Only Nineteen ukulele

Only Nineteen

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Song : Only Nineteen 
Artist : Redgum 
  
intro (one chord per bar): A C G D A G A A 
4/4 
  
  A          C             G                 D               A 
1) Mum and Dad and Denny saw the passing out parade at Puckapunyal 
                    G            A 
IT was a long march from cadets 
                            C 
The sixth battalion was the next to tour 
           G                    D 
and it was me who drew the card 
          A               G                     A 
We did Canungra and shoal water before we left 
  
chorus 1 
          E                                            D           A 
      And Townsville lined the footpaths as we marched to the quay 
     E                                 D                           A 
This clipping from the paper shows us young and strong and clean 
    F#m                    E           D              A 
And theres me in my slouch hat with my SLR and greens 
         E             F#m  E    D 
God help me I was on - ly   nine teen 
  
  
2) From Vung Tau riding chinooks to the dust at Nui Dat 
Id been in and out of choppers no for months 
But we made our tents a home, VB, and pinups on the lockers 
And an Asian orange sunset though the scrub 
  
chorus 2 
And can you tell me doctor why I still cant get to sleep 
And why night times just a jungle dark and a barking M16 
And whats this rash that comes and goes can you tell me what it means 
God help me, i was only nineteen 
  
3) A four week operation every step could be your last one 
on two legs ; It was a war within yourself 
But you wouldnt let your mates down till they had you dusted off 
so you closed your eyes and thought about something else 
  
chorus 3 
The someone yelled out "contact" and a bloke behind me swore 
We hooked in there for hours then a god almighty roar 
Frankie kicked a mine the day that mankind kicked the moon 
God help me, he was going home in June 
  
4)I can still see Frankie lying drinking tinnies in the Grand Hotel 
On a thirty six hour rec leave in Vung Tau 
And i can still see Frankie lying screaming in the jungle 
till  the morphine cam and killed the bloody row 
  
chorus 4 
And the Anzac legends didnt mention mud and blood and tears 
And the stories that my father told me never seemed quite real 
I caught some pieces in my back that I didnt even feel 
God help me I was only nineteen 
  
chorus 5 (played after chorus 4 the same as chorus 2) 
And can you tell me doctor why I still cant get to sleep 
And why the channel seven chopper chills me to my feet 
And whats this rash that comes and goes can you tell me what it means 
God help me, I was only nineteen.. D D D A C G D A G A 
  
           
  
 

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by Anonimous | educationalmaterials

4/30/2014

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