F# E G# Bb


[Verse 1]
          Eb                          G#                Eb
There's a picture in the nursery of a well know soldier man
       F#               Bbm            G#
And he wants to be like father when he grows up if he can
    Bbm                                 Fm
His eyes survey the floorboards with his  soldiers around him
     Eb                                Db                        B7
But, fear not for the future, you will climb the highest mountain


[Chorus]
E               G        A    E               G       A
 So, Regimental Sergeant Zippo, stand up to attention will you
G               A            E
 Hear the bugle sound in the morning call up rising
E                     G         A       E                    G     A
 So, you're cardboard castle is standing, you're the one who is commanding
Db                         G#               Bb
Watch them march along the landing down the stairs


[Verse 2]
            Eb                                  G#                    Eb
He's just a small boy in a small boys world and small boys do strange things
   F#               Bbm                 G#
He likes to see the matchsticks fly and hear the cannons ring
        Bbm                            Fm
For his eiderdown, his battlefield and in his dreams his fights are real
Eb                      Db    N.C.       Db  B7
Until the field is won, aim...fire...the guns


[Chorus]
E               G        A    E               G       A
 So, Regimental Sergeant Zippo, stand up to attention will you
G               A            E
 Hear the bugle sound in the morning call up rising
E                     G         A       E                    G     A
 So, you're cardboard castle is standing, you're the one who is commanding
Db                         G#               Bb
Watch them march along the landing down the stairs


[Instrumental]
E G A E G A
G A E
E G A E G A


[Bridge]
Db                         G#               Bb
Watch them march along the landing down the stairs


[Instrumental]
G Fmaj7 E7 G Fmaj7 E7 B7
                   Aa-aah


[Chorus]
E               G        A    E               G       A
 So, Regimental Sergeant Zippo, stand up to attention will you
G               A            E
 Hear the bugle sound in the morning call up rising
E               G        A    E               G       A
 So, Regimental Sergeant Zippo, stand up to attention will you
G               A            E
 Hear the bugle sound in the morning call up rising


[Outro]
E G A E G A
G A E
E G A