2nd string then 4th and 5th strings together, and 3rd string then 4th and 5th 
strings together for D


D5                             G5
They got me on the front in '45

D5                          B5               A5
'Cause I didn't have the strength to stay alive

       G5               D5
No, I did the best I could

        G5         D5               A5
Mama, I was good and then I died

G5              D5          G5        D5  A5       A5
  Oh Lord, in '45


D5                                          G5
They get you when you're young and ill prepared

D5                      B5                 A5
and the beauty of the world has got you scared

     G5                     D5
Now, I don't know what's right

       G5                D5                   A5
But I know I lost the fight and that 'aint fair

G5                       D5              G5          D5   A5     A5
   No Lord, that 'aint fair


INSTRUMETAL


(half the tempo of the other verses)
D5                                  G5
I didn't get the chance to see the end

D5                    B5                A5
But I heard somebody say it would be grand

         G5             D5
With confetti in the streets

         G5              D5                 A5
and the dancing to the beat of marching bands

G5                       D5               G5             D5 A5
    Oh Lord, that'd be grand