45 by Olenka & the Autumn Lovers
Picking: 1st string then 4th and 5th strings together, and 2nd string then 4th and
5th strings together for G, A, and Bm
2nd string then 4th and 5th strings together, and 3rd string then 4th and 5th
strings together for D
D G
They got me on the front in '45
D Bm A
'Cause I didn't have the strength to stay alive
G D
No, I did the best I could
G D A
Mama, I was good and then I died
G D G D A A
Oh Lord, in '45
D G
They get you when you're young and ill prepared
D Bm A
and the beauty of the world has got you scared
G D
Now, I don't know what's right
G D A
But I know I lost the fight and that 'aint fair
G D G D A A
No Lord, that 'aint fair
INSTRUMETAL
(half the tempo of the other verses)
D G
I didn't get the chance to see the end
D Bm A
But I heard somebody say it would be grand
G D
With confetti in the streets
G D A
and the dancing to the beat of marching bands
G D G D A
Oh Lord, that'd be grand