I fought in a war and I left my friends behind me	Em Am
To go looking for the enemy, and it wasn't very long	C B
Before I would stand with another boy in front of me	Em Am
And a corpse that just fell into me, with the bullets flying round	C B

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

I fought in a war and I left my friends behind me	Em A
To go looking for the enemy, and it wasn't very long	C B
Before I found out that the sickness there ahead of me	Em A
Went beyond the bedsit infamy of the decade gone before	C B D

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

	Em Am C B
	Em A C B D

I fought in a war, and I didn't know where it would end	Em A
It stretched before me infinitely, I couldn't really think	C B
Of the day beyond now, keep your head down pal	Em A
There's trouble plenty in this hour, this day	C
I can see hope I can see light	B

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