Private First Class Chords
by Kevin Devine
Private First Class by Kevin Devine is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Tabbed By: Brandon Chastain [email protected]
Private First Class by Kevin Devine & The Goddamn Band Bubblegum
Drop D tuning, no capo
Corrections/parts I didn't tab are absolutely welcomed.
This is a "simple" version of the song. If you play this with a band you might
want to change a lot of it match the studio version more closely.
(Intro)
e |---------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------33------------------------------33-------------------|
A |------3366--6633-4-44---4-44----------3366--6633-4-44---4-44/66|
D |-3-366----------6----------------3-366----------6--------------|
(Verse)
Private Manning standing in a court room,
pleading guilty, she shouldn't have to
Truth be told, should be floating down routes
The truth was told, and what good did that do?
e |---------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------|
G |-----5-----6---5----------5-----6---5--------------|
D |-6---5---6-6---5-1--5/6---5---6-6---5-1------------|
A |-6---3---6-4---3-1--5/6---3---6-4---3-1------------|
D |-6-------6-------1--5/6-------6-------1------------|
(Chorus)
But if it was you, you might wish you'd been born a liar
e |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-3--------------6-------------6--------------6---------6--------6--------|
e |-3--------------6-------------6--------------6---------6--------6--------|
A |-1--111/3333----4--6--3333----4--6--3333-----4--6------4--6-----4-6-1----|
D |----111/3333-------6--3333-------6--3333--------6---------6-------6-1----|
(li-ar) (li-ar) (co-o-ward)
(verse 2)
His conscience barked as he watched our Apache
Cowboy-kill civilian Iraqis
The laughter rolled like tanks over bodies
She thought, what if everyone could see what I see?
e |---------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------|
G |-----5-----6---5----------5-----6---5--------------|
D |-6---5---6-6---5-1--5/6---5---6-6---5-1------------|
A |-6---3---6-4---3-1--5/6---3---6-4---3-1------------|
D |-6-------6-------1--5/6-------6-------1------------|
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
Nine months in a hole
Three years in a cage
For having a soul
The American way
e |---------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------|
G |-3-------5---6-------------------------------------|
D |-3---3---5---6-------------------------------------|
A |-1---3---3---4-------------------------------------|
D |-----3---------------------------------------------|
(Intro/Solo)
(Chorus)
And not a hero!
e |---------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------|
D |----------33---------------------------------|
A |------3366--6633-4-44---4-44-----------------|
D |-3-366----------6------------------3-3333333-|