I Was Only 19
I Was Only 19

I Was Only 19 chords by The Herd, John Schumann

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  • Intro 1


    Verse 1
    Mum, 
    Dad, 
    and 
    Denny 

    were 
    some 
    amongst 
    many 

    Who 
    came 
    to 
    watch 
    the 
    passing 
    out 
    pa
    rade 

    at 
    Puckapunyal 
    Seemed 
    every 
    man 

    and 
    his 
    mongrel 
    came 
    to 
    watch 

    cadets 
    stumble 
    on 
    the 
    long 
    march 

    to 
    the 
    Viet 
    jungle 

    "Oh 
    Christ", 
    mumbled 
    as 
    drew 
    that 
    card 

    And 
    my 
    mates 
    came 
    to 
    slap 
    me 
    on 
    the 
    back 

    with 
    due 
    regard 

    We 
    were 
    the 
    sixth 
    battalion, 
    yep, 
    next 
    to 
    tour 

    We 
    did 
    Canungra 
    and 
    Shoalwater 

    be
    fore 
    we 
    left, 
    rest 
    assured 

    Chorus 1
    Seemed 
    half 
    of 
    Townsville 
    turned 
    out 

    to 
    see 
    us 
    leave 

    And 
    they 
    lined 
    the 
    footpaths 

    as 
    we 
    marched 
    to 
    the 
    quay 

    And 
    the 
    papers 
    wrote 
    it 
    up 

    like 
    you 
    wouldn't 
    believe 

    But 
    we 
    were 
    only 
    looking 
    to 
    the 
    future 

    for 
    fast 
    reprieve 

    And 
    there's 
    all 
    of 
    us 

    looking 
    young, 
    strong 
    and 
    clean 

    Rocking 
    slouch 
    hats, 
    slung 
    SLRs 
    and 
    greens 

    God 
    help 
    me, 
    was 
    only 
    nine
    teen 

    Verse 2
    From 
    Vung 
    Tau 
    in 
    black 
    heli
    copters 

    Chinook 
    pilots 
    seemed 
    relieved 

    at 
    Nui 
    Dat 
    when 
    he 
    dropped 
    us 

    Seems 
    like 
    months 
    running 
    on 
    and 
    off 

    landing 
    pads 

    Letters 
    to 
    Dad 
    cause 
    it's 
    like 
    man, 
    he's 
    sad 

    But 
    he 
    can't 
    see 
    the 
    tents 
    that 
    we 
    call 
    home 

    Cans 
    of 
    VB 
    and 
    pin-ups 
    of 
    chicks 
    off 
    TV 

    The 
    heat, 
    the 
    mosquitoes 

    and 
    the 
    noise 
    surprising 

    Like 
    the 
    first 
    time 
    you 
    see 

    an 
    agent 
    orange 
    horizon 

    Chorus 2
    So 
    please, 
    can 
    you 
    tell 
    me 
    doctor 

    why 
    can't 
    get 
    to 
    sleep? 

    The 
    scars 
    left 
    in 
    me? 

    Night 
    time's 
    just 
    jungle 

    dark 
    and 
    barking 
    M16 

    We 
    keep 
    saying, 
    "Rest 
    in 
    peace" 

    What's 
    this 
    rash 
    that 
    comes 
    and 
    goes? 

    Don't 
    sup
    pose 
    you 
    can 
    tell 
    me 

    what 
    that 
    means? 

    God 
    help 
    me, 
    was 
    only 
    nine
    teen 

    Verse 3
    Sent 
    off 
    on 
    four-week- 
    long 
    operation 

    Where 
    every 
    single 
    step 

    could 
    be 
    your 
    last 
    one 

    On 
    two 
    legs, 
    it 
    was 
    sorta 
    living 
    hell 

    Falling 
    with 
    the 
    shells, 
    war 
    within 
    yourself 

    Chorus 3
    But 
    you 
    couldn't 
    let 
    your 
    mates 
    down 

    'til 
    they 
    had 
    you 
    dusted 
    off 

    So 
    you 
    closed 
    your 
    eyes 

    and 
    thought 
    of 
    something 
    else 

    Someone 
    yelled 
    "Contact!" 

    another 
    bloke 
    swore 

    We 
    hooked 
    in 
    for 
    hours 

    then 
    god 
    almighty 
    roar 

    Then 
    Frankie 
    kicked 
    mine 

    the 
    day 
    that 
    mankind 
    kicked 
    the 
    moon 

    God 
    help 
    me, 
    he 
    was 
    going 
    home 
    in 
    June 

    Interlude 1


    Verse 4
    And 
    can 
    still 
    see 
    Frank 
    with 
    can 
    in 
    his 
    hand 

    Thirty- 
    six 
    hour 
    leave 
    in 
    the 
    bar 
    at 
    the 
    Grand 

    And 
    can 
    still 
    hear 
    Frank, 
    screaming 
    mess 

    Of 
    bleeding 
    flesh, 
    couldn't 
    retrieve 
    his 
    legs 

    Chorus 4
    You 
    see 
    the 
    ANZAC 
    legend 

    neglected 
    to 
    mention 

    Mud 
    the 
    fear, 
    the 
    blood, 
    the 
    tears, 
    the 
    tension 

    Dad's 
    recollection 
    beyond 
    comprehension 

    Didn't 
    seem 
    quite 
    real 
    un
    til 
    we 
    were 
    sent 
    in 

    Chaos 
    and 
    confusion, 
    the 
    fire 
    and 
    steel 

    Hot 
    shrapnel 
    in 
    my 
    back 
    didn't 
    even 
    feel 

    God 
    help 
    me, 
    was 
    only 
    nine
    teen 

    Chorus 5
    So 
    please 
    can 
    you 
    you 
    tell 
    me 
    doctor 

    why 
    can't 
    get 
    to 
    sleep, 
    can't 
    hardly 
    eat? 

    And 
    the 
    sound 
    of 
    the 
    Channel 
    Seven 
    chopper 

    still 
    chills 
    me 
    to 
    my 
    feet, 
    still 
    fuels 
    my 
    grief? 

    And 
    what's 
    this 
    rash 
    that 
    comes 
    and 
    goes? 

    Like 
    the 
    dreams, 
    can 
    you 
    tell 
    me 

    what 
    that 
    means? 

    God 
    help 
    me, 
    was 
    only 
    nine
    teen 

    Verse 5
    Mum 
    and 
    Dad 
    and 
    Denny 
    saw 

    the 
    passing 
    out 
    pa
    rade 
    at 
    Pucka
    punyal 

    It 
    was 
    long 
    march 
    from 
    Cadets 

    And 
    the 
    sixth 
    battalion 
    was 
    the 
    next 
    to 
    tour 

    It 
    was 
    me 
    who 
    drew 
    the 
    card 

    We 
    did 
    Ca
    nungra 
    and 
    Shoal
    water 

    before 
    we 
    left 

    Chorus 6
    And 
    Townsville 
    lined 
    the 
    footpaths 

    as 
    we 
    marched 
    down 
    to 
    the 
    quay 

    This 
    clipping 
    from 
    the 
    paper 

    shows 
    us 
    young 
    and 
    strong 
    and 
    clean 

    And 
    there's 
    me 
    in 
    my 
    slouch 
    hat 

    with 
    my 
    SLR 
    and 
    greens 

    God 
    help 
    me, 
    was 
    only 
    nine
    teen 

    Chorus 7
    So 
    please 
    can 
    you 
    tell 
    me 
    doctor 

    why 
    can't 
    get 
    to 
    sleep 
    can't 
    hardly 
    eat? 

    And 
    the 
    sound 
    of 
    the 
    Channel 
    Seven 
    chopper 

    still 
    chills 
    me 
    to 
    my 
    feet, 
    still 
    fuels 
    my 
    grief? 

    And 
    what's 
    this 
    rash 
    that 
    comes 
    and 
    goes? 

    Like 
    the 
    dreams, 
    can 
    you 
    tell 
    me 

    what 
    that 
    means? 

    God 
    help 
    me, 
    was 
    only 
    nine
    teen 
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