You'll Be a Man
Malvina ReynoldsVersion1
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They'll make a man of you, my son.
You'll wear the green beret
And answer ev'ry question with a gun.
You'll wear a uniform, a signet on your sleeve.
You'll have a power that you never would believe.
And any problem that you meet,
You'll put a bullet through its head
Till ev'rything that moves is dead.
When your time's up and you've returned,
They'll take your gun away
But not the tricks you've learned.
You'll wear a uniform, the neat civilian brown,
Your hair the proper cut, the proper part of town,
And any problem that you meet,
You'll stamp it bloody with your feet,
Or roll it in barbed wire and get it off the street.
And any idea that you cannot comprehend,
You'll put the handcuffs on and that will be the end,
And anything that grows you'll cover with cement.
They'll make a man of you, my son.
It's not 100% but it'll work. You're welcome submit a more accurate version.
By caho
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Readable chord sheet for You'll Be a Man by Malvina Reynolds
[E] [Am] [E] [Am] [E]They'll make a man of you, my [Am]son. [E]You'll wear the green beret [Am]And answer ev'ry [E]question with a [Am]gun. [Am] [C]You'll wear a uniform, a [Dm]signet on your [G]sleeve. [C]You'll have a power that you [Dm]never would [G]believe. [E]And any problem that you [Am]meet, [E]You'll put a bullet through its head [Am]Till ev'rything that [E]moves is [Am]dead. [Am] [E]When your time's up and you've [Am]returned, [E]They'll take your gun away [Am]But not the [E]tricks you've [Am]learned. [C]You'll wear a uniform, t[Dm]he neat civilian [G]brown, [C]Your hair the proper cut, [Dm]the proper part of [G]town, [E]And any problem that you [Am]meet, [E]You'll stamp it bloody with your [Am]feet, [Dm]Or roll it in [G]barbed [E]wire and get [Am]it off [Am]the street. [E]And any idea that you cannot [Am]comprehend, [E]You'll put the handcuffs on and t[Am]hat wil[E]l be the e[Am]nd, [C]And anything that grows [E]you'll cover with [Am]cement. [E]They'll make a man of you, my [Am]son. It's not 100% but it'll work. You're welcome submit a more accurate version. By caho