Chords with lyrics
Intro: C7C7 A minorAm C7C7 A minorAm
verse 1
C7C7
I have people to free, they're depending on me
A minorAm
So I can't afford to die
C7C7 A minorAm
Get 'em safely back, then I won't stay too long
C majorC D MajorD
I'll be leaving soon for London
G+G DmDm
So I'll look this war straight in the eye
C majorC C minorCm DmDm G+G
Only thirty days, so I can't afford to die
verse 2
C7C7
When I think of the dead, that go round in my head
A minorAm
No, I can't afford to die
C7C7 A minorAm
So the thing to do is pretend that they weren't there
C majorC D MajorD
With my baby at home waiting
G+G DmDm
I can give myself a little sigh
C majorC C minorCm DmDm G+G
Only thirty days, so I can't afford to die
Instrumental: C7C7 A minorAm C7C7 A minorAm C minorCm D MajorD G+G DmDm C majorC C minorCm DmDm G+G
verse 3
C7C7
God ain't taking my hand, not to no promised land
A minorAm
So I can't afford to die
C7C7 A minorAm
So I'll cease my command before another bomb
C majorC D MajorD
If I see my home a free man
G+G DmDm
I'll remember why I never cried
C majorC C minorCm DmDm G+G
Only thirty days, so I can't afford to die
Outro: C7C7 A minorAm C7C7 A minorAm C7C7 A minorAm C7C7 A minorAm