Chords for Phil Lynott's Grand Slam - Military Man (Live)

Tempo:
97.05 bpm
Chords used:

Gb

Abm

Ebm

Eb

Ab

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Phil Lynott's Grand Slam - Military Man (Live) chords
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This is one for everybody that joins the militia.
It's a song called Military Man.
[Em]
[Eb]
[Ebm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Abm]
[Gb] [Ebm]
[Ab]
[Abm] [Gb] [Eb]
[Ebm] [Abm]
[Gb] [Db] [Ebm]
[Abm]
[Gb] [Ab] It's with your boy [Gb] to kill.
[Bbm] You kill [Gb] someday he will.
[Abm] Between my [Gb] boys, die, die, [Gm] die, die.
[Ab] Ask no questions [B] why.
[Eb] Mama take a look at your [Eb] [Bbm] boy.
[Abm] He's on the street.
[Gb]
He loves the beat.
Mama [Eb] take a look at your boy.
He's much.
[Bbm] [Abm] Mama take a look at his ass.
[Gb] [Eb] Mama take a look at your boy.
Take a look at your [Ebm] boy.
He's a [Abm] military man.
Mama
[Gb] [Ebm] take a look at your boy.
He's dying.
[Ab]
Oh, [Gb] cry.
[Ab] It's with your boy to kill.
[G] You kill [Gb] someday he will.
[Abm] Between [Gb] my boys, die, [Bbm] die, die, die.
[Abm]
Ask no [B] questions
[Gb] why.
[Ebm] One day
[Abm] I will write for [B] you a love song, Mama.
[Gb] [Ebm] Feeling as I do [Abm] will [B] be true.
And you and [Ebm] I, we [Abm] will live our [B] life together [Gb] until that day we die.
[Abm] I will love you, Mama, [B] forever.
[Gb]
So [Ebm] while I'm away, [Abm] I'll write a poem, [B] tell my story.
[Gb]
If you see my children, [Abm]
tell them I'm missing.
[B] [Gb]
I am writing from war.
[Abm] Oh, Mama, I don't know what I'm [B] fighting for.
[Gb] I'm [Ebm] hoping I'm free.
I'll [Gb] return soon.
[B]
One [Ebm] day
[Abm] I will write for you [B] a love song.
[Gb] As the children [Ebm] say, I [Abm] love you [Gb] [B] and hold me.
I am frightened [Gb] in the dark.
[Db]
[Ab] [Gb]
[Eb] [Gb] They have trained your [Ab] boy to kill.
[Gb] [G]
[Ab] [Gb] [Db] They have trained [G] your boy to die.
[Ab] [Gb] Mama, why, [G] Mama, why?
[Gb] [Db] And the [G] blood doesn't go [Ab] deeper.
[Gb] At [G] night I just can't sleep.
[Ab] [F] We go marching on through war.
Why, [Gb] [Ab]
Mama, why?
[B]
[Eb]
[Abm] He's a soldier.
[Gb] He's older.
[Db] [Eb]
[Eb] [Abm]
He's a [Gb] killer.
[Db] [Ebm]
[Abm] He's frightened.
He's [Gb] frightened.
[Eb] Oh, Mama, [Abm]
I tell [Gb] you.
[Db] [Ebm] [Ebm] [Abm]
[Gb] [Db] [Ebm]
[Abm]
[Gb] [Db] [Ebm]
[Abm]
[Gb] [F] [Ebm]
[Abm]
[Gb] [Fm] [Ebm]
[Bb] [Abm]
[Gb] [Ebm]
[Bb]
[Abm] [Gb] [Ebm]
[Gb] [Eb]
[N]
[Eb]
[Gb] [Eb]
[N]
Key:  
Gb
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Abm
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Ebm
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Eb
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Ab
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Gb
134211112
Abm
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Ebm
13421116
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Let's start jamming Phil Lynott - Military Man chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - Ebm, Abm, Gb, Ebm, Abm, B, Gb, Ebm and Gb in sequence. A good strategy is to initiate at 48 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 97 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: G Major.

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This is one for everybody that joins the militia.
It's a song called Military Man.
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Abm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Db] _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] It's with your boy [Gb] to kill.
_ [Bbm] _ You kill [Gb] someday he will.
_ [Abm] Between my [Gb] boys, die, die, [Gm] die, die.
[Ab] Ask no questions [B] why. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ Mama take a look at your [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] boy.
[Abm] He's on the street.
[Gb] _
He loves the beat.
_ Mama [Eb] take a look at your boy.
He's much.
_ [Bbm] _ [Abm] Mama take a look at his ass.
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] Mama take a look at your boy.
Take a look at your [Ebm] boy.
He's a [Abm] military man.
Mama _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ [Ebm] take a look at your _ _ boy.
He's dying.
_ [Ab] _ _
Oh, [Gb] _ cry.
[Ab] It's with your boy to kill.
_ [G] _ You kill [Gb] someday he will. _ _
[Abm] Between [Gb] my boys, die, [Bbm] die, die, die.
[Abm]
Ask no [B] questions _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ why.
[Ebm] One day _
_ _ [Abm] _ I will write for [B] you a love song, Mama.
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] Feeling as I do _ [Abm] will _ [B] be true.
_ _ _ And you and [Ebm] I, _ we [Abm] _ will live our [B] life together _ [Gb] until _ that day we die.
_ [Abm] _ I will love you, Mama, [B] _ forever.
_ [Gb] _ _
So [Ebm] while I'm away, _ _ _ [Abm] I'll write a poem, _ [B] tell my story.
[Gb] _ _
If you see my children, _ _ [Abm] _
tell them I'm missing.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ I am writing from war. _ _
[Abm] Oh, Mama, I don't know what I'm [B] fighting for. _ _
[Gb] _ _ I'm [Ebm] hoping I'm free. _ _
_ I'll [Gb] return soon.
[B] _ _ _
_ _ _ One [Ebm] day _ _
_ [Abm] I will write for you [B] a love song.
_ _ [Gb] _ As the children [Ebm] say, I [Abm] love you [Gb] [B] and hold me.
I am frightened [Gb] in the dark.
[Db] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Gb] _ They have trained your [Ab] boy to kill.
_ [Gb] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _ [Db] They have trained [G] your boy to die.
_ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] Mama, why, [G] Mama, why?
_ _ [Gb] _ [Db] And the [G] blood doesn't go [Ab] deeper.
_ _ [Gb] _ At [G] night I just can't sleep.
_ [Ab] _ _ [F] We go marching on through war.
Why, [Gb] _ [Ab] _
Mama, why?
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Abm] He's a soldier.
_ [Gb] He's older.
_ [Db] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
He's a [Gb] killer.
_ _ [Db] _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] He's frightened.
He's [Gb] frightened.
_ _ [Eb] Oh, Mama, _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
I tell [Gb] you.
_ _ [Db] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Db] _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [F] _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Abm] _ _
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[Abm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
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This song finds its place within the The Live Document album.

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