Chords
[Verse 1]
D They disembarked in fourty five
G And noone spoke and noone smiled
A There were to many spaces in the line.
D And gathered at the cenotaph
G All agreed with hand onA heart
To sheath the sacrificial
D Knifes.
But now
[Verse 2]
DShe stands upon
Southampton dock
With Gher handkerchief
And her summer frockA clings
To her wet body in theD rain.
In quiet desperation knucklGes
White upon the slippery reins
AShe bravely waves the boys
Goodbye aDgain.
Mmm. G Gm D D Em7 D/A
[Verse 3]
GAnd still the dark stain spreads between
DTheir shoulderG blades.
A mute reminder of Dthe poppy fields and graves. G
When the fight Awas over
DWe spent whatF#m7 they hadBm made.
[Outro]
Em7 But in the bottom of our hearts
We felt the fiDnal
