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G (pickup chord) [D Em]
In the year of '39.... Assembled here the volunteers

In the dCays when Glands were Dfew Here the Emship sailed Em7(020000)out into the

CBlue and sunny morn Dsus4Sweetest sDight ever sGeen.

And nDight followed day, and the s[Adim(xx1212)]tory tellers say

That the Emscore brave souls insAmide

For Gmany a lonely day sailed aDcross the milky seas

CNe'er looked Emback, Cnever Dfeared, Cneve(G)r crDied.

Don't you Ghear my call, though you're Cmany years awGay,

GDon't you hear me calling Dyou

Write your lettGers iBn the Emsand fGor the dCay I tGake your Amhand

In the lGand[(A-2/3--)] that our grDan[(D--2--4--)]dchildren knGew.

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[Cm(III), A, C(III), F#m((IX), C(III), Ami, E]
[A#(VI), D#(VI), A#(VI), C(VIII), F(VIII), G]
In the year of '39 came a ship in from the blue
The volunteers came home that day
And they bring good news of a world so newly born
Though their hearts so heavily weigh
For the earth is old and grey, to a new home we'll away
But my love this cannot be
For so many years have gone though I'm older but a year
Your mother's eyes in your eyes cry to me.

Don't you hear my call though you're many years away
Don't you hear me calling you
All the letters in the sand cannot heal me like your hand

For my life
Still ahead
Pity Me.