Tuning: E A D G B E

[Intro] A F#m D A E [Verse]

Dear ^Abrother, you would ^F#mnot believe What these ^Dkilling fields, force my ^Aeyes to ^Esee

From a ^Asnipers post, with a ^F#mtrembling hand Put a ^Dbullet in.....to ^Aanother ^Eman

Watch the ^Acrimson bloom, on his ^F#muniform Billow ^Dlike a cloud, ‘till his ^Alife was ^Egone

[Chorus]

The ^Gkillers ^Dstain heavy ^Aon me now Fix my ^Ebayonet for the ^Afinal hour When that ^Dwhistle blows, its ^Amournful sound Will ^Edeliver me to the ^Dhungry mouth Of the ^Fhowling ^Ghounds of ^Ahell

[Bridge] A F#m D A E [Verse]

When the ^Asnowball comes, the re^F#mcruitment drive Don’t ^Dlet your heart swell up, with un^Afounded ^Epride

For a ^Adistant King, you’d be ^F#mfighting for Lay you ^Ddown to waste, on a ^Adistant ^Eshore

[Chorus]

[Coda - repeat until fade] A F#m D A E

Bernard Fanning - Letter from a distant shore