The Decemberists – 16 Military Wives (Guitar)

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E                  G
  Sixteen military wives

             A                               E
  Thirty-two softly focused brightly colored eyes

E                        G
  Staring at the natural tan

                A                                E
  Of thirty-two gently clenching wrinkled little hands

A                   B
  Seventeen company men

               C#m               D            A
  Out of which only twelve will make it back again

E                             G
  Seargeant sends a letter to five

           A                                            E
  Military wives, whose tears drip down from ten little eyes

B
  Cheer them on to their rivals

         A       E        A       E         B
  'Cause America can, and America can't say no

      A       E        A       E         B
  And America does, if America says it's so

  B
  It's so

          F#m              A
  And the anchorperson on TV goes

  E
  La de da de da

E                   G
  Fifteen celebrity minds

               A                                 E
  Living their fifteen sordid wretched checkered lives

E                                G
  Will they find the solution in time

              A                                 E
  Using their fifteen pristine moderate liberal minds

A                  B
  Eighteen academy chairs

               C#m         D           A
  Out of which only seven really even care

E                         G
  Doling out a garland to five

            A                                 E
  Celebrity minds, they're humbly taken by surprise

B
  Cheer them on to their rivals

         A       E        A       E         B
  'Cause America can, and America can't say no

      A       E        A       E         B
  And America does, if America says it's so

  B
  It's so

          F#m              A
  And the anchorperson on TV goes

  E
  La de da de da de di de di de da

  E
  La de da de da de di de di de da

A                   B
  Fourteen cannibal kings

            C#m                D                A
  Wondering blithely what the dinner bell will bring

E                   G
  Fifteen celebrity minds

              A                             E
  Served on a leafy bed of sixteen military wives

B
  Cheer them on to their rivals

         A       E        A       E         B
  'Cause America can, and America can't say no

      A       E        A       E         B
  And America does, if America says it's so

  B
  It's so

          F#m              A
  And the anchorperson on TV goes

  E
  La de da de da de di de di de da

  E
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  E
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  E
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  E
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