I Was Only 19 (A Walk in the Light Green) Chords
Tempo:
87.925 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
G
E
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A] [C] [G] [D]
[A] [G] [A]
Mum and Dad [C] and Denny [G] saw the passing out [D] parade at [A] Puckapunyal.
It was a [G] long march from Cadets.
[A]
The 6th Battalion [C] was the next to tour and [G] it was me who drew [D] the card.
We [A] did Canungra, [G] Shoalwater before [A] we left.
[E] And Townsville lined the footpaths as [D] we marched down [A] to the quay.
[E] This clipping from the paper [D] shows us young and strong [A] and clean.
[F#m] And there's me [E] in me slouch hat [D] with me SLR [A] and greens.
[E] God help me, I was only [D] 19.
[A] From Bungtow [C] riding Chinooks [G] to the dust at New [D] Edat.
[A] I'd been in and [G] out of choppers now [A] for months.
And we made our [C] pence a home BB [G] and pinups [D] on the lockers.
[A] And an Asian [G] orange sunset through [A] the scrub.
[E] And can you tell me doctor why [D] I still can't get [A] to sleep?
[E] And night time's just a jungle dark [D] and a barking [A] M16.
[F#m] And what's this rash [E] that comes and goes, [D] can you tell me what [A] it means?
[E] God help me, I was only [D] 19.
[A] Four week [C] operation and [G] each step could mean [D] your last one on [A] two legs.
It [G] was a war within [A] yourself, but you wouldn't let [C] your mates down till [G] they had you [D] dusted off.
[A] So you closed your eyes [G] and thought about [A] something else.
And [E] then someone yelled out, contact!
[D] And the bloke behind [A] me swore, [E] we hooked in there for hours.
[D] Then it got all mighty [A] raw.
[F#m] Frankie kicked [E] a mine the day [D] that mankind kicked [A] the moon.
[E] God help me, he was going home in [D] June.
[Am] [C] [G]
[D] [A] [G] [A]
[C] See Frankie [G] drinking tinnies in [D] the Grand Hotel [A] on the 36 [G] hour rec leave in [A] Bungtow.
And I can still [C] hear Frankie [G] lying screaming in [D] the jungle.
[A] Till the morphine came [G] and killed him the bloody [A] row.
[E] And the Anzac legends didn't [D] mention mud and blood [A] and tears.
[E] And the stories that my father told [D] me never seemed [A] quite real.
[F#m] I got some pieces [E] in my back [D] that I didn't even [A] feel.
[E] God help me, I was [E] only [D] 19.
[E] And can you tell me doctor why [D] I still can't get to [A] sleep?
[E] And why the channel 7 chopper [D] chills me to my [A] feet?
[F#m] And what's this rash [E] that comes and goes, [D] can you tell me what it [A] means?
[E] God help me, I was [D] only 19.
[A]
[C] [G] [D] [A]
[G] [A]
[A] [G] [A]
Mum and Dad [C] and Denny [G] saw the passing out [D] parade at [A] Puckapunyal.
It was a [G] long march from Cadets.
[A]
The 6th Battalion [C] was the next to tour and [G] it was me who drew [D] the card.
We [A] did Canungra, [G] Shoalwater before [A] we left.
[E] And Townsville lined the footpaths as [D] we marched down [A] to the quay.
[E] This clipping from the paper [D] shows us young and strong [A] and clean.
[F#m] And there's me [E] in me slouch hat [D] with me SLR [A] and greens.
[E] God help me, I was only [D] 19.
[A] From Bungtow [C] riding Chinooks [G] to the dust at New [D] Edat.
[A] I'd been in and [G] out of choppers now [A] for months.
And we made our [C] pence a home BB [G] and pinups [D] on the lockers.
[A] And an Asian [G] orange sunset through [A] the scrub.
[E] And can you tell me doctor why [D] I still can't get [A] to sleep?
[E] And night time's just a jungle dark [D] and a barking [A] M16.
[F#m] And what's this rash [E] that comes and goes, [D] can you tell me what [A] it means?
[E] God help me, I was only [D] 19.
[A] Four week [C] operation and [G] each step could mean [D] your last one on [A] two legs.
It [G] was a war within [A] yourself, but you wouldn't let [C] your mates down till [G] they had you [D] dusted off.
[A] So you closed your eyes [G] and thought about [A] something else.
And [E] then someone yelled out, contact!
[D] And the bloke behind [A] me swore, [E] we hooked in there for hours.
[D] Then it got all mighty [A] raw.
[F#m] Frankie kicked [E] a mine the day [D] that mankind kicked [A] the moon.
[E] God help me, he was going home in [D] June.
[Am] [C] [G]
[D] [A] [G] [A]
[C] See Frankie [G] drinking tinnies in [D] the Grand Hotel [A] on the 36 [G] hour rec leave in [A] Bungtow.
And I can still [C] hear Frankie [G] lying screaming in [D] the jungle.
[A] Till the morphine came [G] and killed him the bloody [A] row.
[E] And the Anzac legends didn't [D] mention mud and blood [A] and tears.
[E] And the stories that my father told [D] me never seemed [A] quite real.
[F#m] I got some pieces [E] in my back [D] that I didn't even [A] feel.
[E] God help me, I was [E] only [D] 19.
[E] And can you tell me doctor why [D] I still can't get to [A] sleep?
[E] And why the channel 7 chopper [D] chills me to my [A] feet?
[F#m] And what's this rash [E] that comes and goes, [D] can you tell me what it [A] means?
[E] God help me, I was [D] only 19.
[A]
[C] [G] [D] [A]
[G] [A]
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[A] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
Mum and Dad [C] and Denny [G] saw the passing out [D] parade at [A] Puckapunyal.
It was a [G] long march from Cadets.
[A] _ _
_ The 6th Battalion [C] was the next to tour and [G] it was me who drew [D] the card.
We [A] did Canungra, [G] Shoalwater before [A] we left. _
_ [E] And Townsville lined the footpaths as [D] we marched down [A] to the quay.
[E] This clipping from the paper [D] shows us young and strong [A] and clean.
[F#m] And there's me [E] in me slouch hat [D] with me SLR [A] and greens.
[E] God help me, _ _ _ I was only [D] 19. _ _ _ _
_ [A] From Bungtow [C] riding Chinooks [G] to the dust at New [D] Edat.
[A] I'd been in and [G] out of choppers now [A] for months. _
_ And we made our [C] pence a home BB [G] and pinups [D] on the lockers.
[A] And an Asian [G] orange sunset through [A] the scrub. _
_ [E] And can you tell me doctor why [D] I still can't get [A] to sleep?
[E] And night time's just a jungle dark [D] and a barking [A] M16.
[F#m] And what's this rash [E] that comes and goes, [D] can you tell me what [A] it means?
[E] God help me, _ _ _ I was only [D] 19. _ _ _ _
_ [A] Four week [C] operation and [G] each step could mean [D] your last one on [A] two legs.
It [G] was a war within [A] yourself, _ _ but you wouldn't let [C] your mates down till [G] they had you [D] dusted off.
[A] So you closed your eyes [G] and thought about [A] something else. _
And [E] then someone yelled out, contact!
[D] And the bloke behind [A] me swore, [E] we hooked in there for hours.
[D] Then it got all mighty [A] raw.
_ [F#m] Frankie kicked [E] a mine the day [D] that mankind kicked [A] the moon.
[E] God help me, _ _ _ he was going home in [D] June. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [C] See Frankie [G] drinking tinnies in [D] the Grand Hotel [A] on the 36 [G] hour rec leave in [A] Bungtow. _
_ And I can still [C] hear Frankie [G] lying screaming in [D] the jungle.
[A] Till the morphine came [G] and killed him the bloody [A] row. _
_ [E] And the Anzac legends didn't [D] mention mud and blood [A] and tears.
[E] And the stories that my father told [D] me never seemed [A] quite real.
[F#m] I got some pieces [E] in my back [D] that I didn't even [A] feel.
[E] God help me, _ _ _ I was [E] only [D] 19.
_ _ [E] And can you tell me doctor why [D] I still can't get to [A] sleep?
[E] And why the channel 7 chopper [D] chills me to my [A] feet?
[F#m] And what's this rash [E] that comes and goes, [D] can you tell me what it [A] means?
[E] God help me, _ _ _ _ I was [D] only 19. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[C] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
Mum and Dad [C] and Denny [G] saw the passing out [D] parade at [A] Puckapunyal.
It was a [G] long march from Cadets.
[A] _ _
_ The 6th Battalion [C] was the next to tour and [G] it was me who drew [D] the card.
We [A] did Canungra, [G] Shoalwater before [A] we left. _
_ [E] And Townsville lined the footpaths as [D] we marched down [A] to the quay.
[E] This clipping from the paper [D] shows us young and strong [A] and clean.
[F#m] And there's me [E] in me slouch hat [D] with me SLR [A] and greens.
[E] God help me, _ _ _ I was only [D] 19. _ _ _ _
_ [A] From Bungtow [C] riding Chinooks [G] to the dust at New [D] Edat.
[A] I'd been in and [G] out of choppers now [A] for months. _
_ And we made our [C] pence a home BB [G] and pinups [D] on the lockers.
[A] And an Asian [G] orange sunset through [A] the scrub. _
_ [E] And can you tell me doctor why [D] I still can't get [A] to sleep?
[E] And night time's just a jungle dark [D] and a barking [A] M16.
[F#m] And what's this rash [E] that comes and goes, [D] can you tell me what [A] it means?
[E] God help me, _ _ _ I was only [D] 19. _ _ _ _
_ [A] Four week [C] operation and [G] each step could mean [D] your last one on [A] two legs.
It [G] was a war within [A] yourself, _ _ but you wouldn't let [C] your mates down till [G] they had you [D] dusted off.
[A] So you closed your eyes [G] and thought about [A] something else. _
And [E] then someone yelled out, contact!
[D] And the bloke behind [A] me swore, [E] we hooked in there for hours.
[D] Then it got all mighty [A] raw.
_ [F#m] Frankie kicked [E] a mine the day [D] that mankind kicked [A] the moon.
[E] God help me, _ _ _ he was going home in [D] June. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [C] See Frankie [G] drinking tinnies in [D] the Grand Hotel [A] on the 36 [G] hour rec leave in [A] Bungtow. _
_ And I can still [C] hear Frankie [G] lying screaming in [D] the jungle.
[A] Till the morphine came [G] and killed him the bloody [A] row. _
_ [E] And the Anzac legends didn't [D] mention mud and blood [A] and tears.
[E] And the stories that my father told [D] me never seemed [A] quite real.
[F#m] I got some pieces [E] in my back [D] that I didn't even [A] feel.
[E] God help me, _ _ _ I was [E] only [D] 19.
_ _ [E] And can you tell me doctor why [D] I still can't get to [A] sleep?
[E] And why the channel 7 chopper [D] chills me to my [A] feet?
[F#m] And what's this rash [E] that comes and goes, [D] can you tell me what it [A] means?
[E] God help me, _ _ _ _ I was [D] only 19. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[C] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
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