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Band - The Kinks
Song - Yes Sir, No Sir
G D
Yes Sir, no Sir
Bb F
Where do I go Sir
Eb Bb
What do I do Sir
Ab A Bb
What do I say
Bb F
Yes Sir, no Sir
Eb Bb
Where do I go Sir
Eb Bb
What do I do Sir
Ab A Bb
How do I behave
Bb F
Yes Sir, no Sir
Eb Bb
Permission to speak Sir
Eb Bb
Permission to breathe Sir
Ab A Bb Ab A Bb Ab A Bb
What do I say, how do I behave, what do I say
Bb Bb/A Bb/G Bb/F
So you think that you've got ambition
Eb Eb/D Eb/C Eb/Bb
Stop your dreaming and your idle wishing
Db Db/C Db/Bb Db/Ab
You're outside and there ain't no admission
Ab A Bb
To our play
Bb Bb/A Bb/G Bb/F
Pack up your ambition in your old kit bag
Eb Eb/D Eb/C Eb/Bb
Soon you'll be happy with a packet of fags
D Db/C Db/Bb Db/Ab
Chest out stomach in
Ab A Bb Ab A Bb
Do what I say, do what I say
Ab A Bb
Yes right away
G D
Yes Sir, no Sir
Bb F
Where do I go Sir
Eb Bb
What do I do Sir
Ab A Bb
What do I say
Bb F
Yes Sir, no Sir
Eb Bb
Permission to speak Sir
Eb Bb
Permission to breathe Sir
Ab A Bb Ab A Bb Ab A Bb
What do I say, how do I behave, what do I say
(Faster Doggie Paddle Comp)
Cm
Doesn't matter who you are
Bb Ab Eb
You're there and there you are
Cm
Everything Is in its place
Bb Ab Eb
Authority must be maintained
G7 C
And then we know exactly where we are
C
Let them feel that they're important to the cause
Bb
But let them know that they are fighting for their homes
C
Just be sure that they're contributing their all
C
Give the scum a gun and make the bugger fight
Bb
And be sure to have deserters shot on sight
C
If he dies we'll send a medal to his wife
G D
Yes Sir, no Sir
Eb F
Please let me die Sir
Eb Bb Ab A Bb
I think this life is affecting my brain
Bb F
Yes Sir, no Sir
Eb Bb
Three bags full Sir
Eb Bb Ab A Bb
What do I do Sir, what do I say
Ab A Bb Ab A Bb Ab A Bb Ab A Bb
What do I say, how do I behave, what do I say
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sharon Wanna Be |
#1 by sharon howell at Apr 1, 1985 at 6:48 PM EST |
| Unquestioned authoritarian british army. From the "Arthur.. or the decline & fall of the british Empire" album. | |
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Justice Wanna Be |
#2 by Justice Fish at Jun 6, 1988 at 8:56 PM EST |
| He's saying how in the army you are conditioned to be essentially a robot. They tell you what to do to the point that you can't even do anything on your own. I think the line "Permission to breathe sir" sums it up pretty well. | |