Stiff Little Fingers – Tin Soldiers (Guitar)

[Intro]
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He joined up to get a job and show he wasn't scared

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Swapped boy scout hat for army cap

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He thought he'd be prepared

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At the age of seventeen, he was forced to choose

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At the age of twenty-one, he's in Catch-22, all right!

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He joined up for just three years, it seemed a small amount

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But they didn't tell him that

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The first two didn't count

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At the age of seventeen how was he to know

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That at the age of twenty-one he'd still have one to go?

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Tin soldier

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He signed away his name

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Tin soldier

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No chance for cash or fame

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Tin soldier

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Now he knows the truth

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Tin soldier

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He signed away his youth

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He joined up 'cause Dad knew best to do right by his son

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And now he hates and counts the dates

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That mark time on square one

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At the age of seventeen he did as he was told

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Now at the age of twenty-one tin still won't turn to gold

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Tin soldier

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He signed away his name

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Tin soldier

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No chance for cash or fame

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Tin soldier

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Now he knows the truth

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Tin soldier

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He signed away his youth

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If at the age of seventeen you fall in line too soon

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Then at the age of twenty-one you'll still march to their tune

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Hup, two, three, four

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Hup, two, three, four

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Hup, two, three, four

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Tin soldiers, you signed away your name

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Tin soldiers, no chance for cash or fame

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Tin soldiers, now you know the truth

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Tin soldiers, you sign away your youth

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Tin soldiers, you go and join the queue

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Tin soldiers, do what they want you to

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Tin soldiers, they take away your name

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Tin soldiers, they treat you all the same

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Sign away your life

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Sign away your life