Key:
Introduction:
D G
They got me on the front in '45
D Bm A
'Cause I didn't have the strength to stay alive
G D
No, I did the best I could
G D A
Mama, I was good and then I died
G D G D A
Oh Lord, in '45
D G
They get you when you're young and ill prepared
D Bm A
and the beauty of the world has got you scared
G D
Now, I don't know what's right
G D A
But I know I lost the fight and that 'aint fair
G D G D A
No Lord, that 'aint fair
INSTRUMETAL
D G
I didn't get the chance to see the end
D Bm A
But I heard somebody say it would be grand
G D
With confetti in the streets
G D A
and the dancing to the beat of marching bands
G D G D A
Oh Lord, that'd be grand