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(note: The #9 (B7#9) is being played by the bass (sometimes). You can
omit it, but it gets the song closer to its original flavor).
Em B7#9
Davenports and kettle drums
Em B7#9
and swallow tail coats
Em G/D C7 B7
table cloths and patent leather shoes
Em B7#9
bathing suits and bowling balls
Em B7#9
and clarinets and rings
G Am7
all this radio really needs
(Am7)/G F7 B7
is a fuse
Am7 D7
a tinker, a tailor
G7 Em
a soldier's things
Am7 D7 G7 B7
his rifle, his boots full of rocks
Em B7#9
and this one is for bravery
Em C9
and this one is for me
B7
and everything's a dollar
Em B7 Em B7
in this box
Verse2
Chorus
Some useful forms
B7#9 F7 C9 G7(alternate)
E------- ------- ------- -----------
B---3--- ---1--- ---3--- -----0-----
G---2--- ---2--- ---3--- -----0-----
D---1--- ---1--- ---2--- -----3-----
A---2--- ---x--- ---3--- -----2-----
E------- ---1--- ------- -----3-----
Other versions of this song
- Soldiers Things (Chords)
Song History
Last Updated: September 17, 2025