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-|