Commonwealth boys Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][C][Gsus4][G][C][Gsus4][C][G][C][Gsus4][C]
[G][C][Gsus4]
[G]Don't

[Verse 1]
ever call me a man
[C]I'll de[G]cide for myself to
tell you what I [C]am
[G]Don't want to be called
a boy know [C]more
Cause [G]boys fill the [Gsus4]trenches
in im[G]perialist [C]war
Don't [G]ever call me

[Verse 2]
a queen
[C]Victor[G]ian values just ain't the sce[C]ne
Don't [G]want to be held responsible for [C]you
To [G]blame you for the future and
the history [C]too[G]
[C]We are the [G]Common[Gsus4]wealth boys

[Verse 3]
[C]
South [G]African village [C]and Ja[G]maican toys
Born to cre[C]ate but [Gsus4]trained to destroy
[C]And[G] I am [C]a Com[G]monwealth boy[C]
[G]Don't ask if I'm

[Verse 4]
a respectable for[C]ce
I'm a [G]ineffectual,
[Gsus4]intel lec[G]tual of [C]course
[G]You would not up stand
a really pretentious [C]fool
I became [G]aware in the [Gsus4]care of
[G]a waitr[C]esses' school
[G]Don't even call me a friend of the post

[Verse 5]
[C]
The [G]fox holes have fallen and
the cemeteries [C]closed
[G]And I've been slaving down on charity farm
[C]Livin' lik[Gsus4]e a socialist
[G]with blood on [C]my arm
[G]We

[Verse 6]
[C]are the [G]Commonwealth [F]youths
[Gsus4]From Thun[G]der and Turnside were
looking for [Gsus4]jobs
[G]Born to create but[C] doo[G]med to [Gsus4]destroy
[G]I a[C]m a Comm[G]onwealth boy[Gsus4][C][Gsus4]
[G][Gsus4]

[Interlude 1]
[C][Gsus4][C][F]
[C][F][C]
Yeah, [G]don't ever call me

[Verse 7]
a man
[C]I'l[G]l decide for myself what I a[C]m
[G]Don't want to be [Gsus4]a boy kno[G]w mor[C]e
Cause [G]boys fill the trenches
in imperialist [C]war

[Verse 8]
[G]Don't ever call [Gsus4]me a queen[G]
[C]Victorian [G]values just ain't my sce[C]ne
[G]Don't want to be responsible [C]for you
We [G]blame you for the future and the history [C]too[G][Gsus4]

[Interlude 2]
[C][Dm][F][C][G][C][Dm][F][G][Dm][C][G][C][Dm][C][G]
[Dm][C][G][C]
[Dm][C][G][C][Dm][C][G][C][Dm][G][C][G][C][Gsus4][F][Gsus4][G]
[C][Gsus4][C][G][C][F][G][C][G][F][G][C][F][G]
[C][Gsus4]
[G]Don't[C]

[Verse 9]
[G][F][G][C][G][F][C][G][C][G][F][Gsus4][G]
[C]eve[Gsus4]r call me[F] a [Gsus4]man[G][Gsus4][G][Gsus4]
[G]I'll decid[C]e whe[G]n my[F]
[C]life end[G]s
I'm a boy, I'm [C]a boy, don't
you tell the [G]fairies
[C]I'm a boy, I'm a [G]boy [C]but my [G]mother [F]would [C]not admit it[Gsus4]
[G][C][G][F][Gsus4][G][C][G][Gsus4][C][Gsus4][G][Gsus4]