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[Verse 1]
A7
I was sittin' in a bar, boozin' and losin'
E
And some jackoff walks up cruisin' for a bruisin'
D E A E
Poppin' off and makin' my whole redneck red
A
He asked my girl if she'd like to dance
F#m
He had three buddies so I had no chance
D E A
I looked around the room for a friend and I saw Fred
B7
A quick evaluation of the situation
E
And we entered into a conversation
B7 E
It seemed to last the better part of the next two songs
B7
Now I didn't say and they didn't ask
E
But Fred did two tours over in Iraq
D E
And, son, it was over before it was even on
[Chorus]
D
Call a Marine
A
Instead of 911
B7 E
They're built to improvise, adapt and overcome
C#7
When you're in knee deep and you're up shit's creek
F#m B
And you've tried everything
A
Tell you what you do
E A A D E A
Call a Marine!
[Verse 2]
A
Now my sister's husband didn't love her no more
E D
And he runned off with a skinny little whore
E A
And left her sittin' around the house with a couple of kids
E A
She just lays around in that muumuu gown
F#m
Old girl put on about 35 pounds
D E A
One day I went over to her house and I said, "Hey, sis"
B
If you wanna fix what troubles you
E
Just ease down to the VFW
B E
And you'll walk through the door and turns those boys' heads
B
For most of those boys it's been awhile
E
Just show a little leg and that Marlboro smile
D E
And if that don't work out for you, girl, ask for Fred
[Chorus]
D
Call a Marine
A
Instead of 911
B7 E
They're built to improvise, adapt and overcome
C#7
When you're in knee deep and you're up shit's creek
F#m B
And you've tried everything
A
Tell you what you do
E A A
Call a Marine!
[Bridge]
F#m E
Some douche bag rises up and overthrows his government
F#m E
Diplomacy ain't workin' and the ammos all been spent
F#m E
The world is in a crisis and the media's a curse
D
I'll tell you what to do
E
When it goes from bad to worse
[Chorus]
D
Call a Marine
A
Instead of 911
B7 E
They're built to improvise, adapt and overcome
C#7
When you're in knee deep and you're up shit's creek
F#m B
And you've tried everything
A
Tell you what you do
E A F#
Call a Marine!
B7
Tell you what to do, baby
E
You can call
A D A7 A
Call a Marine! Yeah yeah
