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