G            D/F#       G     C
They told all the fine young men
                      D
That when this war is over
G     D/F#    G      C
There will be peace
                           D
And the peace will last forever

[Verse]
C  D/F#     G     G/A G/B C
In Flanders Fields
                     D
At Lone Pine and Beersheba
    G        Am
For king and country
    G          C
For honour and duty
    G                    C          G/B      C
The young men fought and cursed and wept and died

[Verse]
     G            D/F#       G     C
They told all the fine young men
                      D
"Ah, when this war is over
     G         D/F#     G       C
Your country's grateful heart
                       D
We will cherish you forever

[Verse]
  C        D/F# G  G/A G/B C
Tobruk and Alamein
               D
At Bhuna and Kokoda
     G              Am
In a world mad with war
           G         C
Like their fathers before
    G                    C          G/B      C
The young men fought and cursed and wept and died

[Instrumental]
C  D  C  D  C  D  C  D

[Verse]
    G             D/F#       G     C
For many of those fine young men
             D
All the wars are over
G       D/F#        G       C
They've found their peace
                             D
It's the peace that lasts forever

[Verse]
         C    D/F#   G   G/A G/B C
When the call comes again
              D
They will not answer
        G              Am
They're just forgotten bones
      G              C
Lying far from their homes
   G             C         G/B        C     G  C  G
Forgotten as the cause for which they died

[Instrumental]
G  D  G    C    D  x2

[Verse]
         C    D/F#   G   G/A G/B C
When the call comes again
              D
They will not answer
        G              Am
They're just forgotten bones
      G              C
Lying far from their homes
    G                  C       G/B      C     G  C  G
Ah, young men, can you see now why they lied?