Graham Parker - Short Memories - Sözleri

Pre>(1992 by graham parker, submitted by kirk anderson) (kanderso@wheatonma.edu)

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They took their kids in their teenage years

D		  g

Fitted them out with combat gear,

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Filled their hearts with mortal fear and sent them away

D			 a

Some came home their pants in creases

D		  g

Some came home in bits and pieces

D		 a			  g		 d

The president made a lot of speeches and went fishing for the day



D		 a		  d		 g

'cause they have short memories, they forget it all so quickly

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They have short memories, now it's gone

D		  a		 d			g

They have short memories, it disappears just like quicksilver

D		  a		   g d

They have short memories, now it's gone



My daddy was in nicosea, egypt and north korea

He came back to a good career, shovelling coal

I was just the village lout I never got my finger out

I never wanted for anything still I broke and entered and stole



[bridge]

Em

You can't stop a train or catch the rain drops

D a g

As they come falling

Em

Sure there'll be another war

D  a

Sure as sure the call-up will come calling



D			 a

They took their kids in their teenage years

D		   g

Gave them a God that they could fear

D 	   a    bm	 g

Said they could kill but not drink beer

Bm    g

And sent them away

D 		  a

Some came home in a body bag

D		   g

Some came home wrapped in a flags

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And on each toe there hung a tag saying there'll be more someday



[repeat first chorus]

G		   em	   d

...now it's gone, now it's gone, now it's gone /pre>


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