I Was Only 19 original guitar chords by
The Herd
John Schumann

2005Hip-hop289 views

Key: A minor•

Intro 1

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C

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G

G

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D

D

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Am

Am

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G

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A

A

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Am

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C

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D

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Am

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A

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Verse 1

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Mum, Dad, and Denny

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were some amongst many

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D

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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

A

A

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cadets stumble on the long march

to the Viet jungle

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C

C

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"Oh Christ", I mumbled as I drew that card

G

G

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D

D

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And my mates came to slap me on the back

with due regard

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Am

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We were the sixth battalion, yep, next to tour

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G

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We did Canungra and Shoalwater

A

A

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before we left, rest assured

Chorus 1

E

E

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Seemed half of Townsville turned out

to see us leave

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D

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And they lined the footpaths

A

A

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as we marched to the quay

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E

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And the papers wrote it up

like you wouldn't believe

D

D

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But we were only looking to the future

A

A

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for fast reprieve

F#m

F#m

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And there's all of us

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E

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looking young, strong and clean

D

D

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A

A

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Rocking slouch hats, slung SLRs and greens

E/B

E/B

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D/A

D/A

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God help me, I was only nineteen

Verse 2

Am

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C

C

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From Vung Tau in black helicopters

G

G

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Chinook pilots seemed relieved

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D

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at Nui Dat when he dropped us

Am

Am

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G

G

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Seems like months running on and off

landing pads

A

A

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Letters to Dad cause it's like man, he's sad

Am

Am

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C

C

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But he can't see the tents that we call home

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G

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D

D

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Cans of VB and pin-ups of chicks off TV

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Am

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The heat, the mosquitoes

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G

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and the noise surprising

A

A

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Like the first time you see

an agent orange horizon

Chorus 2

E

E

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So please, can you tell me doctor

D

D

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why I can't get to sleep?

A

A

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The scars left in me?

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E

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Night time's just a jungle

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D

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dark and a barking M16

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We keep saying, "Rest in peace"

F#m

F#m

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E

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What's this rash that comes and goes?

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D

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Don't suppose you can tell me

A

A

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what that means?

E/B

E/B

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D/A

D/A

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God help me, I was only nineteen

Verse 3

Am

Am

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C

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Sent off on a four-week- long operation

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G

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Where every single step

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D

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Am

Am

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could be your last one

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G

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On two legs, it was sorta living hell

A

A

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Falling with the shells, war within yourself

Chorus 3

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E

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But you couldn't let your mates down

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D

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'til they had you dusted off

A

A

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So you closed your eyes

and thought of something else

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E

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Someone yelled "Contact!"

another bloke swore

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D

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We hooked in for hours

A

A

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then a god almighty roar

F#m

F#m

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E

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Then Frankie kicked a mine

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D

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A

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the day that mankind kicked the moon

E/B

E/B

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D

D

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God help me, he was going home in June

Interlude 1

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D

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Am

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G

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A

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Verse 4

Am

Am

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C

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And I can still see Frank with a can in his hand

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G

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D

D

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Thirty- six hour leave in the bar at the Grand

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G

G

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And I can still hear Frank, a screaming mess

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A

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Of bleeding flesh, couldn't retrieve his legs

Chorus 4

E

E

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You see the ANZAC legend

neglected to mention

D

D

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A

A

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Mud the fear, the blood, the tears, the tension

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E

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Dad's recollection beyond comprehension

D

D

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A

A

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Didn't seem quite real until we were sent in

F#m

F#m

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E

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Chaos and confusion, the fire and steel

D

D

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A

A

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Hot shrapnel in my back I didn't even feel

E/B

E/B

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D/A

D/A

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God help me, I was only nineteen

Chorus 5

E

E

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So please can you you tell me doctor

D

D

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A

A

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why I can't get to sleep, I can't hardly eat?

E

E

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And the sound of the Channel Seven chopper

D

D

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A

A

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still chills me to my feet, still fuels my grief?

F#m

F#m

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E

E

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And what's this rash that comes and goes?

D

D

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Like the dreams, can you tell me

A

A

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what that means?

E/B

E/B

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D/A

D/A

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God help me, I was only nineteen

Verse 5

Am

Am

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C

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Mum and Dad and Denny saw

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D

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Am

Am

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the passing out parade at Puckapunyal

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G

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Asus2

Asus2

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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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G

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D

D

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It was me who drew the card

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G

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We did Canungra and Shoalwater

Asus2

Asus2

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before we left

Chorus 6

E

E

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And Townsville lined the footpaths

D

D

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A

A

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as we marched down to the quay

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E

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This clipping from the paper

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D

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A

A

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shows us young and strong and clean

F#m

F#m

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E

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And there's me in my slouch hat

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D

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A

A

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with my SLR and greens

E/B

E/B

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D/A

D/A

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God help me, I was only nineteen

Chorus 7

E

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So please can you tell me doctor

D

D

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A

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why I can't get to sleep I can't hardly eat?

E

E

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And the sound of the Channel Seven chopper

D

D

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A

A

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still chills me to my feet, still fuels my grief?

F#m

F#m

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E

E

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And what's this rash that comes and goes?

D

D

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Like the dreams, can you tell me

A

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what that means?

E/B

E/B

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D

D

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God help me, I was only nineteen

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