Tom: Em INTRO: Em C D Em C I am a courier D Em C Crawling in the dirt D Toward the front line Em As the crow flies C A note stashed in my shirt D Em C From the Prince of Wales D Em C Far above the fields D With his marshals Em And their chain-mail C G Their banners taut and high D Em I did not ask him what the note said C He did not offer to explain D C It's not my job to ask the questions D Em C I'm just the courier D Em C I'm just the courier D Em C A flare shot leaves a scar D Em C Burning in the dark D On my forearms Em Through the barbed wire C Another fifty yards D Em C Crouching in the trench D Em C Clutching bayonets D A hundred men Em All knee-to-chest C G A hundred marionettes D Em I am the string pulled by the sure hand C Animating what was still D C I am invisible and faithful D Em C I am a courier D Em C Just a courier INSTRUMENTAL: Em C Em C D Em C D Em C The Captain breaks the seal D Em C Quickly reads the note D On your feet boys Em Make your peace boys C Pass those letters down D Em C To this courier D Em C Guardian of the word D Hand him all you've seen Em Hand him all you've heard C G Hand him all your pearls D Em And I'll go back to where I came from C I will deliver each by hand D C I take this as a point of honour D Em C To be a courier D Em C To be a courier D Em To be a courier