I Was Only 19 chords by John Williamson
Skip chords and lyricsGet now
Intro 1
(A minor) (C major) (G major) (D major) (A minor) (G major)
(A minor)
Verse 1
Mum and Dad and Danny (C major)
saw the (G major) passing out parade (D major) at Puckapun (A minor) yal
It was a long (G major) march from cadets (A minor)
The sixth battalion was (C major) next to tour,
it was (G major) me who drew the card (D major)
We did (A minor) (G major)
Canungra, Shoalwater, before (A minor) we left
New- Play with audio & scroll
Upgrade to play 20,000+ songs ads free, and enjoy playing with music.
Verse 2
(A minor)
And (E major) Townsville lined the footpaths as
we marched (D major) down to the quay (A minor)
This (E major) clipping from the paper shows a
(D major) youngon', strong and clean (A minor)
And (D major) there's me with me slouch (A minor) hat,
my (D major) SLR and greens (A major)
(E major) God help me - I was only nineteen
(D major)
Verse 3
From (A minor) Vung Tau riding (C major) Chinooks
to the dust (G major) at Nui Dat (D major)
I'd been (A minor) in and out of
choppers (G major) now for months (A minor)
We made our tents (C major) a home,
V.B. and (G major) pinups on the lock (D major) ers
And an (A minor) Asian orange sun (G major) set
through the scrub
(A minor)
Verse 4
And (E major) can you tell me, doctor,
why (D major) I can't get to sleep (A minor) ?
And (E major) night time's just a jungle
dark and a (D major) barking (A minor) M.16?
And (D major) what's this rash that comes (A major) and goes,
(A minor) can you tell (D major) me what it means? (A major) (A minor)
(A major) God (E major) help me - I was only nineteen
(D major)
Verse 5
A (A minor) four week oper (C major) ation,
any step (G major) could be your last (D major) one on (A minor) two legs
It was a (G major) war within your (A minor) self
But you wouldn't let (C major) your mates down
'til they (G major) had you dusted off (D major)
So you (A minor) closed your eyes and you
(G major) thought about somethin' else
(A minor)
Verse 6
Then someone (E major) yelled out "Contact",
and the (D major) bloke behind me swore (A major)
We (E major) hooked in there for hours,
then a (D major) God almighty roar (A minor) (A major)
(D major) Frankie kicked the mine (A minor) the day (D major) that
mankind kicked the moon (A minor)
God (E major) help me - he was goin' home in June (D major)
Interlude 1
(A minor) (C major) (G major) (D major)
(A minor) (G major) (A minor) (C major) (G major) (D major)
(A minor) (G major) (A minor)
Verse 7
(A minor) I can still see Frankie, (C major)
drinkin' (G major) tinnies in the Grand (D major) Hotel
(A minor) On a thirty- six hour (G major) rec.
leave in Vung Tau (A minor)
And I can still hear Frankie, (C major)
lyin' screamin' (G major) in the jungle (D major)
'Til (A minor) the morphine came and
(G major) killed the (A minor) bloody row
Verse 8
(A minor)
And the (E major) Anzac legends didn't
mention mud (D major) and blood (A major) and tears (A minor)
And the stories (E major) that my father told
me (D major) never seemed quite real (A minor)
And I (D major) caught some pieces (A major) in my back that I'd
Outro 1
(D major) (A major) (A minor) (E major) (D major)
(E major) (D major) (A major) (A minor)
(A major) (E major) (D major) (A minor) (D major) (A major) (D major) (A major)
(E major) (D major)
(A minor) (C major) (G major) (D major) (A minor) (G major) (A minor)
(C major) (G major) (D major) (A minor) (G major) (A minor)
I Was Only 19
John Williamson
Save song
Speed: 1.0x
RestartPlay SpaceEnable loopDisable audioMore songs by John Williamson
Discover chords for more songs to play
5.0
