Camouflage chords by Stan Ridgeway

Tuning: EADGBE

Intro:
Dm
Dm  F  G  Bb
Dm  C  G     Bb    A

Verse 1:
       Dm           F              Gm              Bb
I was a p.f.c. on a search patrol, huntin' Charlie down
Dm                   C         Dm
It was in the jungle wars of '65
   Dm                F               G            Bb
My weapon jammed and I got stuck way out and all alone
            Dm             C                  Dm
And I could hear the enemy movin' in close outside

     F              C               Gm               Dm
Just then I heard a twig snap and I grabbed my empty gun
       F                    Am              Dm
And I dug in scared while I counted down my fate
    F            C              Gm             Dm
And then a big marine, a giant, with a pair of friendly eyes
  F                  Am                Dm
Appeared there at my shoulder and said "wait".

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

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

Verse 2:
         Dm                F                Gm              Bb
Well, we fought all night, side by side, we took our battle stance
      Dm               C                   Dm
And I wondered how the bullets missed this man
            Dm                 F                   G           Bb
'Cause they seemed to go right through him just as if he wasn't there
           Dm              C                 Dm
And in the mornin' we both took a chance and ran

           F                           Gm             Dm
And it was near the riverbank when the ambush came on top of us
      F                  Am               Dm
And I thought it was the end, and we were had
       F              C               Gm                Dm
Then a bullet with my name on it came buzzin' through a bush
         F                   Am               G
And that big Marine, he just swat it with his hand
Bb                        A
Just like it was a fly...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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