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I Was Only 19 easy guitar chords by 
The HerdJohn Schumann
Intro 1
Am
C
G
D
Am
G
A
Am
C
G
D
Am
G
A
Verse 1
Am
Mum, Dad, and Denny
C
were some amongst many
G
D
Who came to watch the passing out parade
Am
at Puckapunyal Seemed every man
G
and his mongrel came to watch
A
cadets stumble on the long march
to the Viet jungle
Am
C
"Oh Christ", I mumbled as I drew that card
G
D
And my mates came to slap me on the back
with due regard
Am
We were the sixth battalion, yep, next to tour
G
We did Canungra and Shoalwater
A
before we left, rest assured
Chorus 1
E
Seemed half of Townsville turned out
to see us leave
D
And they lined the footpaths
A
as we marched to the quay
E
And the papers wrote it up
like you wouldn't believe
D
But we were only looking to the future
A
for fast reprieve
F#m
And there's all of us
E
looking young, strong and clean
D
A
Rocking slouch hats, slung SLRs and greens
E
D
God help me, I was only nineteen
Verse 2
Am
C
From Vung Tau in black helicopters
G
Chinook pilots seemed relieved
D
at Nui Dat when he dropped us
Am
G
Seems like months running on and off
landing pads
A
Letters to Dad cause it's like man, he's sad
Am
C
But he can't see the tents that we call home
G
D
Cans of VB and pin-ups of chicks off TV
Am
The heat, the mosquitoes
G
and the noise surprising
A
Like the first time you see
an agent orange horizon
Chorus 2
E
So please, can you tell me doctor
D
why I can't get to sleep?
A
The scars left in me?
E
Night time's just a jungle
D
dark and a barking M16
A
We keep saying, "Rest in peace"
F#m
E
What's this rash that comes and goes?
D
Don't suppose you can tell me
A
what that means?
E
D
God help me, I was only nineteen
Verse 3
Am
C
Sent off on a four-week- long operation
G
Where every single step
D
Am
could be your last one
G
On two legs, it was sorta living hell
A
Falling with the shells, war within yourself
Chorus 3
E
But you couldn't let your mates down
D
'til they had you dusted off
A
So you closed your eyes
and thought of something else
E
Someone yelled "Contact!"
another bloke swore
D
We hooked in for hours
A
then a god almighty roar
F#m
E
Then Frankie kicked a mine
D
A
the day that mankind kicked the moon
E
D
God help me, he was going home in June
Interlude 1
Am
C
G
D
Am
G
A
Verse 4
Am
C
And I can still see Frank with a can in his hand
G
D
Thirty- six hour leave in the bar at the Grand
Am
G
And I can still hear Frank, a screaming mess
A
Of bleeding flesh, couldn't retrieve his legs
Chorus 4
E
You see the ANZAC legend
neglected to mention
D
A
Mud the fear, the blood, the tears, the tension
E
Dad's recollection beyond comprehension
D
A
Didn't seem quite real until we were sent in
F#m
E
Chaos and confusion, the fire and steel
D
A
Hot shrapnel in my back I didn't even feel
E
D
God help me, I was only nineteen
Chorus 5
E
So please can you you tell me doctor
D
A
why I can't get to sleep, I can't hardly eat?
E
And the sound of the Channel Seven chopper
D
A
still chills me to my feet, still fuels my grief?
F#m
E
And what's this rash that comes and goes?
D
Like the dreams, can you tell me
A
what that means?
E
D
God help me, I was only nineteen
Verse 5
Am
C
Mum and Dad and Denny saw
G
D
Am
the passing out parade at Puckapunyal
G
Am
It was a long march from Cadets
C
And the sixth battalion was the next to tour
G
D
It was me who drew the card
Am
G
We did Canungra and Shoalwater
Am
before we left
Chorus 6
E
And Townsville lined the footpaths
D
A
as we marched down to the quay
E
This clipping from the paper
D
A
shows us young and strong and clean
F#m
E
And there's me in my slouch hat
D
A
with my SLR and greens
E
D
God help me, I was only nineteen
Chorus 7
E
So please can you tell me doctor
D
A
why I can't get to sleep I can't hardly eat?
E
And the sound of the Channel Seven chopper
D
A
still chills me to my feet, still fuels my grief?
F#m
E
And what's this rash that comes and goes?
D
Like the dreams, can you tell me
A
what that means?
E
D
God help me, I was only nineteen
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