G.I. Blues

VERSE 1
  3    4   5 3   4    5  3  4    5  3    4   5  3
They give us a room with a view of the beau-ti-ful
  4
Rhine.
  4   -5  -6 4  -5   -6  4  -5  -6  4   -5  -6  4
They give us a room with a view of the beau-ti-ful
  5
Rhine.
 6  -6 6  -7 -7  -7   -7  -7 -6  -6  4 3  4   4
Gim-me a mud-dy old creek in Tex-as an-y old time!

CHORUS

  6  -6     6   7    -6    6     5    7  7 -6  -6
I've got those hup, two, three, four oc-cu-pa-tion
6  4    5
G. I. blues.
  6  6  -5 -6  7   -8  7    8   -8 -8 7  -6   6
From my G. I. hair to the heels of my G. I. shoes.
 6  -6 6   -8  -7    6   -6    7
And if I don't go state-side soon,
 8    8  8  8   7    7
I'm gon-na blow my fuse!

VERSE 2
We get hassenfeffer and black pumpernickel for chow.
We get hassenfeffer and black pumpernickel for
chow.
I'd blow my next month's pay for a slice of, Texas
cow!

CHORUS

VERSE 3
We'd like to be heroes but all that we do here is march.
We'd like to be heroes but all that we do here is
march.
And they don't give the Purple Heart for a fallen 
arch!

CHORUS

VERSE 4
The frauleins are pretty as flowers, but we can't make a pass.
The frauleins are pretty as flowers, but we can't make a pass.
'Cause they're all wearin' signs sayin' "Keepen Sie off the grass!"

CHORUS to end.


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