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Safe Behind the Wire chords by
John Schumann
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Key: D major•
Intro 1
D
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Verse 1
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D

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When the bodies
Bm
Bm
2

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were bagged and the telegrams sent
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G

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And the very last chopper
D
D

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had goneâ?¦
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G

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D

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And you looked out the window of the
Bm
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2

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707 on the airfield in Saigonâ?¦
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Bm
Bm
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Some of us thought that the war was over,
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G

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D

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some of us couldn't care less;
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G

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D

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But you came home and threw a stay-be
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A

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hind party party to try to clear up the mess.
Verse 2
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A

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D

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And I don't know where you are tonight,

A
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I'm down here in a fire-fight
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â?¦
F#m
F#m
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But wherever you are,
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I hope you're safe behind the wire.
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Verse 3
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Bm
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2

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We were fighting for freedom in South East Asia
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- that's how the story ranâ?¦
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Windy speeches about a domino
Bm
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2

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falling from China into Vietnam.
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A

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Bm
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2

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But look back in sickness and anger,
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Australia didn't honour her debt;
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D

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An d non-commissioned Officer Thompson
Bm
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learned that the war wasn't over yet.
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A

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Verse 4
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G

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Living on your nerves,
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D

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living on the phone
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A

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Sleeping in airports far
F#m
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from homeâ?¦
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Dusted off now and safe behind the wire.
Interlude 1
Asus4
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Asus4
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Asus4
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Verse 5
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Bm
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2

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Well, he gave and he gave and he kept on giving,
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till he just couldn't give anymore;
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And he gave it away one morning in
Bm
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Sydney in a rust-red Commodoreâ?¦
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And I remember Phill best
Bm
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talking on the phone,
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With a cheeky grin on his face
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G

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'Cause Royal Commissioners and
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Knights of the Realm
Asus4
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Bm
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2

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Thought that Phill didn't
Interlude 2

know his place.
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Verse 6
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F#m
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And they're still bagging bodies,
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Phill, though fourteen years have gone;
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An d the mums and the dads and the wives and the kids still have
Outro 1

to soldier on.
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F#m
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • G

  • A

  • Bm

    2

  • F#m

    2

  • Asus4

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Safe Behind the Wire by John Schumann is D major.

The primary chords used in Safe Behind the Wire are D, G, A, Bm, F#m, Asus4.

No capo is required for this song.

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

The tempo of Safe Behind the Wire is approximately 70 beats per minute.

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