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Loudon Wainwright Iii
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When  a ship is sinking  and they lower  the lifeboats
 And hand  out the lifejackets, the men  keep on their coats
The  women and the children  are the ones  who must go first
 And the men  who try to save their skins are cowards  and are cursed
Every  man's a captain, men  know how to drown
Man  the lifeboats if there's room, otherwise  go down
 And it's the same when there's a war on; it's the men who go to fight
 Women and children are civilians, when they're killed it's not right
 Men kill men in uniform; it's the way war goes
 When they run they're cowards, when they stay they are heroes
 Every man's a general, men go off to war
 The battlefield's a man's world; cannon fodder's what they're for
 It's the men who have the power; it's the men who have the might
 And the world's a place of horror; because each man think he's right
 A man's home is his castle, so the family let him in
 But what's important in that kingdom, is the women and children
 A husband and a father, every man's a king
 But he's really just a drone, gathers no honey has no sting
 Have pity on the general, the king and the captain
 They know they're expendable, after all they're men

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Readable chord sheet for Men by Loudon Wainwright Iii

[D]When a ship is s[Dmaj7]inking and they l[A]ower the lifeb[A]oats
And h[G]and out the lifejackets, the m[D]en keep on their coats
[D]The women and the c[Dmaj7]hildren are the o[A]nes who must go f[A]irst
And the m[G]en who try to save their skins are c[D]owards and are cursed

[G]Every man's a captain, m[D]en know how to drown
[A]Man the lifeboats if there's room, o[G]therwise go d[D]own

And it's the same when there's a war on; it's the men who go to fight
Women and children are civilians, when they're killed it's not right
Men kill men in uniform; it's the way war goes
When they run they're cowards, when they stay they are heroes

Every man's a general, men go off to war
The battlefield's a man's world; cannon fodder's what they're for

It's the men who have the power; it's the men who have the might
And the world's a place of horror; because each man think he's right
A man's home is his castle, so the family let him in
But what's important in that kingdom, is the women and children

A husband and a father, every man's a king
But he's really just a drone, gathers no honey has no sting

Have pity on the general, the king and the captain
They know they're expendable, after all they're men

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