G They disembarked in 45 G4
C And no-one spoke and no-one smiled C Am7
D There were to many spaces in the G line

G Gathered at the cenotaph G4
C All agreed with the hand on heart C Am7
D To sheath the sacrificial G knives

But now
She G stands upon Southampton dock G4 with her
C handkerchief and her summer frock C Am7
D Clings to her wet body in the G rain

In G quiet desperation G4 knuckles
C White upon the slippery reins C Am7
She D bravely waves the boys goodbye a-G gain

G Mmm G9 mmm C mmm G

G Am G/B
C And still the dark stain spreads between
their G shoulder blades G G9 G G4 G G9
C A mute reminder
of the G poppy fields and graves G7
G/B Am G And C when the fight was D over D Em D/F#
We G spent what Bm7 they had Em made
But Am7 in the bottom of our hearts
We felt the final G cut