Chris de Burgh - This Song For You

chris de burgh – this song for you
from the album : spanish train & other stories ( 1975 )
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D B7
hello darling , this is the army ,
Em
i’ve just got the time to write ,
A
today we attack , there’s no turning back ,
D G D A
the boys they’re all ready for the fight ,

D B7
yes , i’m well but this place is like hell ,
Em
they call it passchendaele ,
A
in nineteen seventeen the war must be ending ,
D G D
the general said this attack will not fail ,

G F#
so i’m writing down this simple little melody
Bm F#m Em F#
when you play it my love , think of me . . .
Em D A D Em
we’ll be together in this song for you ,
A D B7 Em A D G D
and it goes la la la . . .
A D B7 Em A D G D A
sing it darling , la la la . . .

D B7
they got old bill and the sergeant is still out there ,
Em
wounded in some shellhole ,
A
they say this war will end all wars ,
D G D A
oh god i really hope it will ,

D B7
oh how’s old england , are they still singing
Em
those songs that we loved to sing ,
A
when all this is over , we’ll go sailing in dover ,
D G D
catching fish like we used to with a string ,

G F#
oh i miss you , i miss you , i miss you so!
Bm F#m Em F#
if they get me my love you will know . . .
Em D A D Em
we’ll always be together in this song for you . . .
A D B7 Em A D G D
and it goes la la la . . .
A D B7 Em A D G D A D B7 Em A D G D A D B7 Em A D G D A
i have to go now . . .