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?
