this is my first tab . i didn’t see this song on here so i thought i’d give it a shot . it
may not be exactly correct but it sounds right .
intro :

E : – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A : – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D : – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G : – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B : – – – – – – – – – 5 – – – 5 – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E : – – – 7 – – – 7 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
verse 1 :
C F G Em
he sat in that long line of barber chairs
C F G Em
the sergeant asked him . “son , would you like to keep your hair?”
C F G Em
he said , “yes sir , ” as he heard those clippers buzz and hum .
C F G
( strum once )
the sergeant said , “well hold out your hands , here it comes . ”
chorus :
C
semper fi
F
do or die
D Am G
so gung – ho to go and pay the price
C
here’s to leathernecks
F
devil dogs and jarheads
G Em
parris island in july
C F D Am G
semper fi
verse 2 :
C F G Em
i sleep in my bed instead of a fox hole
C F G Em
i’ve never heard my boss tell me to lock and load
C F G Em
ain’t no bullet holes in the side of my suv
C F G ( strum once )
’cause the kid next door just shipped out overseas
chorus :
C
semper fi
F
do or die
D Am G
so gung – ho to go and pay the price
C
here’s to leathernecks
F
devil dogs and jarheads
G Em
parris island in july
C
semper fi
verse 3 :
Am G
for the few that wear the dress blues
C F
haircut high and tight
Em G C
who are proud to be the first ones in the fight
D C F G F C
D Em
semper fi
chorus :
C
semper fi
F
do or die
D Am G
so gung – ho to go and pay the price
C
here’s to leathernecks
F
devil dogs and jarheads
G Em
parris island in july
C F
never leave a man behind
G ( ring out ) E ( ring out )
a marine , a marine for life
C F C D G Em C
( ring out )
semper fi