I Was Only Nineteen Chords by Redgum

I WAS ONLY NINETEEN
Written By John Schuman
TAB by Cooroy Bogan

C			Eb		Bb			F
Mum and Dad and Denny saw the passing out parade at Puckapunyal
C	Bb		    C
(1t was long march from cadets).
C			Eb		Bb			F
The sixth battalion was the next to tour and It was me who drew the card.
C	Bb		      		C
We did Canungra and Shoalwater before we left.

Chorus I:
G						F			C
And Townsville lined the footpath as we marched down to the quay.
G						F			C
This clipping from the paper shows us young and strong and clean.
Am			G			F		C
And there's me in my slouch hat with my SLR and greens.
G				F
God help me, I was only nineteen.