            Bm            Em       C               D                 Bm              Em
Cause lately it's debatable if I'm alive and well, me thirst has been insatiable, like a banshee out of hell
C                    G      D7
Now I've got bunions big as onions


Chorus:
G              D7             G                            D7               G   G/F#
Colonel Upshot Baggley wears a petticoat, he entertains his fellow men with tea
E                                 C         E7     Am     Am7       D7
Often finding light relief with a red-faced batman under..neath,    ain't it barmy join the army!
G                       D7             G         D7      G                D               G    G/F#
"Hands off cocks and on wiv socks!" He said to me    the very first day I joined the volunteers
E                                  C        E7   Am  Am7      D7
And though it sounds remarkable my legs are in   Se  basto…pol……. what a caper bless my maker!


Bridge:

F# B E

Verse 3:
                                     E7              A     C#m
Private 89436271 received his final discharge yesterday ..ay
        F#                        D        F#7      Bm    Bm7     E7            E9
The only thing he said to me was "Don't go sleeping under trees!" Ain't it baaarmy!

Outro:
A   E7   A   E7  A  Ab

F#   D  F#7  Bm Bm7 E7

A    E7  A   E7 A   E  A  Ab

F#   D   F#7 Bm Bm7 E7

A   G#m  F#m  E7  B  A  E  A  G#