Call Out The Corps Chords

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[Verse 1]
[D]Oh [G]once [D]I was happy,
I had [G]a fine h[D]ome.
MacArthur then called me
and soon [Em]I was gon[A]e.
Was off [D]to Korea, it's not [G]very [D]far.
It's just a police action,
it isn't a war.
Don't call out to the Army,
don't [G]call out to the Navy,
don't [D]call out to Coast Guard,
just [A]call out the [D]Corps.
Well I visited the Army,
some fighting [G]to [D]see
I thought that those heroes
would show [Em]it to me
[A]Alas, tho[D]ugh I listened
so close [G]for the word
[D]To the rear march with track shoes
was all that I heard
Don't call out the Army,
don't [G]call out the Navy
Don't [D]call out the Coast Guard,
just call out the Corps
Well, I visited the lines
south of [G]Hageroo -ree
[D]And thousands of Chinese
was all I [Em]could see
[A]The marines on [D]the ground
was all [G]holding their own
[D]But the dogfaces round them
was running for home
Don't call out the army,
don't [G]call out the navy
Don't [D]call out the Coast Guard,
just call out the Corps
Well, we fought that invasion
in Cori[G]a way,
[D]But the stateside newspapers
had this [Em]much to [A]say,
The mighty [D]5th Air Force
has done [G]it [D]again,
It's back to the doghouse,
Jirene fightin' man.
Don't call out the Army,
don't [G]call out the Navy,
Don't [D]call out the Coast Guard,
just call out the Corps.
So all you civilians
just heed [G]these grim [D]words
They say we hunt headlines,
but that's [E]for the bird[A]s
When [D]they're in trouble
and they shake [G]in their jeans
[D]The first ones they call
are [A]the U .S. Mar[D]ines
Don't call out the Army,
don't [G]call out the Navy
Don't [D]call out the Coast Guard,
just [A]call out [D]the [G]Corps [D]you