Tonart: Ab major
Verse 1
G
D
Bm
B
Now, my boys,
if you will listen,
G
I'll sing you a little song.
F#m
E
Em
So sit you down a while here,
B
D
I'll not detain you long.
G
B
G
I was serving in the in fantry,
was told I would receive.
D
G
With all the other blokes,
B
Em
G
B
the weekend's embarkation leave.
It's here, Jim, it's here, Jim,
G
it's the second front for you.
Em
In spite of that old Atlantic war,
B
G
we're the boys to see it through.
Em
B
It won't take long to finish it,
G
D
when we have got their range.
G
D
G
And then we can all go home
D
G
B
and live like humans for a change
G
So I packed me bag at the double
F#m
and I was ready soon
D
G
I took me place in an army truck
D
G
with the rest of my platoon
Nobody made much noise that trip,
D
the driver heeded blind
G
We were all too busy thinking
B
of the ones we'd leave behind
Bm
B
It's here, chum, it's here, chum,
G
Em
it's the second front for you
G
D
F
Em
Inspired of that old Atlantic war
G
with the boys to see it through
B
It won't take long to finish it
Em
when we have got their range
D
G
And then we can all go home
and live like humans for a change
Cm
B
G
When we reached the railway station,
D
the queue was two miles long
G
F
They'd have filled the Wembley Stadium
G
and still left quite a throng
B
It's every man for himself,
G
lads, Craig Corbett all much shame
So we rushed that crowd with a roar
D
G
and tore our way into the train
B
It's here, Jim, it's here, Jim,
F#m
it's the second front for you
D
F
In spired of that old Atlantic war
G
for the boys to see it through
B
G
It won't take long to finish it
D
when we have got their range
G
An d then we can all go home
B
and live like humans for a change
G
We were all packed in the corridor,
it was 80 in the shade
The seats had all been taken
by the chewing gum brigade
B
They smoked their camel
and petted with their jeans
D
G
B
An d looked at us as though
G
B
we were something crept out of the drains
It's here, chum, it's here,
chum,
G
F#m
it's the second front for you
G
F
In spite of that old Atlantic war,
G
D
we're the boys to see it through
G
B
It won't take long to finish it
G
B
when we have got their range
G
An d then we can all go home
B
and live like humans for a change
G
B
For eleven long hours we stood there
G
an d watched the field slip by
F
We were packed so close
we couldn't even smoke,
B
And all the time the Yanks
talked big
G
and boasted they were toffs
And wrestled with their duties
now and then between the stops
B
It's here, chum, it's here,
chum,
G
it's the second front for you
F
G
F
In spired of that old Atlantic
G
war
were the boys to see it through
B
It won't take long to finish it
G
D
when we hook up their range
G
And then we can all go home
and live like humans for a change
Cm
B
G
At last the train reached Manchester,
the station was exchanged
F
G
Em
G
It was too late to get a car or bus
D
G
to Wally Range
B
G
I tried to flag a taxi,
Em
but I didn't stand a chance
G
B
Bm
They'd all been commandeered
G
B
to take the Yanks home from a dance
Cm
G
It's here, Jim, it's here,
F
it's the second front for you
G
Em
In spite of that old Atlantic war,
D
G
we're the boys to see it through
B
It won't take long to finish it
G
D
when we have got their range
G
And then we can all go home
B
and live like humans for a change
G
So I humped me back upon me back
and made to cross the street
And just escaped a sudden death
from a madly driven jeep
B
G
But the thought of nearly waiting
made happiness arise
D
And my heart was beating pleasantly
B
at the thought of her surprise
Cm
B
It's here, chum, it's here, chum,
G
it's the second front for you
F
In spite of that old Atlantic wall
G
for the boys to see it through
B
It won't take long to finish it
G
when we have got the range
D
And then we can all go home
G
D
B
and live like humans for a change
G
Cm
G
I let myself in quietly
and tiptoed up the stairs
The thought of being home again
D
had banished all my cares
G
B
In the bedroom then I murmured,
G
D
now your soldier boy has come
G
When a voice replied in sharp surprise,
B
say now, who is this bum?
G
B
It's itchum, it's itchum,
F
it's the second front for you
G
In spite of that old Atlantic wall
with a voice to see it through
B
It won't take long to finish it
G
when we have got the range
And then we can all go home
B
and live like humans for a change
G
For a moment I stood speechless
there
and rooted to the ground
G
And then I switched the lights on,
F
G
and what do you think I found?
B
My little Nell was lying there,
G
F
exposing all her charms
G
B
Like the famous whore of Babylon
D
G
B
and a Yankee MP's arms
Em
B
It's here, chum, it's here, chum,
D
it's the second front for you
In spite of that old Atlantic war,
D
with a voice to see it through
B
It won't take long to finish it,
G
when we have got their range
D
And then we can all go home
B
and live like humans for a change
This geezer looked me over,
and then sat bolt upright
G
He was wearing my pyjamas,
G
the ones with the purple stripe
B
He made a sudden movement,
then tried to grab his gun
D
When I landed him a good straight left
and stopped his bleeding fun
It's here, chum, it's here, chum,
it's the second crumb for you
In spite of that old Atlantic war,
we're the boys to see it through
G
Cm
It won't take long to finish it,
when we have got their range
And then we can all go home
and live like humans for a change
My story's nearly over,
there's little more to tell
I wasn't wearing any overtures
from little Mel
But every time I think of her
with grief my body fills
But she'll do alright
as long as there's a yank to pay the bill
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