(Am)I jumped straight at it when I had the chance,
(Dm)I joined the army and (F) I went to France
At (E) Roose(B7)velt's req(Am)uest.
(Am)Two weeks of sitting in the mud
Made me(Dm) lie to the man that I could (F) drive a truck
For (E) the Red (B7) Ball (Am) Express.
(F)All we do is keep it rolling on
(Dm)Trading bodies for petroleum
(C)Heating rations on the manifold
(E)And never sleep enough to dream about home
(Am)Benzedrined and looking through cat eyes
Of (Dm) a deuce and a half and a (F) days supply
Of (E) jerry (B7) cans in (Am) back
(Am)Aint no secret how the generals felt.
(Dm)"F**k the men they can (F) eat their belts
but the (E) tanks they (B7) must have (Am) gas"
(F)All we do is keep it rolling on
(Dm)Trading bodies for petroleum
(C)Heating rations on the manifold
(E)And never sleep enough to dream about home
(Am)The gears are sticking and the pressure's low
(Dm)I felt the bump that means its (F) time to go
(E)Another (B7) twenty (Am) miles.
(Am)Thirty-six hours and I still ain't slept
(Dm)I'm hearing voices talk (F) inside my head
In (E) Burma (B7) Shaving (Am) rhyme
(F)All we do is keep it rolling on
(Dm)Trading bodies for petroleum
(C)Heating rations on the manifold
(E)Even now I've never felt that old
(Am)Because fifty years later and you don't forget
(Dm)Being eighteen and (F) scared to death
In a (E) world that's (B7) changing (Am) fast
(Am)Now my own son sends his own son off
(Dm)To fight the next fight (F) to be fought
And the (E) Red Ball (B7) brings me (Am) back..
