Intro = G Em D G Em D  G Em C G G Em C G

Verse 1
G                                     Em           C                G
Well, your girlfriend takes you round to her house and you meet her folks
G                      Em                         C                 G
But they say that your hair's too long and you're not their kind of bloke
G                    D               C                     D                   
They grab you by the collar and they throw you through the door 
          G                 Em   C               G    G Em C G
You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war
 
Verse 2
G                         Em             C              G
Well, you're working very hard to get promotion at your job
G                   Em            C                     G
But arrive late one morning just because you missed the bus
G                        D                  C             D
The foreman says, You're fired, 'cause your punctuality’s poor
          G                 Em   C               G    G Em C G
You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war
 
Verse 3 
G                  Em           C              G
Then you go into a hotel to get put up for the night
G                           Em                C                       G
But they say that you can't stay there, just because your shirt ain’t white
G                       D              C               D
You're tired and you’re hungry and you cannot walk no more 
          G                 Em   C               G    
You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war
 
Music only as per verse chords

G Em C G  G Em C G  G D C D  G Em C G 
 
Verse 4
G                        Em              C               G
Ain't no money, ain't no woman, ain't no roof above your head
G                      Em           C                  G
So you lay down in the park and you wish that you were dead
G                     D               C                D
The fuzz says you are trespassing and kicks you in the jaw 
          G                 Em   C               G   G Em C G  G Em C G 
You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war
 
Outro
G                     D               C                D
The fuzz says you are trespassing and kicks you in the jaw 
          G                 Em   C               G    
You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war
          G                 Em   C                G   
You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war  (to fade)