Capo on 2 

Intro = G Em D G Em D  G Em C G G Em C G 

verse 1 
G                                     Em           C                G 
Well, your girlfriend takes you round to her house and you meet her folks 
G                      Em                         C                 G 
But they say that your hair's too long and you're not their kind of bloke 
G                    D               C                     D                    
They grab you by the collar and they throw you through the door  
          G                 Em   C               G    G Em C G 
You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war 
  
verse 2 
G                         Em             C              G 
Well, you're working very hard to get promotion at your job 
G                   Em            C                     G 
But arrive late one morning just because you missed the bus 
G                        D                  C             D 
The foreman says, You're fired, 'cause your punctuality's poor 
          G                 Em   C               G    G Em C G 
You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war 
  
verse 3  
G                  Em           C              G 
Then you go into a hotel to get put up for the night 
G                           Em                C                       G 
But they say that you can't stay there, just because your shirt ain't white 
G                       D              C               D 
You're tired and you're hungry and you cannot walk no more  
          G                 Em   C               G     
You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war 
  
Music only as per verse chords 

G Em C G  G Em C G  G D C D  G Em C G  
  
verse 4 
G                        Em              C               G 
Ain't no money, ain't no woman, ain't no roof above your head 
G                      Em           C                  G 
So you lay down in the park and you wish that you were dead 
G                     D               C                D 
The fuzz says you are trespassing and kicks you in the jaw  
          G                 Em   C               G   G Em C G  G Em C G  
You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war 
  
Outro 
G                     D               C                D 
The fuzz says you are trespassing and kicks you in the jaw  
          G                 Em   C               G     
You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war 
          G                 Em   C                G    
You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war  (to fade)