I Was Only 19 Chords by Redgum
Tempo:
86.95 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
G
E
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C]
[G] [D] [A] [G]
[A] Mum and Dad [C] and Daddy saw [G] the passing out [D] parade at [A] Puckapunyal.
[G] It was a long march from [A] cadets.
Sixth Battalion [C] was the next to tour and [G] it was me who drew [D] the card.
[A] We did Conundra [G] and Shoalwater [A] before we left.
[E] And Townsville lined the footpaths [D] as we marched [A] down to the quay.
[E] This clipping from the paper [D] shows us young and [A] strong and clean.
And there's [E] me in me slouch hat with me [A] SLR and greens.
[E] God help me, I was only [D] nineteen.
[A] One cow [C] riding chin-ups to the [G] dust at New Edat.
[A] I'd been in and [G] out of choppers now for [A] months.
We made our tents a [C] home, BB and [G] pin-ups on [D] the lockers.
And [A] an Asian orange [G] sunset through the [A] scrub.
[E] And can you tell me doctor why I [D] still can't get to [A] sleep?
[E] At night time it's just a jungle dark [D] and a barking F [A]-16.
[F#m] And what's this rash [E] that comes and goes, [D] can you tell me what [A] it means?
And then, [E] God help me, I was only [D] nineteen.
[A] Four weeks of [C] operation, [G] twenty-step didn't mean [D] your last one on [A] two legs.
[G] You were walking [A] yourself, [C] let your mates down [G] till they had you [D] dusted off.
[A] So you closed your [G] eyes and thought about [A] something else.
[E] And then someone yelled out, contact!
[D] And the bloke [A] behind me swore.
[E] We hooked in there for hours, [D] then it got all [A] mighty raw.
[F#m] And Frankie [E] came to mind the [D] day that man [A]-pied kicked the moon.
[E] God help me, he was alone [D] in June.
[A]
[C] [G] [D] [A]
[G] [A] I can [C] still see Frankie [G] drinking tinnies in the Grand [A] Hotel on a thirty [G]-six hour rec leave [A] in Bungtow.
I can [C] still see Frankie [G] lying screaming [D] in the jungle [A] till the morphine [G] came and killed the [A] bloody row.
[E] And the Anzac legends didn't [D] mention mud and [A] blood and tears.
[E] And the story that my father [D] told me never [A] seemed quite real.
[F#m] I caught [E] some diseases in my [D] back that I didn't [A] even feel.
[E] God help me, I was only [D] nineteen.
[E] And can you tell me, doctor, why [D] I still can't [A] get to sleep?
[E] And why the Channel 7 [D] chopper chills me to [A] my feet?
[F#m] And what's this [E] rash that comes and goes?
[D] Can you tell me what [A] it means?
[E] God help me, I was only [D] nineteen.
[A] [C] [G]
[D] [A]
[N]
[G] [D] [A] [G]
[A] Mum and Dad [C] and Daddy saw [G] the passing out [D] parade at [A] Puckapunyal.
[G] It was a long march from [A] cadets.
Sixth Battalion [C] was the next to tour and [G] it was me who drew [D] the card.
[A] We did Conundra [G] and Shoalwater [A] before we left.
[E] And Townsville lined the footpaths [D] as we marched [A] down to the quay.
[E] This clipping from the paper [D] shows us young and [A] strong and clean.
And there's [E] me in me slouch hat with me [A] SLR and greens.
[E] God help me, I was only [D] nineteen.
[A] One cow [C] riding chin-ups to the [G] dust at New Edat.
[A] I'd been in and [G] out of choppers now for [A] months.
We made our tents a [C] home, BB and [G] pin-ups on [D] the lockers.
And [A] an Asian orange [G] sunset through the [A] scrub.
[E] And can you tell me doctor why I [D] still can't get to [A] sleep?
[E] At night time it's just a jungle dark [D] and a barking F [A]-16.
[F#m] And what's this rash [E] that comes and goes, [D] can you tell me what [A] it means?
And then, [E] God help me, I was only [D] nineteen.
[A] Four weeks of [C] operation, [G] twenty-step didn't mean [D] your last one on [A] two legs.
[G] You were walking [A] yourself, [C] let your mates down [G] till they had you [D] dusted off.
[A] So you closed your [G] eyes and thought about [A] something else.
[E] And then someone yelled out, contact!
[D] And the bloke [A] behind me swore.
[E] We hooked in there for hours, [D] then it got all [A] mighty raw.
[F#m] And Frankie [E] came to mind the [D] day that man [A]-pied kicked the moon.
[E] God help me, he was alone [D] in June.
[A]
[C] [G] [D] [A]
[G] [A] I can [C] still see Frankie [G] drinking tinnies in the Grand [A] Hotel on a thirty [G]-six hour rec leave [A] in Bungtow.
I can [C] still see Frankie [G] lying screaming [D] in the jungle [A] till the morphine [G] came and killed the [A] bloody row.
[E] And the Anzac legends didn't [D] mention mud and [A] blood and tears.
[E] And the story that my father [D] told me never [A] seemed quite real.
[F#m] I caught [E] some diseases in my [D] back that I didn't [A] even feel.
[E] God help me, I was only [D] nineteen.
[E] And can you tell me, doctor, why [D] I still can't [A] get to sleep?
[E] And why the Channel 7 [D] chopper chills me to [A] my feet?
[F#m] And what's this [E] rash that comes and goes?
[D] Can you tell me what [A] it means?
[E] God help me, I was only [D] nineteen.
[A] [C] [G]
[D] [A]
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ Mum and Dad [C] and Daddy saw [G] the passing out [D] parade at [A] Puckapunyal.
[G] It was a long march from [A] cadets.
_ _ _ Sixth Battalion [C] was the next to tour and [G] it was me who drew [D] the card.
[A] We did Conundra [G] and Shoalwater [A] before we left.
_ [E] And Townsville lined the footpaths [D] as we marched [A] down to the quay.
[E] This clipping from the paper [D] shows us young and [A] strong and clean.
And there's [E] me in me slouch hat with me [A] SLR and greens.
[E] God help me, _ _ _ I was only [D] nineteen. _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] One cow [C] riding chin-ups to the [G] dust at New Edat.
[A] I'd been in and [G] out of choppers now for [A] months.
_ We made our tents a [C] home, BB and [G] pin-ups on [D] the lockers.
And [A] an Asian orange [G] sunset through the [A] scrub.
_ _ [E] And can you tell me doctor why I [D] still can't get to [A] sleep?
[E] At night time it's just a jungle dark [D] and a barking F [A]-16.
[F#m] And what's this rash [E] that comes and goes, [D] can you tell me what [A] it means?
And then, [E] God help me, _ _ _ I was only [D] nineteen.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Four weeks of [C] operation, [G] twenty-step didn't mean [D] your last one on [A] two legs.
[G] You were walking [A] yourself, _ _ _ _ [C] let your mates down [G] till they had you [D] dusted off.
[A] So you closed your [G] eyes and thought about [A] something else.
_ [E] And then someone yelled out, contact!
[D] And the bloke [A] behind me swore.
[E] We hooked in there for hours, [D] then it got all [A] mighty raw.
[F#m] And Frankie [E] came to mind the [D] day that man [A]-pied kicked the moon.
[E] God help me, _ _ _ he was alone [D] in June.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ I can [C] still see Frankie [G] drinking tinnies in the Grand [A] Hotel on a thirty [G]-six hour rec leave [A] in Bungtow.
_ _ I can [C] still see Frankie [G] lying screaming [D] in the jungle [A] till the morphine [G] came and killed the [A] bloody row.
_ [E] And the Anzac legends didn't [D] mention mud and [A] blood and tears.
[E] And the story that my father [D] told me never [A] seemed quite real.
[F#m] I caught [E] some diseases in my [D] back that I didn't [A] even feel.
[E] God help me, _ _ _ I was only [D] nineteen.
_ [E] And can you tell me, doctor, why [D] I still can't [A] get to sleep?
[E] And why the Channel 7 [D] chopper chills me to [A] my feet?
[F#m] And what's this [E] rash that comes and goes?
[D] Can you tell me what [A] it means?
[E] God help me, _ _ _ I was only [D] nineteen. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ Mum and Dad [C] and Daddy saw [G] the passing out [D] parade at [A] Puckapunyal.
[G] It was a long march from [A] cadets.
_ _ _ Sixth Battalion [C] was the next to tour and [G] it was me who drew [D] the card.
[A] We did Conundra [G] and Shoalwater [A] before we left.
_ [E] And Townsville lined the footpaths [D] as we marched [A] down to the quay.
[E] This clipping from the paper [D] shows us young and [A] strong and clean.
And there's [E] me in me slouch hat with me [A] SLR and greens.
[E] God help me, _ _ _ I was only [D] nineteen. _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] One cow [C] riding chin-ups to the [G] dust at New Edat.
[A] I'd been in and [G] out of choppers now for [A] months.
_ We made our tents a [C] home, BB and [G] pin-ups on [D] the lockers.
And [A] an Asian orange [G] sunset through the [A] scrub.
_ _ [E] And can you tell me doctor why I [D] still can't get to [A] sleep?
[E] At night time it's just a jungle dark [D] and a barking F [A]-16.
[F#m] And what's this rash [E] that comes and goes, [D] can you tell me what [A] it means?
And then, [E] God help me, _ _ _ I was only [D] nineteen.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Four weeks of [C] operation, [G] twenty-step didn't mean [D] your last one on [A] two legs.
[G] You were walking [A] yourself, _ _ _ _ [C] let your mates down [G] till they had you [D] dusted off.
[A] So you closed your [G] eyes and thought about [A] something else.
_ [E] And then someone yelled out, contact!
[D] And the bloke [A] behind me swore.
[E] We hooked in there for hours, [D] then it got all [A] mighty raw.
[F#m] And Frankie [E] came to mind the [D] day that man [A]-pied kicked the moon.
[E] God help me, _ _ _ he was alone [D] in June.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ I can [C] still see Frankie [G] drinking tinnies in the Grand [A] Hotel on a thirty [G]-six hour rec leave [A] in Bungtow.
_ _ I can [C] still see Frankie [G] lying screaming [D] in the jungle [A] till the morphine [G] came and killed the [A] bloody row.
_ [E] And the Anzac legends didn't [D] mention mud and [A] blood and tears.
[E] And the story that my father [D] told me never [A] seemed quite real.
[F#m] I caught [E] some diseases in my [D] back that I didn't [A] even feel.
[E] God help me, _ _ _ I was only [D] nineteen.
_ [E] And can you tell me, doctor, why [D] I still can't [A] get to sleep?
[E] And why the Channel 7 [D] chopper chills me to [A] my feet?
[F#m] And what's this [E] rash that comes and goes?
[D] Can you tell me what [A] it means?
[E] God help me, _ _ _ I was only [D] nineteen. _ _ _ _ _
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