Kevin Devine – Private First Class (Guitar)
Capo 3
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(2)
Guitar Tab
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Chords
As recorded by Kevin Devine
(From the 2013 Album BUBBLEGUM)
[Intro]
Dm Bb Dm Bb
C
[Verse 1]
F Am F Private Manning standing in a court room Bb C Pleading guilty; she shouldn't have to F Am F Truth be told, she should be floating down parade routes Bb C But - the truth WAS told, and what good did that do?
[Chorus]
Gm C Dm If it was you Bb F You might wish you'd been born a liar Dm Bb F You might wish you'd been born a liar Dm Bb F You might wish you'd been born a liar Bb F A liar Bb C A coward
[Verse 2]
F Am F Her conscience barked as she watched our Apache Bb C Cowboy-kill civilian Iraqis F Am Their laughter rolled like tanks over bodies F Bb C She thought: "What if everyone could see what I see?"
[Chorus]
Gm C Dm If it was you Bm F You might wish you'd been born a liar Dm Bb F You might wish you'd been born a liar Dm Bb F You might wish you'd been born a liar Bb F A liar C A coward
[Bridge]
Gm 9 months in a hole Dm 3 years in a cage Am For having a soul Bb The American way Gm 9 months in a hole Dm 3 years in a cage Am For having a soul Dm The American way
[Guitar Solo]
Bb Dm F Bb B C
Db Dm
[Out-Chorus]
Gm C Dm If it was you Bm F You might wish you'd been born a liar Dm Bb F You might wish you'd been born a liar Dm Bb F You might wish you'd been born a liar Bb F A liar C A coward Dm F Bb Db Dm And not a hero