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Forty Years Ago chords by
John Williamson
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Key: G major
Verse 1
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A Digger
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A digger stands at the end of the street
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His rifle upside down

He died when a woman
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could walk alone
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D

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Anywhere in town
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If she's not safe in years of peace
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G

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Why did he go to war?

What was the purpose?
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What was the glory?
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D

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What was he fighting for?
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G

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Yes, sometimes this world
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worries me,
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D

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G

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Sometimes it makes me cry.
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Then one day more is one day closer
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G

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To the day I die.
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And I think I'll leave it all behind,
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I've had enough to say.
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Go back to nature, live in the forest,
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before they take it away.

Now I'm no pauper,
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I don't believe,
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D

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G

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I've known a poor man's day.
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But I'm still hungry to know
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G

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the reason why I came this way
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Was it to learn that I can't buy
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G

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the peace I used to know
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When I was just a little boy,
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forty years ago
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G

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But if I can learn from foolish ways
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Then I must surely grow
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The light within is waiting
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D

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for the chance to glow
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G

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And I will keep on searching
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G

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until the day I know
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The peace I knew as a little boy
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forty years ago
Outro 1
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Chords
  • G

  • Am

  • D

  • Em

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Forty Years Ago by John Williamson is G major.

The primary chords used in Forty Years Ago are G, Am, D, Em.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like G, Am, D, Em, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Forty Years Ago is approximately 107 beats per minute.

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