The Reserves' Lament Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][C][D][G][C][D]
[G]We won't forget

[Verse 1]
Korea
[C]and we can't [D]forget old Gua[G]m
For Syngman Rhee and [C]Stalin,
they [D]made us feel at home
[G]They sav[A]ed their biggest fireworks
till the marine reserves came [D]through
And [G]all we got was a [C]crock of turds
from you and [D]you and [G]you[C][D][G][C][D]
[G]The mortars were terrific[C]
and the small [D]arms were intense
[G]The flyboys bombed the fro[C]nt lines
and the [D]gobs stood on the [G]fence
The [A]regulars took the desk jobs,
the reserves were called en [D]masse
And they [G]knew that the marine [C]reserves
were [D]there to [F]save their [G]ass[C][D][C][G][C]
[D]
[G]Then Congress sent a tou[C]r around
and they [D]loaded up with scotch
[G]While they were really livin'[C],
we had [D]forties up the crotch
[G]They cri[A]ed, let's kill the bastards,
let's drive them to their knees
[G]But there weren't any congre[C]ssmen
in the list of [G]casualties[C][D][G][C][D]
[G]We love you dear old U .[C]S .A.
with all [D]our aching hearts
[G]That's why we joined the dam[C] reserved
and [D]tried to do our parts
[G]And we [A]won't cry or squawk
because we're fighting all alone
[D]Som[G]eday the regulars may[C] come
and then we'll all go [G]home
[C][D][G][Am][C]
[G]
I'm going to raise a [C]family
when this [D]cruel war is [G]through
I hope I'll have a boun[C]cing boy
[D]to tell my stories [G]to
But if someday [A]when he grows up
he joins the Marine Reserve
[D]I'll kic[G]k his ass from daw[C]n to dusk,
cause [G]that's what [C]he'll
de[G]serve

[Outro 1]
[G][C][D][G][C][D][G]