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I Was Only Nineteen

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Redgum was an Australian folk and political music group formed in Adelaide in 1975 by singer-songwriter John Schumann, Michael Atkinson on guitars/vocals and Verity Truman on flute/vocals; they were soon joined by Chris Timms on violin. All four had been students at Flinders University and together developed an intensely passionate and outspoken outlook. They are known for their protest song exploring the impact of war in 1983's "I Was Only Nineteen (A Walk in the Light Green)", which peaked at #1 on the National singles charts.

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¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!

Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!

Intro: A, C, G, D, A, G, A.
A C G D A
Mum and Dad and Denny saw the passing out parade at Puckapunyal
G A
1t was long march from cadets
A C G D
The sixth battalion was the next to tour and It was me who drew the card
A GA
We did Canungra and Shoalwater before we left

Chorus I:
E D A
And Townsville lined the footpath as we marched down to the quay
E D A
This clipping from the paper shows us young and strong and clean
F#m E D A
And there's me in my slouch hat with my SLR and greens
E D
God help me I was only nineteen

A CG D
From Vung Tau riding Chinooks to the dust at Nui Dat
A GA
I'd been in and out of choppers now for months
A C GD
But we made our tents a home V B and pinups on the lockers
A GA
And an Asian orange sunset through the scrub

Chorus 2:
E D A
And can you tell me doctor why I still can't get to sleep
ED A
And night time's just a jungle dark and a barking M 1
F#m E D A
And what's this rash that comes and goes can you tell me what it means
E D
God help me I was only nineteen

A C G D
A four week operation when each step can mean your last one
A G A
On two legs it was a war within yourself
A C G D
But you wouldn't let your mates down 'til they had you dusted off
A G A
So you closed your eyes and thought about something else

Chorus 3:
E D A
Then someone yelled out Contact ' and the bloke behind me swore
E D A
We hooked in there for hours then a God almighty roar
F#m E D A
Frankie kicked a mine the day that mankind kicked the moon
E D
God help me he was going home in June

A C G D
1 can still see Frankie drinking tinnies in the Grand Hotel
A G A
On a thirty-six hour rec leave in Vung Tau
A C G D
And I can still hear Frankie lying screaming in the jungle
A G A
Till the morphine came and killed the bloody row

Chorus 4:
E D A
And the Anzac legends didn't mention mud and blood and tears
E D A
And stories that my father told me never seemed quite real
F#m E D A
I caught some pieces In my back that I didn't even feel
E D
God help me I was only nineteen