I Dont Wanna Be A Soldier

John Lennon / I don’t wanna be a Soldier From "Imagine" (1971) Written by John Lennon This song is a long jam with only two chords. They should be played without the 3rd even though they are basically major chords (especially the e-piano plays the major chords passingly). [Intro]     1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   |----------------|   |--5-----5--/7---|   |--5-----5--/7---|   |--5-----5--/7---| 5/7---------------|   |----------------| A5    x-0-2-2-x-x D5    x-x-0-2-3-x or as D7 x-x-0-2-1-x [Intro] | /   | | | % | % | % | [Verse] Well I don’t wanna be a soldier mamma I don’t wanna die Well I don’t wanna be a sailor mamma I don’t wanna fly Well ... I don’t wanna be a failure mamma I don’t wanna cry Well I don’t wanna be a soldier mamma I don’t wanna die   Oh no oh no oh no oh no [Verse] Well I don’t wanna be a rich man mamma I don’t wanna cry Well I don’t wanna be a poor man mamma I don’t wanna fly Well I don’t wanna be a lawyer mamma I don’t wanna lie Well I don’t wanna be a soldier mamma I don’t wanna die Oh no oh no oh no oh no oh no oh no Hit it! [Solo] | | % | % | % | | | % | [Verse] Well I don’t wanna be a soldier mamma I don’t wanna die Well I don’t wanna be a thief now mamma I don’t wanna fly Well I don’t wanna be a churchman mamma I don’t wanna cry Well I don’t wanna be a soldier mamma I don’t wanna die Oh no oh no oh no oh no oh no oh no Hit it! [Solo] | | % | % | % | | | % | % | Oh well I don’t wanna be a soldier mamma I don’t wanna die Well I don’t wanna be a sailor mamma I don’t wanna fly Well I don’t wanna be a failure mamma I don’t wanna cry Well I don’t wanna be a soldier mamma I don’t wanna die Oh no oh no oh no oh no [Outro] (fade out into delay feedback and noise)