Key: D
Introduction:
Bm Em
Cold wind in the morning
A Bm
A telegram arrives
Em
Arriving with no warning
G A Bm
Another mother cries
Em
Husbands, sons and brothers
A Bm
Hailed the call to war
Em
Blinded by the others
G A Bm
The promise, "One for all"
Em A
What's it all in aid of?
D C
Obeying the command
Em A
Cold and tired and hungry
D C
Dying for some land
Bm D Bm A
Why don't you cry? Soldier, cry
G
Another letter, you should know better
Bm D Bm A
Cry, soldier cry
G
There will be sorrow until tomorrow
Bm D Bm
So cry, soldier cry
Bm Em
The fear and all the sadness
A Bm
Of what it has become
Em
In this world of madness
G A Bm
Another soldier gone
Em
Salute the highest honour
A Bm
The folding of the flag
Em
Finally the end is
G A Bm
Another bodybag
Em A
And all the time your comrades
D C
Their backs against the wall
Em A
A band of brothers fighting
D C
One by one they fall
Bm D Bm A
Why don't you cry? Soldier, cry
G
Another letter, you should know better
Bm D Bm A
Cry, soldier cry
G
There will be sorrow until tomorrow
Bm D Bm
So cry, soldier cry
Em A
What's it all in aid of?
D C
Obeying the command
Em A
Cold and tired and hungry
D C
Dying for some land
Bm D Bm A
Why don't you cry? Soldier, cry
G
Another letter, you should know better
Bm D Bm A
Cry, soldier cry
G
There will be sorrow until tomorrow
Bm D Bm
So cry, soldier cry