Corporals Lament

	  		 


Intro 
Em 


Verse 1:
G             D                    C/G    D Em 
ol' ironus he pushed pretty hard today 
              D              C/G    D Em 
no telling how many miles we rode 
          D                   C/G  D 
cpt keyo says it was close to 30 
        Em      D                 C/G    D  Em 
he been around awhile I guess he'd know 

G           D              C/G          D 
major reeno been drunk now quite awhile 
        Em         D             C/G       D 
and the brass aint listen to the warnings 
     Em           D        C/G        D 
they said aint an indian in 40 miles 
    Em               D                  C/G     D Em 
the scouts say we'll meet plenty in the morning 



         C                  Em 
and this hard tack gotta be 10 years old 
C                         B7 
full of weevels hard as a stone 
C/G                             G       Em 
soke it in your coffee for your evening meal 
C/G        B7              Em 
but I wish I could go back home 
C/G      B7            Em 
I wish I could go back home 



Verse 2:
G                D               C/G  D 
frank whats your take on brother tom 
Em          D                   C/G  D 
ever seen a man so arrogant and loud 
   Em                 D                   C/G  D 
he struts around like he the one hung the moon 
    Em           D               C/G   D Em 
his brothers the general so he's proud 

      G            D               C/G    D 
we've only been in camp now couple hours 
     Em            D                C/G  D 
it's 2 am and they say it's time to go 
    Em              D              C/G   D 
its darker then the lowest pits of hell 
     Em          D                C/G    D  Em 
a hotter night I think I've never known 




C                                 Em 
and I'm thinking hard about going over the hill 
          C                          B7 
there's a girl back home I'd like to see 
    C/G                      G       Em 
I'm only here cuz I couldn't find no work 
    C               B7            Em 
but frank maybe the army aint for me 
      C       B7            Em 
maybe this ol army aint for me 



Verse 3:
G                D         C/G          D 
frank I've never been in a fight before 
Em            D         C/G         D 
   never even seen that kinda dance 
     Em         D             C/G         D 
I've never even fired this ol springfield 
      Em         D                C/G    D Em 
maybe tomorrow I might get me the chance 

Verse 4:
G             D                     C/G  D 
frank I'll be glad when this is over 
Em                 D                      C/G D 
   I won't have to ride this horse no more 
     Em                D           C/G      D 
they say we'll reach a valley come daylight 
        Em           D                   C/G  D  Em 
on some creek they called the little big horn 



C                               Em 
and I'm thinkin hard about goin over that hill 
          C                          B7 
there's a girl back home I'd like to see 
    C/G                     G       Em 
I'm only here cuz I couldnt find no work 
    C/G             B7               Em 
but frank maybe the cavelry aint for me 
C/G           B7               Em 
maybe this ol cavelry aint for me 
C/G           B7               Em 
maybe this ol cavelry aint for me