Two weeks from twenty
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[(intro) ]F Em C7 F Fm F#9 F G
(verso 1)
A
Jimmy wasn't
A7
really popular
D
He had a couple of
D7
friends back home
F
Sooner or later they're
G
all getting out
C
So he had to
join up alone
A
He was dreaming
A7
of the Ivy League
Since he was
D D7
only 3 feet tall
F
Get the hell out
G
of Jersey and then
C
He would never
look back at all
(Refrão)
F
And then you hear them
Em
say That miles away
C7
We lost another one
F
that we sent with a gun
Fm
They're gonna miss him
F#m7
he was two weeks from twenty
F
And there's still no shame
G
From the man to blame
(verso 2)
A
Jimmy never had
A7
a reason to stay
Cause all the
D D7
factories shut down
F
All he had was
G
a line for his name
C
So he could sign away
his right to be proud
A
He tried to kiss her
A7
on the way out the door
D
But she just put her
D7
little hand on his face
F
I don't understand why
G
you're leaving she said
C
But I hope you're
C7
gonna ask me to wait
(Refrão)
( Am F ) (2x)
( Bb Bbm F C/E Dm Gm C7 )
(ponte)
F
Jimmy's mother went
G
to Capitol Hill
Em
So she could fill her
Am G
heart up with joy
Dm
Maybe shake a few
G
hands while she's there
Em
And tell him thank you
Am G
sir for taking my boy
(Refrão)
(outro)
F
still no shame
G F
and We're all to blame
G
We're all to blame
F
We're all to blame
G
We're all to blame
F G F G F G F G F
We're all to blame
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