Present Arms chords by UB40

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: AbAb

Difficulty: Novice

Music & Lyrics: Ali Campbell - Jim Brown - Earl Falconer - Robin Campbell - James Stephen Brown -
        Brian Travers - Norman Hassan - Terence Wilson - Michael Virtue
Album: Present Arms (1981)


Intro:
BbmBbm  AbAb  BbmBbm  AbAb
BbmBbm  AbAb  BbmBbm  F minorFm

Verse 1:
BbmBbm       AbAb
 You got no job you got no pay
BbmBbm       AbAb
 Join the military, sign today
BbmBbm          AbAb           BbmBbm  F minorFm
 They'll take you off to fight on foreign shores

Verse 2:
BbmBbm        AbAb
 You'll be your mother's pride and joy
BbmBbm        AbAb
 Her armed and dangerous golden boy
BbmBbm         AbAb          BbmBbm  F minorFm
 They'll pay you to protect what isn't yours

Instrumental:
BbmBbm  AbAb  BbmBbm  AbAb
BbmBbm  AbAb  BbmBbm  BbmBbm
Bbm  AbAb  BbmBbm  AbAb
BbmBbm  AbAb  BbmBbm  F minorFm

Verse 3:
BbmBbm        AbAb
 You'll be your mother's pride and joy
BbmBbm        AbAb
 Her armed and dangerous golden boy
BbmBbm      AbAb          BbmBbm  F minorFm
 A augmentedA uniformed hero that shows no fear

Verse 4:
BbmBbm       AbAb
 The khaki ranks of flesh and steel
BbmBbm      AbAb
 Learning how to smile and kill
BbmBbm          AbAb           BbmBbm  AbAb
 They'll teach you to ignore the screams and tears

Instrumental:
BbmBbm  AbAb  BbmBbm  AbAb
BbmBbm  AbAb  BbmBbm  BbmBbm
Bbm  AbAb  BbmBbm  AbAb x2

Verse 5:
BbmBbm        AbAb
 You'll be your mother's pride and joy
BbmBbm        AbAb
 Her armed and dangerous golden boy
BbmBbm      AbAb          BbmBbm  F minorFm
 A augmentedA uniformed hero that shows no fear

Verse 6:
BbmBbm       AbAb
 The khaki ranks of flesh and steel
BbmBbm      AbAb
 Learning how to smile and kill
BbmBbm          AbAb           BbmBbm  AbAb
 They'll teach you to ignore the screams and tears

Instrumental:
BbmBbm  AbAb  BbmBbm  AbAb
BbmBbm  AbAb  BbmBbm  BbmBbm
Bbm  AbAb  BbmBbm  AbAb x2

Outro:
BbmBbm  AbAb  BbmBbm  AbAb
BbmBbm  AbAb  BbmBbm  BbmBbm
Bbm  AbAb  BbmBbm  AbAb
BbmBbm  AbAb