Key: D
Introduction:
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Louis was my dearest friend
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Fighting in the anzac trench.
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Louis ran forward from the line,
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And i never saw him again.
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Later in the dark
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I thought i heard louis' voice
Em G
Calling for his mother, then me,
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But i couldn't get to him.
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He's still up on that hill.
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20 years on that hill.
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Nothing more than a pile of bones,
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But i think of him still.
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If i was asked i'd tell
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The colour of the earth that day
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It was dull, and browny-red,
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"the colour of blood" i'd say