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
