Tom: Bm
B-Riff throughout Verses etc
B B B
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[Intro]
B
B
Out in the desert there’s a soldier lying dead
Vultures pecking the eyes out of his head
Another day that could have been me there instead
Nobody loves me here, nobody loves me here
G Bm G Bm
Dad’s Gonna Kill Me, Dad’s Gonna Kill Me
B
You hit the booby trap and you’re in pieces
With every bullet your risk increases
Old Ali Baba, he’s a different species
Nobody loves me here, nobody loves me here
G Bm G Bm
Dad’s Gonna Kill Me, Dad’s Gonna Kill Me
D A D A
I’m dead meat in my Humevee Frankenstein
D A D A
I hit the road block, God knows I never hit the mine
D A D E
The dice rolled and I got lucky this time
G F#m Bm G F#m Bm
Dad’s Gonna Kill Me, Dad’s Gonna Kill Me
[Solo]
Bm
B
I’ve got a wife, a kid, another on the way
I might get home if I can live through today
Before I came out here I never used to pray
Nobody loves me here, nobody loves me here
G Bm
Dad’s Gonna Kill Me
B
Dad’s in a bad mood, Dad’s got the blues
It’s someone else’s mess that I didn’t choose
At least we’re winning on the Fox Evening News
Nobody loves me here
G Bm G Bm
Dad’s Gonna Kill Me, Dad’s Gonna Kill Me
D A D A
Dawn Patrol went out and didn’t come back
D A D A
Hug the wire and pray like I told you, Mac
D A D E
Or they’ll be shovelling bits of you into a sack
G F#m Bm G F#m Bm
Dad’s Gonna Kill Me Dad’s Gonna Kill Me
[Break]
Bm A Bm F#m G Em A F#m
B
And who’s that stranger walking in my dreams
And whose that stranger cast a shadow ‘cross my heart
And who’s that stranger, I dare speak his name
Must be old Death a-walking, must be old Death a-walking
G Bm
Dad’s Gonna Kill Me
B
7 muzzle monkeys standing in a row
Standing waiting for The Sandbox to blow
Sitting targets in the wild west show
Nobody loves me here
G Bm G Bm
Dad’s Gonna Kill Me, Dad’s Gonna Kill Me
D A D A
Another angel got his wings this week
D A D A
Charbroiled with his own Willie Pete
D A D E
Nobody’s dying if you speak double-speak
G F#m B G F#m B
Dad’s Gonna Kill Me, Dad’s Gonna Kill Me
G F#m* Bm
Dad’s Gonna Kill Me
[Break]
Bm
(Fade)
