same chord progression throughout whole song: Em, Am, C, B

in the first part of the song you just strike the chords once

1st Verse:

Em (022000@1)                        Am (x02210@1)  I fought in a war and I left my friends behind me

      C (x32010@1)                           B (x2444x@1)To go looking for the enemy, and it wasnt very long

Em (022000@1)                         Am (x02210@1)   Before I would stand with another boy in front of me
						
       C (x32010@1)                                    BAnd (x2444x@1)a corpse that just fell into me, with the bullets flying round...


1st chorus:

       Em (022000@1)                             AmAnd (x02210@1)I reminded myself of the words you said when we were getting on

      C (x32010@1)                                      BAnd (x2444x@1)I bet youre making shells back home for a steady boy to wear

           Em (022000@1)                               AmRound (x02210@1)his neck, well it wont hurt to think of you as if youre waiting for

      C (x32010@1)                         BThis (x2444x@1)letter to arrive because Ill be here quite a while


In the second part you may just use any regular strumming
like down,down,up,up,down,up


2nd verse:

Em (022000@1)                        Am (x02210@1)  I fought in a war and I left my friends behind me

       C (x32010@1)                           B (x2444x@1)To go looking for the enemy, and it wasnt very long

Em (022000@1)                            Am (x02210@1)   Before I found out that the sickness there ahead of me

       C (x32010@1)                            B (x2444x@1)
Went beyond the bedsit infamy of the decade gone before


2nd chorus:	

        Em (022000@1)                            Am (x02210@1)And I reminded myself of the words you said when we were getting on

      C (x32010@1)                                      B (x2444x@1)
And I bet youre making shells back home for a steady man to wear

           Em (022000@1)                               AmRound (x02210@1)his neck, well it wont hurt to think of you as if youre waiting for

      C (x32010@1)                          B (x2444x@1)
This letter to arrive because Ill be here quite a while


Now for the third part you?ll play

bass note +


|----x-------x----|
|--------x--------|
|--x---x---x---x--|
|-----------------| 
|-----------------| 
|-----------------| 

twice for each chord

3rd Verse:

Em (022000@1)                         Am (x02210@1)   I fought in a war, and I didnt know where it would end

      C (x32010@1)                             BIt (x2444x@1)stretched before me infinitely, I couldnt really think

Em (022000@1)                                Am (x02210@1)   Of the day beyond now, keep your head down pal

                      CTheres (x32010@1)trouble plenty in this hour, this day

           BI (x2444x@1)can see hope I can see light


3rd Chorus

        Em (022000@1)                            Am (x02210@1)		
And I reminded myself of the looks you gave when we were getting on

      C (x32010@1)                                      BAnd (x2444x@1)I bet youre making shells back home for a steady man to wear

           Em (022000@1)                               Am (x02210@1)Round his neck, well it wont hurt to think of you as if youre waiting for

      C (x32010@1)                          BThis (x2444x@1)letter to arrive because Ill be here quite a while