Draft Dodger Rag
Draft Dodger Rag

Draft Dodger Rag chords by Phil Ochs

N/A•
Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 3

Capo

Transpose

0

Capo

  • G

  • D

  • G#

    4

  • A

  • Ab

    4

  • G

  • D

  • G#

    4

  • A

  • Ab

    4
    • Verse 1
    Draft 
    Dodger 
    Rag 

    Phil 
    Ochs 

    Written 
    by Phil 
    Ochs 

    Verse 2
    Oh, 
    I'm 
    just 
    a typical 
    American 

    boy 
    from 
    a 
    typical 
    American 
    town 

    I 
    believe 
    in 
    God 
    and 
    Senator 
    Dodd 
    and 

    a-keepin' old 
    old 
    Castro 
    down 

    And 
    when 
    it 
    came 
    my 
    time 
    to serve 
    I 

    knew 
    "better 
    dead 
    than 
    red" 

    But 
    when 
    I 
    got 
    to 
    my old 
    draft 
    board, 

    Verse 3
    buddy, 
    this 
    is 
    what 
    I 
    said: 

    CHORUS 

    Sarge, 
    I'm 
    only 
    eighteen, 

    I got 
    a ruptured 
    spleen 

    Verse 4
    And 
    I always 
    carry 
    a 
    purse 

    Verse 5
    I got 
    eyes 
    like 
    a bat, 
    and 
    my 
    feet 
    are 
    flat, 

    and my 
    asthma's get
    ting 
    worse 

    Verse 6
    Yes, 
    think 
    of 
    my 
    career, 
    my 
    sweetheart 
    dear, 

    and 
    my 
    poor 
    old 
    inval
    id 
    aunt 

    Verse 7
    Besides, 
    I ain't 
    no 
    fool, 

    I'm 
    a-goin' 
    to 
    to school 

    Verse 8
    And 
    I'm 
    working 
    in 
    a 
    DEE-fense 
    plant 

    plant 

    Verse 9
    I've 
    got 
    a 
    dislocated 
    disc 

    and 
    a 
    wracked 
    up 
    back 

    I'm 
    al
    lergic 
    to 
    flowers 
    and 
    bugs 

    And 
    when 
    the 
    bombshell 
    hits, 

    I get 
    epi
    leptic 
    fits 

    And 
    I'm 
    addicted 
    to 
    a 
    thou
    sand 
    drugs 

    I 
    got 
    the 
    weakness 
    woes, 

    I can't 
    touch 
    my 
    toes 

    I 
    can 
    hardly 
    reach 
    my 
    knees 

    And 
    if 
    the 
    en
    emy 
    came 
    close 
    to 
    me 

    I'd 
    probably 
    start 
    to 
    sneeze 

    Verse 10
    I'm 
    only 
    eighteen, 
    I 
    got 
    a 
    ruptured 
    spleen 

    Verse 11
    And 
    I 
    always 
    carry 
    a 
    purse 

    Verse 12
    I 
    got 
    eyes 
    like 
    a bat, 
    and 
    my 
    feet 
    are 
    flat, 

    and 
    my 
    asthma's get
    ting 
    worse 

    Verse 13
    Yes, 
    think 
    of 
    my 
    career, 
    my 
    sweetheart 
    dear, 

    and 
    my 
    poor 
    old 
    inval
    id 
    aunt 

    Verse 14
    Besides, 
    I ain't 
    no 
    fool, 

    I'm 
    a-goin' 
    to 
    to school 

    Verse 15
    And 
    I'm 
    working 
    in 
    a 
    DEE-fense 
    plant 

    plant 

    Verse 16
    Ooh, 
    I 
    hate 
    Chou 
    En 
    Lai, 
    and 
    I 
    hope 
    he 
    dies, 


    Onething you 
    gotta 
    see 

    That 
    someone's 
    gotta 
    go 
    over 
    there 

    And 
    that 
    someone 
    isn't 
    me 

    So 
    I 
    wish 
    you 
    well, 
    Sarge, 
    give 
    'em 
    Hell! 

    Kill 
    me 
    a 
    thousand 
    or 
    so 

    And 
    if 
    you 
    ever 
    get 
    a war 

    without 
    blood 
    and 
    gore 

    I'll 
    be 
    the 
    first 
    to 
    go 

    Verse 17
    Yes, 
    I'm 
    only 
    eighteen, 

    I 
    got 
    a ruptured 
    spleen 

    Verse 18
    And 
    I 
    always 
    carry 
    a 
    purse 

    Verse 19
    I 
    got 
    eyes 
    like 
    a bat, 
    and 
    my 
    feet 
    are 
    flat, 

    and 
    my 
    asthma's get
    ting 
    worse 

    Verse 20
    Yes, 
    think 
    of 
    my 
    career, 
    my 
    sweetheart 
    dear, 

    and 
    my 
    poor 
    old 
    invalid 
    aunt 

    Verse 21
    Besides, 
    I ain't 
    no 
    fool, 

    I'm 
    a-goin' to 
    to 
    school 

    Verse 22
    And 
    I'm 
    working 
    in 
    a 
    DEE-fense 
    plant 

    plant 

    Autoscroll20%

    More songs to play

    Join millions playing with GuitarTuna

    #1 guitar app

    in AppStore & Google Play

    4.8+

    AppStore & Google Play rating

    140M

    Downloads worldwide

    100+

    Tunings available

    Trusted by guitar players worldwide

    • Filled starFilled starFilled starFilled starFilled star

      Best Tuning App Ever

      MaddProfessor

      "

      I’ve downloaded many tuning apps before and this one is by far the best. Easy to use, super user-friendly, and they have a bunch of fun different chords and songs to help you learn new music. I highly recommend.

    • Filled starFilled starFilled starFilled starFilled star

      Great to tune and play

      Lynae T

      "

      I love how easy it is to tune and find and play my favorite songs.

    • Filled starFilled starFilled starFilled starFilled star

      Well-Designed App

      Rose the Black Cat

      "

      I mostly use this for tuning my guitar, which this app makes ridiculously easy. It also has a large selection of songs to play along to and it helps show you which chords to play as well how to make the shapes with your fingers.

    • Filled starFilled starFilled starFilled starFilled star

      Got me back into playing

      Tuliketsune

      "

      I got this app to tune an old guitar, and noticed it has a feature that autoscrolls as I play chords to famous songs. For some reason, this was a lot more motivating for me than any other way of practicing guitar. Now I'm actually practicing and remembering the names of chords 🙂

    • Filled starFilled starFilled starFilled starFilled star

      Secret weapon

      Brad

      "

      Not only is it a tuner (best app tuner I've used personally) but it also has a metronome, games, chords, and a plethora of instruments to choose from and it's SUPER easy to navigate. I love it! Thanks for making an awesome app. From one musician to another, THANKS!!!

    • Filled starFilled starFilled starFilled starFilled star

      Very reliable tuner

      theNewPaul

      "

      This is a great app! Very easy to use and very reliable, if you are just starting out, you can take a big worry off your mind, by getting in tune quickly and easily with this app. Highly recommended!

    • Filled starFilled starFilled starFilled starFilled star

      This is the best guitar tuner ever.

      Caleb Schafli

      "

      It tunes your guitar accurately so you can get the best sound. I like all the other little games as well because they teach you how to play different chords and you can learn to identify the chords by listening to them and it is all offline.