Artist: | Graham Parker (English) |
User: | Roger Huxley |
Duration: | 130 seconds |
Delay: | 12 seconds |
Chord names: | Not defined |
Abusive: | |
Comment: | - |
Short Memories
Intro:
G / D / C C/B C/A / G
V1:
G D
They took their kids in their teenage years
G C
Fitted them out with combat gear
G D
Filled their hearts with mortal fear
Em C
and sent them away
G D
Some came home their pants in creases
G C
Some came home in bits and pieces
G D
The president made a lot of speeches and
C C/B C/A G
went fishing for the day
Chorus:
G D
'Cause they have short memories, they
Em C
forget it all so quickly
G D Em C
They have short memories, now it's gone
G D Em
They have short memories, it disappears
C
like quicksilver
G D
They have short memories, now it's
C C/B C/A G
gone
V2:
G D G
My Daddy was in Nicosea, Egypt and
C
North Korea
G D
He came back to a good career, shovelling
Em C
coal
G D G
I was just the village lout I never got my
C
finger out
G D
I never wanted for anything still I
C C/B C/A G
broke and entered and stole
Chorus: as above
Break:
Am7
You can't stop a train or catch the rain drops
G C G G7
As they come falling
Am7
Sure there'll be another war Sure as sure
Am7 C D7
the call-up will come calling
Chorus: as above
V3:
G D
They took their kids in their teenage years
G C
Gave them a God that they could fear
G D
Said they could kill but not drink beer
Em C
And sent them away.
G D
Some came home in a body bag
G C
Some came home wrapped in a flag
G D
And on each toe there hung a tag saying
C C/B C/A G
there'll be more some-day
[repeat first chorus]
...now it's gone, now it's gone,
now it's gone