Private John Q
Glen Campbell
1965 single
1975 Album I'll Paint You A Song
Intro D# Bb D#
Verse 1
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Well I read in the papers and I seen it on the televison
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Everybody's talkin' about a World War three
Well here I am a single boy unemployed and everything
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Somebody better stop and worry about me
Chorus 1
D#7
Well can't you just see me now chin up chest out
G# D#
A hup two three four all day through
Well everybody seems to be worried about a somethin' other
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Who's gonna worry about a Private John Q
Bb Bb7 D# Bb D# Bb
Well who's gonna worry about a Private John Q
Verse 2
D#
When I was a little boy I use to sit an dream of travelin'
Bb D#
Go to lots of foriegn countries on a sight seein' tours
The way it's lookin' now I can stop savin' money maybe
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Go free sponsered by a thrid world war
Chorus 2
D#7
Well can't you just see me now chin up chest out
G# D#
A hup two three four all day through
Well everybody seems to be worried about a somethin' other
Bb Bb7 D#
Who's gonna worry about a Private John Q
Bb Bb7 D# Bb D# Bb
Well who's gonna worry about Private John Q
Verse 3
D#
Well sometimes I get disheartened and try even not to think about it
Bb D#
Heaven knows it's hard to keep from lettin' it get me down
But I'll stand proud when everybody else will be a
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Runnin' helter skelter for the shelter underground
Outro
D#7
Well can't you just see me now chin up chest out
G# D#
A hup two three four all day through
Well everybody seems to be worried about a somethin' other
Bb Bb7 D#
Who's gonna worry about a Private John Q
Bb Bb7 D# Bb D#
Well whose gonna worry 'bout a Private John Q
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God Bless Glen Travis Campbell