capo first fret .

Em
they took away our dogtags , they had us grow our hair

they gave us student visas when we were over there
Am
they staged us out of hondo al este del salvador
Em
i guess you’d call us contras but no one calls much no more
D Em
there ain’t no fun in killin’ folk and i don’t wanna do no more

Em
my great great rode at shiloh and grandpa drove a tank

Daddy was air cavalry , flew choppers in the nam {da nang}
Am
i worked mostly clandestine , the branch i should not say {cia}
Em
we played with better guns and i could use the extra pay
Am
did reagan give the order? did cocaine pay the bill?
Em
they said we’s fightin’ communists but it was kinda hard to tell
D Em
there ain’t no fun in killin’ folk and i don’t wanna do no more

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this was before blackhawks and rpgs were king

my buddy on the door gun , he never felt a thing

when our huey caught a rocket and both the pilots killed

and it pitched us over sideways on some nicaraguan hill

my back felt like it’s broken , my legs i could not feel

i kept on shooting communists but it was kind of hard to tell

there ain’t no fun in killin’ folk and i ain’t gonna do no more

i never did heal up right from injuries sustained

officially in germany , officially while we trained

i remember all their faces , i dream about them still

i guess we’s fightin’ communists but it was kinda hard to tell

there ain’t no fun in killin’ folk , and i don’t wanna do no more

i speak the cold logistic that warriors speak so well

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a soldierly bravado , an unspeakable guilt

that village , it was communist but it was kinda hard to tell
D Em
there ain’t no fun in killin’ folk and i don’t wanna do no more
D Em
believe me , i’ve done plenty boys and i ain’t gonna do no more
D
but of course if they back me in the corner they’ll be dead before they hit
Em
the floor

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