Key: A
Introduction:
G
A Telegram arrived today,
Em
well its time to catch the Monteray
C
Cause the man I wed he waits for me
EM D
and a daughter that he's yet to see
G
US Navy beamed its message,
Em
will deliver brides on a one way passage
C
it made big news across the nation
Em
the bridal train leaves from Perth Station
C D
All the girls around Australia
G Em
Married to a Yankee Sailor
C
The fare is paid across the sea
D G
to the home of the brave and the land of the free
C D
From west to east the young girls came
G Em
all aboard the bridal train
C
it was a farewell crossing over land
D G
she's gone to meet her sailor man
G
No time for sad goodbyes,
Em
well she held her mother as she cried
C
and then waited there in the Freo Rain,
Em D
to climb aboard the bridal train
G
well she was holding her future in her hand
Em
yeah the faded photo of her man
C
catch a sailor if you can
Em D
the war bride leaves a southern land
All the girls around Australia
G
Now this is the story of those starry nights
Em
through desert plains and city lights
C
through burning sun and driving rain
Em D
they wept aboard the bridal train
All the girls around Australia
G
she's gone to meet her sailor man