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[Verse 1]
C
I knew a simple soldier boy
                           G
Who grinned at life in empty joy,
       C
Slept soundly through the lonesome dark

And whistled early with the lark.

[Verse 2]
C                     F
In winter trenches, cowered and glum,
       C                  G
With crumps and lice and lack of rum.
    C             G
He put a bullet through his brain,
      F             G    C
And no one spoke of him again.

[Bridge]

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[Verse 3]
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You smug-faced crowds with kindling eyes,
    C                      G
Who cheer when soldier lads march by
F
Sneak home and pray you'll never know,
     C                     G        C
The hell where youth and laughter go.
     F                     G        C
The hell where youth and laughter go.