The Recruiting Sergeant
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Chords transcribed by Alan Bigham. Added 14-OCT-2016.
Not entirely sure about these so please send any corrections.
INTRO:
G
Over the mountains
Am
And over the sea
C G
By Hercules transporter
Am (C) D
To fight the Afghani
C G
With a rifle in my hand
C (Am) Em
To set the country free
G C
But it's your picture in my pocket
D G
That means everything to me
VERSE I:
G
So I've fixed-up the alarm
Am
And broken half way in
C G
When the security guard appears
Am (C) D
And busts me on the chin
C G
He kicks me 'round and says
C (Am) Em
"Do you know the shit you're in?"
G C
I said "I was on me arse mate"
D G
Meant no offence to him
CHORUS:
G
Over the mountains
Am
And over the sea
C G
By Hercules transporter
Am (C) D
To fight the Afghani
C G
With a rifle in my hand
C (Am) Em
To set the country free
G C
But it's your picture in my pocket
D G
That means everything to me
VERSE:
G
I know I let you down babe
Am
Try-ing to make ends meet
C G
When I met this recruiting sergeant
Am D
By the courthouse on the street
C G
He said "You're a disgrace boy
C Em
and that's a fucking crime"
G C
Then somebody got the drinks in
D G
And I signed on the dotted line
CHORUS:
G
Over the mountains
Am
And over the sea
C G
By Hercules transporter
Am (C) D
To fight the Afghani
C G
With a rifle in my hand
C (Am) Em
To set the country free
G C
But it's your picture in my pocket
D G
That means everything to me
VERSE:
G
Now I'm sucking dust in Helmand
Am
Dug in to Lashkar Gar
C G
Where the local weed and opium
Am D
Beats any British bar
C G
I know as we lay there dreaming
C Em
I'm still in the pay of theives
G C
And I'm rushing back to be with you
D G
Upon this desert breeze
CHORUS:
G
It's blowing over the mountains
Am
And over the sea
C G
By Hercules transporter
Am (C) D
To fight the Afghani
C G
With a rifle in my hand
C (Am) Em
To set the country free
G C
But it's your picture in my pocket
D G
That means everything to me
VERSE: (no chords, but I've shown what they would be below)
G
Don't follow me to die boys
Am
In bloody Kandahar
C G
With the eerie glow of tracers
Am D
Lighting every wretched scar
C G
Who will say a prayer for me
C Em
And cry each year this day?
G C
If you see a recruiting seargeant boys
D G
Run, run away
CHORUS:
G
Run over the mountains
Am
And over the sea
C G
By Hercules transporter
Am (C) D
To fight the Afghani
C G
With a rifle in my hand
C (Am) Em
To set the country free
G C
But it's your picture in my pocket
D G
That means everything to me
CHORUS:
G
And it's over the mountains
Am
And over the sea
C G
By Hercules transporter
Am (C) D
To fight the Afghani
C G
With a rifle in my hand
C (Am) Em
To set the country free
G C
But it's your picture in my pocket
D G
That means everything to me
G C
It's your picture in my pocket
D G
That means everything to me
