The Decemberists – 16 Military Wives (Ukulele)

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

E                            G
  Seargeant sent a letter to five

           A                                        E
  Military wives, his tears drip down to 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

  E
  La de da de da

E                   G
  Fifteen celebrity mimes

                A                                 E
  Leaving their fifteen sorted 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#         D           A
  Out of which only seven really even care

E                         G
  Doling out a garment to five

            A                                 E
  Celebrity mimes, 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

  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#               D                A
  Wondering blindly what the dinner bell will bring

E                   G
  Fifteen celebrity mimes

              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

  E
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  E
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  E
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  E
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  E
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