Tom: C Verso: Em Am I fought in a war and I left my friends behind me C B To go looking for the enemy, and it wasnt very long Em Am Before I would stand with another boy in front of me C B And a corpse that just fell into me, with the bullets flying round... Refrão: G Am And I reminded myself of the words you said when we were getting on C B And I bet youre making shells back home for a steady boy to wear G Am Round his neck, well it wont hurt to think of you as if youre waiting for C B This letter to arrive because I'll be here quite a while Verso: Em Am I fought in a war and I left my friends behind me C B To go looking for the enemy, and it wasnt very long Em Am Before I found out that the sickness there ahead of me C B Went beyond the bedsit infamy of the decade gone before Refrão: G Am And I reminded myself of the words you said when we were getting on C B And I bet youre making shells back home for a steady man to wear G Am Round his neck, well it wont hurt to think of you as if youre waiting for C B This letter to arrive because Ill be here quite a while Now for the third part you´ll play E|----x-------x----| B|--------x--------| G|--x---x---x---x--| D|-----------------| A|-----------------| E|-----------------| Verso: Em Am I fought in a war, and I didnt know where it would end C B It stretched before me infinitely, I couldnt really think Em Am Of the day beyond now, keep your head down pal C Theres trouble plenty in this hour, this day B I can see hope I can see light Refrão: G Am And I reminded myself of the looks you gave when we were getting on C B And I bet youre making shells back home for a steady man to wear G Am Round his neck, well it wont hurt to think of you as if youre waiting for C B This letter to arrive because Ill be here quite a while