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I Fought In a War

Key: B

Introduction:

Em                                                                    Am  
        I fought in a war and I left my friends behind me
                C                                                                            B  
To go looking for the enemy, and it wasnt very long
Em                                                                      Am  
        Before I would stand with another boy in front of me
                  C                                                                                                    B  
And a corpse that just fell into me, with the bullets flying round...
                        G                                                                                 Am  
And I reminded myself of the words you said when we were getting on
                C                                                                                                         B  
And I bet youre making shells back home for a steady boy to wear
                                G                                                                                      Am  
Round his neck, well it wont hurt to think of you as if youre waiting for
                C                                                                      B  
This letter to arrive because I'll be here quite a while
Em                                                                    Am  
        I fought in a war and I left my friends behind me
                  C                                                                            B  
To go looking for the enemy, and it wasnt very long
Em                                                                              Am  
        Before I found out that the sickness there ahead of me
                  C                                                                              B  
Went beyond the bedsit infamy of the decade gone before
                        G                                                                              Am  
And I reminded myself of the words you said when we were getting on
                C                                                                                                         B  
And I bet youre making shells back home for a steady man to wear
                                G                                                                                      Am  
Round his neck, well it wont hurt to think of you as if youre waiting for
                C                                                                         B  
This letter to arrive because Ill be here quite a while
Now for the third part you´ll play
Em                                                                      Am  
        I fought in a war, and I didnt know where it would end
                C                                                                                 B  
It stretched before me infinitely, I couldnt really think
Em                                                                                         Am  
        Of the day beyond now, keep your head down pal
                                                          C  
Theres trouble plenty in this hour, this day
                             B  
I can see hope I can see light
                        G                                                                              Am  
And I reminded myself of the looks you gave when we were getting on
                C                                                                                                         B  
And I bet youre making shells back home for a steady man to wear
                                G                                                                                      Am  
Round his neck, well it wont hurt to think of you as if youre waiting for
                C                                                                         B  
This letter to arrive because Ill be here quite a while