Written by Phil Lynott
Em Mama, take a look at your boy he's a military man Am Mama, take a look at your boy he's crying Em Mama, take a look at your boy he's a soldier Am Mama, take a look in his eyes they're colder Em Mama, take a look at your boy he's a military man Am G Mama, take a look at your boy he's dying Em Mama, take a look at your boy he's fighting Am G Mama, take a look at your boy he's frightened Am G Am G They have trained your boy to kill and kill some day, he will Am G Am C They have trained your boy to die and ask no questions why Em Mama, take a look at your boy take a look at your boy, take a look at your boy Am G he's a killer, yeah Em Mama, take a look at your boy take a look at him now, take a look at your boy Am G he's a soldier, he's colder, he's older, mama Em Mama, take a look at your boy obey the order Am G Mama, take a look at your boy like a lamb to slaughter Am G Am G They have trained your boy to kill and kill some day, he will Am G Am C They have trained your boy to die and ask no questions why G Em One day Am C I will write for you a love song, mother G Em Am C As the children say, "I love you", please hold me G Em Am C And you and I, we will live our life together G Em Am C Until that day when we die, I will love you, mother, I will always love you SOLO G /Em / Am / C G Em Am C I am writing from this war Oh mama, I don't know what I'm fighting for G Em Am C And have you seen my children? God bless them, kiss them and tell them that I miss them Am G See I'm frightened in the dark Am G Mama, mama, the blood is ankle deep Am G They have trained your boy to kill Am G Kill someday, he will Am C They have trained your boy to die Em Mama, take a look at your boy take a look at your boy, take a look at your boy Am G he's marching, he's a soldier Em Oh mama, oh mama he's on the street Am G he's marching to the back beat
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