Men
Loudon Wainwright IiiVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
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