What's A Few Men Chords
What's A Few Men by Hunters And Collectors is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords D, G, C, Dsus4, Am and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Standard Tuning. All chords are open chords. I am unsure of
the fill section at the end of each chorus - but I think its
based around a 'C-shape' sliding upto a D (comments please).
Catch later Andrew.
Intro
G played lightly.
Verse 1
C
The colonel said "these bodies stink"
D G
Won't someone come and drag them away
C
We tried to clean em' out but the more I stare
D G
And the English colonel turns the other way
C
Oh the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
D G
Well I ran for the trench but I did not turn to speak
C
Well my heart said "yes" but my head said "no"
D G
When the English colonel said "its time to go"
Chorus
D Dsus4 Am
He said "what's a few men?"
C Em
said "what's a few men?"
D Dsus4 Am
said "what's a few men?"
C D (fill bit)
said "what's a few men?"
Verse 1
C
The colonel's job is never done"
D G
So he declares time out on Christmas day
C
We held the enemy in our arms
D G
And we ploughed each others dead into the clay
C
Oh the lord said that death will be no longer
D G
And all of these things will pass away
C
There'll be no sorrow and there'll be no pain
D G
And we'll swap cigarettes on Christmas day
C
Well my heart said "yes" but my head said "no"
D G
When the English colonel said "its time to go"
Chorus
Chords till outro end on G