I was only 19 Chords by Redgum
Tempo:
137.65 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
G
E
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A] .
[C] [G] [D] .
[A] [G] .
[A] .
Mum and [C] Dad and Denny saw [G] the passing out [D] parade at [A] Puckapunyal.
It was a [G] long march from [A] Cadets.
.
6th Battalion [C] was the next to tour [G] and it was me who drew [D] the card.
We [A] did Canumbra and [G] Shoalwater before [A] we left.
.
[E] And Townsville lined the footpaths as [D] we marched down [A] to the quay.
This [E] clipping from the paper shows [D] us young and strong [A] and clean.
[F#m] And there's me [E] in me slouch hat with [D] me SLR [A] and dreams.
[E] God help me, I was only [D] 19.
[A] From Bungtower [C] riding chin-ups [G] to the dust at New [D] Edat.
.
[A] I've been in and out [G] of choppers now [A] for months.
We made our tents a [C] home, VB [G] and pin-ups [D] on the lockers.
[A] And an Asian [G]-Orient sunset through the [A] scrub.
[E] And can you tell me, Doctor, why [D] I still can't get to [A] sleep?.
[E] And nine times just a jungle duck [D] and a barking [A] M16.
[F#m].
And what's this [E] rash that comes and goes?.
Can [D] you tell me what [A] it means?.
[E] God help me, I was only [D] 19.
.
[A] Four-week [C] operation when [G] each step could mean your [D] last one on [A] two legs.
It was [G] a wall within [A] yourself that you wouldn't [C] let your mates down [G] till they had you dusted [D] off.
[A] So you closed your eyes [G] and thought about [A] something else.
.
And [E] then someone yelled out, Contact!.
[D] And the bloke behind [A] me swore we [E] hooked in there for hours.
[D] Then it got all mighty [A].
raw.
[F#m] And Frankie [E] kicked a mine the day that [D] mankind kicked [A] the moon.
[E] God help me, he was going [D] home in June.
.
[A] [C] [G] .
[D] [A] .
[G] [A] .
I can still see [C] Frankie [G] drinking tinnies in [D] the Grand Hotel.
On a [A] 36 [G]-hour rec leave in [A] Vung Tau.
And I can still see [C] Frankie [G] lying screaming in [D] the jungle.
[A] Till the morphine came [G] and chilled the bloody [A] row.
[E] And the Anzac legends didn't mention [D] mud and blood [A] tears.
[E] And the stories that my father told [D] me never seemed quite [A] real.
.
[F#m] I caught some pieces [E] in my back [D] that I didn't [A] even feel.
God [E] help me, I was only [D] 19.
[E] And can you tell me doctor why [D] I still can't get [A] to sleep?.
[E] And why the Channel 7 chopper [D] chills me to my [A] feet?
.
[F#m] And what's this [E] rash that comes and goes?.
Can you [D] tell me [A] what it means?.
[E] God help me, I was only [D] 19.
.
[A] .
[C] [G] .
[D] [A] .
[G] [A] .
[Am] [N] .
[C] [G] [D] .
[A] [G] .
[A] .
Mum and [C] Dad and Denny saw [G] the passing out [D] parade at [A] Puckapunyal.
It was a [G] long march from [A] Cadets.
.
6th Battalion [C] was the next to tour [G] and it was me who drew [D] the card.
We [A] did Canumbra and [G] Shoalwater before [A] we left.
.
[E] And Townsville lined the footpaths as [D] we marched down [A] to the quay.
This [E] clipping from the paper shows [D] us young and strong [A] and clean.
[F#m] And there's me [E] in me slouch hat with [D] me SLR [A] and dreams.
[E] God help me, I was only [D] 19.
[A] From Bungtower [C] riding chin-ups [G] to the dust at New [D] Edat.
.
[A] I've been in and out [G] of choppers now [A] for months.
We made our tents a [C] home, VB [G] and pin-ups [D] on the lockers.
[A] And an Asian [G]-Orient sunset through the [A] scrub.
[E] And can you tell me, Doctor, why [D] I still can't get to [A] sleep?.
[E] And nine times just a jungle duck [D] and a barking [A] M16.
[F#m].
And what's this [E] rash that comes and goes?.
Can [D] you tell me what [A] it means?.
[E] God help me, I was only [D] 19.
.
[A] Four-week [C] operation when [G] each step could mean your [D] last one on [A] two legs.
It was [G] a wall within [A] yourself that you wouldn't [C] let your mates down [G] till they had you dusted [D] off.
[A] So you closed your eyes [G] and thought about [A] something else.
.
And [E] then someone yelled out, Contact!.
[D] And the bloke behind [A] me swore we [E] hooked in there for hours.
[D] Then it got all mighty [A].
raw.
[F#m] And Frankie [E] kicked a mine the day that [D] mankind kicked [A] the moon.
[E] God help me, he was going [D] home in June.
.
[A] [C] [G] .
[D] [A] .
[G] [A] .
I can still see [C] Frankie [G] drinking tinnies in [D] the Grand Hotel.
On a [A] 36 [G]-hour rec leave in [A] Vung Tau.
And I can still see [C] Frankie [G] lying screaming in [D] the jungle.
[A] Till the morphine came [G] and chilled the bloody [A] row.
[E] And the Anzac legends didn't mention [D] mud and blood [A] tears.
[E] And the stories that my father told [D] me never seemed quite [A] real.
.
[F#m] I caught some pieces [E] in my back [D] that I didn't [A] even feel.
God [E] help me, I was only [D] 19.
[E] And can you tell me doctor why [D] I still can't get [A] to sleep?.
[E] And why the Channel 7 chopper [D] chills me to my [A] feet?
.
[F#m] And what's this [E] rash that comes and goes?.
Can you [D] tell me [A] what it means?.
[E] God help me, I was only [D] 19.
.
[A] .
[C] [G] .
[D] [A] .
[G] [A] .
[Am] [N] .
Key:
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_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ .
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ .
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ .
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Mum and [C] Dad and Denny saw [G] the passing out [D] parade at [A] Puckapunyal.
It was a [G] long march from [A] Cadets.
_ _ _ _ .
_ 6th Battalion [C] was the next to tour [G] and it was me who drew [D] the card.
We [A] did Canumbra and [G] Shoalwater before [A] we left.
_ _ .
_ _ [E] And Townsville lined the footpaths as [D] we marched down [A] to the quay.
This [E] clipping from the paper shows [D] us young and strong [A] and clean.
_ [F#m] And there's me [E] in me slouch hat with [D] me SLR [A] and dreams.
[E] God help me, _ _ _ _ _ _ I was only [D] 19.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [A] From Bungtower [C] riding chin-ups [G] to the dust at New [D] Edat.
_ .
[A] I've been in and out [G] of choppers now [A] for months.
_ _ _ We made our tents a [C] home, VB [G] and pin-ups [D] on the lockers.
[A] And an Asian [G]-Orient sunset through the [A] scrub.
_ _ _ _ [E] And can you tell me, Doctor, why [D] I still can't get to [A] sleep?.
_ [E] And nine times just a jungle duck [D] and a barking [A] M16.
_ _ [F#m].
And what's this [E] rash that comes and goes?.
Can [D] you tell me what [A] it means?.
[E] God help me, _ _ I _ _ _ was only _ [D] 19.
_ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Four-week _ [C] operation when [G] each step could mean your [D] last one on [A] two legs.
It was [G] a wall within [A] yourself _ that _ you wouldn't [C] let your mates down [G] till they had you dusted [D] off.
_ [A] So you closed your eyes [G] and thought about [A] something else.
_ _ _ .
And [E] then someone yelled out, Contact!.
[D] And the bloke behind [A] me swore we [E] hooked in there for hours.
[D] Then it got all mighty [A].
raw.
[F#m] And Frankie [E] kicked a mine the day that [D] mankind kicked [A] the moon.
_ [E] God help me, _ _ _ _ _ _ he was going [D] home in June.
_ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[A] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ .
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ .
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ I can still see [C] Frankie _ [G] drinking tinnies in [D] the Grand Hotel.
On a [A] 36 [G]-hour rec leave in [A] Vung Tau.
_ _ _ And I can still see [C] Frankie _ [G] lying screaming in [D] the jungle.
[A] Till the morphine came [G] and chilled the bloody [A] row.
_ _ _ _ [E] And the Anzac legends didn't mention [D] mud and blood [A] tears.
_ [E] And the stories that my father told [D] me never seemed quite [A] real.
_ .
[F#m] I caught some pieces [E] in my back [D] that I didn't [A] even feel.
God [E] help me, _ _ _ _ _ _ I was only [D] 19.
_ _ _ [E] And can you tell me doctor why [D] I still can't get [A] to sleep?.
[E] And why the Channel 7 chopper [D] chills me to my [A] feet?
_ .
[F#m] And what's this [E] rash that comes and goes?.
Can you [D] tell me [A] what it means?.
[E] God help me, _ _ _ _ _ _ I was only [D] 19.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ .
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ .
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ .
[G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ .
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ .
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ .
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Mum and [C] Dad and Denny saw [G] the passing out [D] parade at [A] Puckapunyal.
It was a [G] long march from [A] Cadets.
_ _ _ _ .
_ 6th Battalion [C] was the next to tour [G] and it was me who drew [D] the card.
We [A] did Canumbra and [G] Shoalwater before [A] we left.
_ _ .
_ _ [E] And Townsville lined the footpaths as [D] we marched down [A] to the quay.
This [E] clipping from the paper shows [D] us young and strong [A] and clean.
_ [F#m] And there's me [E] in me slouch hat with [D] me SLR [A] and dreams.
[E] God help me, _ _ _ _ _ _ I was only [D] 19.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [A] From Bungtower [C] riding chin-ups [G] to the dust at New [D] Edat.
_ .
[A] I've been in and out [G] of choppers now [A] for months.
_ _ _ We made our tents a [C] home, VB [G] and pin-ups [D] on the lockers.
[A] And an Asian [G]-Orient sunset through the [A] scrub.
_ _ _ _ [E] And can you tell me, Doctor, why [D] I still can't get to [A] sleep?.
_ [E] And nine times just a jungle duck [D] and a barking [A] M16.
_ _ [F#m].
And what's this [E] rash that comes and goes?.
Can [D] you tell me what [A] it means?.
[E] God help me, _ _ I _ _ _ was only _ [D] 19.
_ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Four-week _ [C] operation when [G] each step could mean your [D] last one on [A] two legs.
It was [G] a wall within [A] yourself _ that _ you wouldn't [C] let your mates down [G] till they had you dusted [D] off.
_ [A] So you closed your eyes [G] and thought about [A] something else.
_ _ _ .
And [E] then someone yelled out, Contact!.
[D] And the bloke behind [A] me swore we [E] hooked in there for hours.
[D] Then it got all mighty [A].
raw.
[F#m] And Frankie [E] kicked a mine the day that [D] mankind kicked [A] the moon.
_ [E] God help me, _ _ _ _ _ _ he was going [D] home in June.
_ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[A] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ .
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ .
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ I can still see [C] Frankie _ [G] drinking tinnies in [D] the Grand Hotel.
On a [A] 36 [G]-hour rec leave in [A] Vung Tau.
_ _ _ And I can still see [C] Frankie _ [G] lying screaming in [D] the jungle.
[A] Till the morphine came [G] and chilled the bloody [A] row.
_ _ _ _ [E] And the Anzac legends didn't mention [D] mud and blood [A] tears.
_ [E] And the stories that my father told [D] me never seemed quite [A] real.
_ .
[F#m] I caught some pieces [E] in my back [D] that I didn't [A] even feel.
God [E] help me, _ _ _ _ _ _ I was only [D] 19.
_ _ _ [E] And can you tell me doctor why [D] I still can't get [A] to sleep?.
[E] And why the Channel 7 chopper [D] chills me to my [A] feet?
_ .
[F#m] And what's this [E] rash that comes and goes?.
Can you [D] tell me [A] what it means?.
[E] God help me, _ _ _ _ _ _ I was only [D] 19.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ .
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ .
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ .
[G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ .