John Lennon – I Dont Want To Be A Soldier (Guitar)

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John Lennon / I Don't Wanna be a Soldier From "Imagine" (1971) Written by John Lennon This song is a long jam with only two chords. They should be played without the 3rd even though they are basically major chords (especially the e-piano plays the major chords passingly). [Intro]

    C/E     C   D
    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e  |----------------|
B  |--5-----5--/7---|
G  |--5-----5--/7---|
D  |--5-----5--/7---|
A 5/7---------------|
E  |----------------|

A5    x-0-2-2-x-x
D5    x-x-0-2-3-x or as D7 x-x-0-2-1-x

[Intro] | C/E C D | | A5 | % | % | % | [Verse]

A5
Well, I don't wanna be a soldier mamma, I don't wanna die

A5
Well, I don't wanna be a sailor mamma, I don't wanna fly

      D7
Well, ... I don't wanna be a failure mamma, I don't wanna cry

A5
Well, I don't wanna be a soldier mamma, I don't wanna die

A5
  Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no

[Verse]

A5
Well, I don't wanna be a rich man mamma, I don't wanna cry

A5
Well, I don't wanna be a poor man mamma, I don't wanna fly

   D7
Well, I don't wanna be a lawyer mamma, I don't wanna lie

A5
Well, I don't wanna be a soldier mamma, I don't wanna die

     A5
Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, Hit it!

[Solo] | A5 | % | % | % | | A5 | % | [Verse]

A5
Well, I don't wanna be a soldier mamma, I don't wanna die

A5
Well, I don't wanna be a thief now mamma, I don't wanna fly

   D7
Well, I don't wanna be a churchman mamma, I don't wanna cry

A5
Well, I don't wanna be a soldier mamma, I don't wanna die

A5
Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, Hit it!

[Solo] | A5 | % | % | % | | A5 | % | % |

A5
Oh, well, I don't wanna be a soldier mamma, I don't wanna die

A5
Well, I don't wanna be a sailor mamma, I don't wanna fly

   D7
Well, I don't wanna be a failure mamma, I don't wanna cry

A5
Well, I don't wanna be a soldier mamma, I don't wanna die

A5
Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no

[Outro]

| A5 | % | % | % |
(fade out into delay feedback and noise)