Tonart: A minor•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Who came to watch the passing out parade
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at Puckapunyal Seemed every man
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and his mongrel came to watch
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cadets stumble on the long march
to the Viet jungle
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"Oh Christ", I mumbled as I drew that card
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And my mates came to slap me on the back
with due regard
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We were the sixth battalion, yep, next to tour
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We did Canungra and Shoalwater
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before we left, rest assured
Chorus 1
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Seemed half of Townsville turned out
to see us leave
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And they lined the footpaths
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as we marched to the quay
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And the papers wrote it up
like you wouldn't believe
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But we were only looking to the future
F#m
And there's all of us
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looking young, strong and clean
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Rocking slouch hats, slung SLRs and greens
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God help me, I was only nineteen
Verse 2
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From Vung Tau in black helicopters
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Chinook pilots seemed relieved
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at Nui Dat when he dropped us
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Seems like months running on and off
landing pads
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Letters to Dad cause it's like man, he's sad
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But he can't see the tents that we call home
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Cans of VB and pin-ups of chicks off TV
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The heat, the mosquitoes
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and the noise surprising
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Like the first time you see
an agent orange horizon
Chorus 2
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So please, can you tell me doctor
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why I can't get to sleep?
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Night time's just a jungle
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We keep saying, "Rest in peace"
F#m
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What's this rash that comes and goes?
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Don't suppose you can tell me
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God help me, I was only nineteen
Verse 3
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Sent off on a four-week- long operation
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Where every single step
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could be your last one
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On two legs, it was sorta living hell
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Falling with the shells, war within yourself
Chorus 3
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But you couldn't let your mates down
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'til they had you dusted off
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So you closed your eyes
and thought of something else
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Someone yelled "Contact!"
another bloke swore
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then a god almighty roar
F#m
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Then Frankie kicked a mine
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the day that mankind kicked the moon
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God help me, he was going home in June
Interlude 1
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Verse 4
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And I can still see Frank with a can in his hand
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Thirty- six hour leave in the bar at the Grand
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And I can still hear Frank, a screaming mess
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Of bleeding flesh, couldn't retrieve his legs
Chorus 4
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You see the ANZAC legend
neglected to mention
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Mud the fear, the blood, the tears, the tension
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Dad's recollection beyond comprehension
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Didn't seem quite real until we were sent in
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Chaos and confusion, the fire and steel
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Hot shrapnel in my back I didn't even feel
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God help me, I was only nineteen
Chorus 5
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So please can you you tell me doctor
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why I can't get to sleep, I can't hardly eat?
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And the sound of the Channel Seven chopper
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still chills me to my feet, still fuels my grief?
F#m
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And what's this rash that comes and goes?
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Like the dreams, can you tell me
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God help me, I was only nineteen
Verse 5
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Mum and Dad and Denny saw
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the passing out parade at Puckapunyal
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It was a long march from Cadets
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And the sixth battalion was the next to tour
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It was me who drew the card
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We did Canungra and Shoalwater
Chorus 6
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And Townsville lined the footpaths
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as we marched down to the quay
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This clipping from the paper
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shows us young and strong and clean
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And there's me in my slouch hat
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with my SLR and greens
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God help me, I was only nineteen
Chorus 7
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So please can you tell me doctor
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why I can't get to sleep I can't hardly eat?
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And the sound of the Channel Seven chopper
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still chills me to my feet, still fuels my grief?
F#m
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And what's this rash that comes and goes?
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Like the dreams, can you tell me
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God help me, I was only nineteen
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