Redgum-I Was Only Nineteen Intro: A, C, G, D, A, G, A.

^AMum and Dad^C and Denn^Gy saw the p^Dassing out par^Aade at Puckapunyal (1^Gt was long m^Aarch from cadets). ^AThe sixth b^Cattalion w^Gas the next ^Dto tour and It was me who drew the card. We^A did Canungr^Ga and S^Ahoalwater before we left.

Chorus I:

^EAnd Townsvil^Dle lined the fo^Aotpath as we marched down to the quay. This cl^Eipping from the pa^Dper shows us young and strong an^Ad clean. ^F#mAnd there's me i^En my slo^Duch hat with ^Amy SLR and greens. ^EGod help me, I ^Dwas only nineteen.

^AFrom Vung Tau r^Ciding^G Chinooks to th^De dust at Nui Dat, ^AI'd been in an^Gd out o^Af choppers now for months. ^ABut we m^Cade our^G tent^Ds a home. V.B. and pinups on the lockers, An^Ad an Asian o^Grange s^Aunset through the scrub.

Chorus 2:

^EAnd can you tel^Dl me, doctor, why I s^Atill can't get to sleep' ^EAnd night t^Dime's jus^At a jungle dark and a barking M.16' ^F#mAnd what's ^Ethis rash th^Dat comes and goes, ^Acan you tell me what it means' ^EGod help me, I ^Dwas only nineteen.

^AA four^C week oper^Gation, wh^Den each step can mean your last one On^A two legs: ^Git was a war within yo^Aurself. ^ABut you w^Couldn't let yo^Gur mates down 'til they^D had you dusted off, So^A you closed yo^Gur eyes and thoug^Aht about something else.

Chorus 3:

^EThen someone yelled^D out "Contact"^A', and the bloke behind me swore. ^EWe hooked in there^D for hours, then a ^AGod almighty roar. ^F#mFrankie ki^Ecked a mine ^Dthe day ^Athat mankind kicked the moon. ^EGod help me, he ^Dwas going home in June.

^A1 can still ^Csee Frankie, drinking tin^Gnies in the Grand ^DHotel On a thi^Arty-six hou^Gr rec. leave in Vung Tau. ^A ^AAnd I can ^Cstill hea^Gr Frankie, lying scream^Ding in the jungle. ^A'Till the morphine came and killed the b^Gloody row ^A

Chorus 4:

^EAnd the Anzac lege^Dnds didn't me^Antion mud and blood and tears. ^EAnd stories t^Dhat my father told me never ^Aseemed quite real ^F#mI caught some p^Eieces In my back that I di^Ddn't even feel.^A ^EGod help me, I ^Dwas only nineteen.

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Redgum - I was only nineteen