Em , A , C , B7
       I fought in a war and I left my friends behind me

       To go looking for the enemy, and it wasn't very long

       Before I would stand with another boy in front of me

       And a corpse that just fell into me, with the bullets flying round


       G , Am , C , B7
       And I reminded myself of the words you said when we were getting on

       And I be you're making shells back home for a steady boy to wear

       Round his neck, well it won't hurt to think of you as if you're waiting for

       This letter to arrive because I'll be here quite a while


       Em , A , C , B7
       I fought in a war and I left my friends behind me

       To go looking for the enemy, and it wasn't very long

       Before I found out that the sickness there ahead of me

       Went beyond the bedsit infamy of the decade gone before


       G , Am , C , B7
       And I remind myself of the words you said when we were getting on

       And I be you're making shells back home for a steady man to wear

       Round his neck, well it won't hurt to think of you as if you're waiting for

       This letter to arrive because I'll be here quite a while


       Em , A , C , B7
       I fought in a war and I didn't know where it would end

       It stretched before me infinitely, I couldn't really think

       Of the day beyond now, keep your head down pal

       There's trouble plenty in this hour, this day I can see hope I can see light


       G , Am , C , B7
       And I reminded myself of the looks you gave when we were getting on
       And I bet you're making shells back home for a steady man to wear
       Round his neck, well it won't hurt to think of you as if you're waiting for
       This letter to arrive because I'll be here quite a while