same chord progression throughout whole song: Em, Am, C, B in the first part of the song you just strike the chords once 1st Verse: Em Am I fought in a war and I left my friends behind me C B To go looking for the enemy, and it wasnt very long Em Am Before I would stand with another boy in front of me C B And a corpse that just fell into me, with the bullets flying round... 1st chorus: Em Am And I reminded myself of the words you said when we were getting on C B And I bet youre making shells back home for a steady boy to wear Em Am Round his neck, well it wont hurt to think of you as if youre waiting for C B This letter to arrive because Ill be here quite a while In the second part you may just use any regular strumming like down,down,up,up,down,up 2nd verse: Em Am I fought in a war and I left my friends behind me C B To go looking for the enemy, and it wasnt very long Em Am Before I found out that the sickness there ahead of me C B Went beyond the bedsit infamy of the decade gone before 2nd chorus: Em Am And I reminded myself of the words you said when we were getting on C B And I bet youre making shells back home for a steady man to wear Em Am Round his neck, well it wont hurt to think of you as if youre waiting for C B This letter to arrive because Ill be here quite a while Now for the third part youll play bass note + |----x-------x----| |--------x--------| |--x---x---x---x--| |-----------------| |-----------------| |-----------------| twice for each chord 3rd Verse: Em Am I fought in a war, and I didnt know where it would end C B It stretched before me infinitely, I couldnt really think Em Am Of the day beyond now, keep your head down pal C Theres trouble plenty in this hour, this day B I can see hope I can see light 3rd Chorus Em Am And I reminded myself of the looks you gave when we were getting on C B And I bet youre making shells back home for a steady man to wear Em Am Round his neck, well it wont hurt to think of you as if youre waiting for C B This letter to arrive because Ill be here quite a while