John Butler Trio - Id Do Anything Soldiers Lament Chords

Capo 1st Fret

                 Am       C                      G      F
Tell me what you want girl, you tell me what you need.
             Am                        C
You know you just say the word I'll be right there,
            G                   F
yes I'll be right there at your feet
                     Am             C
because you know you rock girl yeah,
                  G        F
and I love how we roll -
      Am
but I left you all alone,
       C                         G                 F
all we got is the phone and it's never gonna be enough

               Am       C
Living in this dug-out
                G    F
a million miles away,   
       Am                    C                           G                  F
Man, I wish they'd pad these walls, like an institution, man, I'm going crazy
                 Am            C            G        F
Because when I'm away from you girl, I lose myself
            Am                  C
You know my train jumps off the tracks and all
   G                 D
my pots fall off the shelf.

Am C   G  F               Am C     G  F
   Oh,    I'd do anything,   yeah,    just to be with you,
Am C   G  F               Am C     G  F
   Oh,    I'd do anything,   oh       just to be with you girl
Am C G F
       be with you

              Am          C                     G        F
It's a little girl's birthday and yeah, we are apart -
            Am                     C                   G      F
ain't gonna make a big deal out of it but it breaks my heart
                   Am         C                        G      F
You tell her "Papa loves her" yeah, and it won't be too long,
           Am            C                           G                     F
'til we're all together again and yes you know we're all singing yes those songs.

                 Am   C                     G       F
I escape into my tv - yeah, I know you understand
         Am                C
Man they call that sh*t reality,
                      G               F
I'd like to see those fools in Afghanistan.
               Am        C
Living in this cold damn world,
             G           F
hell bent on self-destruction -
       Am                  C                     G                       F
what I need right now is a little bit of love, a little bit of love and affection.

Am C   G  F               Am C     G  F
   Oh,    I'd do anything,   yeah,    just to be with you,
Am C   G  F               Am C     G  F
   Oh,    I'd do anything,   oh       just to be with you girl
Am C G F
       Just to be with you, 
Am C G F
       just to be with you girl, 
Am C G F
       Be with you

Am C G F


                 Am       C                      G      F
Tell me what you want girl, you tell me what you need.
             Am                        C
You know you just say the word I'll be right there,
            G                   F     Am
yes I'll be right there at your feet