(acoustic version from the "You Happy Puppet" CD Single) GGGG AGDD G I always knew that you would Take yourself far from home Am G As soon as, as far as D You could go G By the quarter inch cut of your hair And the army issued green Am G For the past six weeks I can tell D Where you've been G D For I knew, I could see Am G It was all cut and dried to me Am There was soldier's blue blood G D Streaming inside your veins G D There's a world outside of this room Am G And when you meet it promise me Am G That you won't meet it D With your gun G For now, you are one One of the brave few Am G It's so awful sad that we need D Boys like you G I hope the day never comes For here's your live round, son Am G Stock and barrel, safety trigger D Here's your gun G D For I knew, I could see Am G It was all cut and dried to me Am There was soldier's blue blood G D Streaming inside your veins G D There's a world outside of this room Am G And when you meet it promise me Am G That you won't meet it D With your gun, taking aim G Am For I don't mean, to argue G Am That they've made a decent boy of you G D I don't mean to spoil your homecoming, but Am G Baby brother, you would expect me to Am G Stock and barrel, safety trigger D Here's your gun G So now does your heart pitter-pat With that patriotic sound Am When you see the stripes of G D Old Glory waving G D For I knew, I could see Am G It was all cut and dried to me Am There was soldier's blue blood G D Streaming inside your veins G D There's a world outside of this room Am G And when you meet it promise me Am G That you won't meet it D With your gun, taking aim G Am For I don't mean, to argue G Am That they've made a decent boy of you G D I don't mean to spoil your homecoming Am D My baby brother Jude G Am And I don't mean to hurt you G Am By saying these things again G D They're so good at making soldiers Am But they're not as good at making G Men