The Universal Soldier

He's five foot two a and he's (G#m)six feet four,

a he (F#)fights with and a missiles and with (B)spears.

And He's (E)all of (F#)thirtyone and he's (B)only (G#m)seventeen,

he's been a (E)soldier for a thousand (C#m7)years.

(F#)He's a Catholic, a du an (G#m)atheist,

a a (F#)Buddhist and a Baptist and a (B)Jew.

And he (E)knows he shouldn't (F#)kill and he (B)knows he always (G#m)will,

kill you for (E)me my friend and me or (C#m7)you.

(F#)And he's fighting for for Canada,

he's (G#m)fighting for for France, he's (E)fighting for the (F#)U.

S. (B)A.

And he's (E)fighting for the (F#)Russians and he's (B)fighting for (G#m)Japan,

and he (E)thinks we'll put an end to war this (C#m7)way.

(F#)And he's fighting for democracy, he's (G#m)fighting for the Reds,

he (E)says it's for the (F#)peace of (B)all.

He's the (E)one who must (F#)decide sians who's to (B)live and who's to (G#m)die,

and he (E)never sees the writing on the (C#m7)wall.

(F#)But with (E)out him, how would (F#)Hitler have (B)condemned him at (G#m)Liebau?

(E)Without him, Caesar (F#)would have stood (B)alone.

He's the (E)one who gives his (F#)body as a (B)weapon of the (G#m)war,

and (E)without him all this killing can't go (C#m7)on.

(F#)He's the (E)universal (F#)soldier and he (B)really is to (G#m)blame,

his (E)orders come from (F#)far away no (B)more.

They come from (E)him and you and (F#)me,

and, (B)brothers, can't you (G#m)see?

This is (E)not the way we put the end to (C#m)war.