Men

men loudon wainwright iii album : history ( 1992 ) capo 2 chords : Dmaj7 xx0222 A * x02225 D Dmaj7 A A * when a ship is sinking and they lower the lifeboats G D and hand out the lifejackets , the men keep on their coats D Dmaj7 A A * the women and the children are the ones who must go first G D and the men who try to save their skins are cowards and are cursed Chorus : G D every man’s a captain , men know how to drown A G D man the lifeboats if there’s room , otherwise go down and it’s the same when there’s a war on; it’s the men who go to fight women and children are civilians , when they’re killed it’s not right men kill men in uniform; it’s the way war goes when they run they’re cowards , when they stay they are heroes Chorus : every man’s a general , men go off to war the battlefield’s a man’s world; cannon fodder’s what they’re for it’s the men who have the power; it’s the men who have the might and the world’s a place of horror; because each man think he’s right a man’s home is his castle , so the family let him in but what’s important in that kingdom , is the women and children Chorus : a husband and a father , every man’s a king but he’s really just a drone , gathers no honey has no sting Chorus : have pity on the general , the king and the captain they know they’re expendable , after all they’re men