Short Memories

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

D			  a

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

D 		a		bm  g

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

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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

D			 a			     g	      d

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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