Ballad Of October 16 Chords

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[Verse 1]
[D]It [A]was[D] on a Saturday night,
and the [G]moon was shining [D]bright,
They passed the conscription [A]bill,
And the [D]people they did say,
for [G]many miles away,
[D]Was the Pre[A]sident an[Bm]
d his [A]boys on Capitol [D]Hill.
Old [Bm]Franklin [G]Roosevelt [D]told
the people how he felt.
We damn near believe what he [A]said.
He said, [D]I hate war, and s[G]o does Elendor,
[D]but we won't be safe till
[A]everybody's [D]dead.[G][D]
[A][D]
When my poor old mother died,
I was [G]sitting by her [D]side
A -promising to war I'd never [A]go
But now I'm [D]wearing cocky jeans
and [G]eatin' army [D]beans
An[A]d I'm [D]told that [Bm]J .P. [A]Morgan loves me
[D]so I have wandered over this land,
a [G]Roman working man,
[D]No clothes to wear
and not much food to [A]eat,
But now the [D]government
puts the bill,
Gives me [G]clothes and feeds me [D]swill,
Gets me [A]shot and [Bm]puts me
un[A]derground six [D]feet.
Old [G]Franklin Roosevelt told
the [D]people how he felt
We damn near believed what he [A]said
He [D]said, I hate war,
and [G]so does Elean[D]or
But we won't be saved
till [A]everybody's [D]dead[G][D]
[A][D]
Why, nothing can be wrong
if it [G]makes our country [D]strong.
We gotta get tough to save [A]democracy.
And [D]though it may mean war,
we must de[G]fend [D]Singapore.
[A]This don't hurt you [Bm]half as
[A]much as it hurts [D]me.
Old [G]Franklin Roosevelt told
the [D]people how he felt,
we damn near believe what he [A]said.
He said, [D]I hate war,
and [G]so does Eleanor[D],
but we won't be safe till [A]everybody's [D]dead.