Put My Name Down

Verse 1
G
I had a brother in the infantry,
G
I thought you knowed.

I had a brother in the infantry,
D7           D
Way down the road
G                     G7
He’s got a home and a wife and a baby.
    C
He don't like war,
       C7
And he don't mean maybe
N.C.     D                  G
And he's gonna put his name down

Chorus
          G
I’m gonna put my name down, brother,
G
Where do I sign?

I'm gonna join the fight for peace
D7             D
Right down the line
G
Ashes to ashes and dust to dust
       C
If you don't sign up the world's gonna bust
        D                 G
So I’m, gonna put my name down

Verse 2
G
I had a sister in Portland Maine,
G
I thought you knowed.

I had a sister in Portland Maine,
D7           D
Way down the road
G                     G7
She lost a son at Anzio.
    C                 C7
And now she wants the world to know,
N.C.        D                  G
That she's gonna put her name down

Chorus
G
I’m gonna put my name down, brother,
G
Where do I sign?

I'm gonna join the fight for peace
D7             D
Right down the line
G
Ashes to ashes and dust to dust
       C
If you don't sign up the world's gonna bust
        D                 G
So I’m, gonna put my name down

Verse 3
G
I've got a brother in Birmingham,
G
I thought you knowed.

I've got a brother in Birmingham,
D7           D
Way down the road
G                G7
He don't want an ocean trip.
    C
On a Jim Crow Navy,
       C7
On a Jim Crow ship
N.C.     D                  G
And he's gonna put his name down

Chorus
G
I’m gonna put my name down, brother,
G
Where do I sign?

I'm gonna join the fight for peace
D7             D
Right down the line
G
Ashes to ashes and dust to dust
       C
If you don't sign up the world's gonna bust
        D                 G
So I’m, gonna put my name down

Verse 4
G
I've got a brother in Leningrad,
G
I thought you knowed.

I've got a brother in Leningrad,
D7           D
Way down the road
G                G7
On lots of things we don't agree.
    C
But he wants peace
C7
Just like me,
N.C.     D                  G
And he's gonna put his name down

Chorus
G
I’m gonna put my name down, brother,
G
Where do I sign?

I'm gonna join the fight for peace
D7             D
Right down the line
G
Ashes to ashes and dust to dust
       C
If you don't sign up the world's gonna bust
        D                 G
So I’m, gonna put my name down

Verse 5
G
I've got brothers throughout this land,
G
I thought you knowed.

I've got sisters throughout this land,
D7           D
Way down the road
G                       G7
From the Golden Gate to Baltimore
    C
We all say
C7
We don't want war,
N.C.     D                  G
And I'm gonna put my name down