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
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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