Present Arms chords by UB40

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: Ab

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:
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Bbm    Ab    Bbm    Fm

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

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

Instrumental:
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Bbm    Ab    Bbm    Fm

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

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

Instrumental:
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Bbm    Ab    Bbm    Ab  x2

Verse 5:
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  You'll be your mother's pride and joy
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  Her armed and dangerous golden boy
Bbm           Ab                   Bbm    Fm
  A uniformed hero that shows no fear

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

Instrumental:
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Bbm    Ab    Bbm    Bbm
Bbm    Ab    Bbm    Ab  x2

Outro:
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Bbm    Ab