1939 Returning
Peter DohertyVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Captured clandestine
Crawled into the lights
He knew he was in for a shoeing
Just wasn't to be his night
Dragged out of the frozen Rhine
For the Motherland and the Third Reich
A toeing's as good as a shoeing
When it's not to be your night
Tread carefully, so carefully
Upon the drifting ice
Caught behind enemy lines
In 1939
For Germany he sacrificed his life
Caught behind enemy lines
There in 1939
Kids knee-deep in rubble
London urchins grey with dust
Packed off ours in evacuations
To farmers' wives
Green and pleasant lives
Far from the doodlebugs
Nanna Doll she still remembers
Leaving town in worn-out shoes
Now she's back out west in sheltered accommodations
Homes for the old where pills aren't the only blues
Tread carefully, so carefully
Upon the drifting ice
Staring blank into the TV guide
In 2009
How it's hurting me, I've only seen her twice
Since you went west for the second time
Since 1939
Have FUN :)
WinnetouLecter
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Readable chord sheet for 1939 Returning by Peter Doherty
[Bm]Captured clandes[C#7]tine [F#m]Crawled into the l[C#m]ights [D]He knew he[A] was in for a s[G]hoeing [Em]Just wasn't to be hi[F#]s night [Bm]Dragged out of the froze[C#7]n Rhine [F#m]For the Motherland and the Thir[C#m]d Reich [D]A toeing's[A] as good as a sho[G]eing [Em]When it's not to be [F#]your night [Bm]Tread carefully, so carefully [Bb]Upon the drifting ice [Ebmaj7]Caught behind enemy lines [F]In 19[F#]39 [Bm]For Germany [Bb]he sacrificed his life [Ebmaj7]Caught behind enemy lines [F]There i[F#]n 1939 [Bm]Kids knee-deep in rub[C#7]ble [F#m]London urchins grey with[C#m] dust [D]Packed of[A]f ours in evacuati[G]ons [Em]To farmers' wives Green and pleasant lives [F#m]Far from the doodlebugs [Bm]Nanna Doll she still remembe[C#7]rs [F#m]Leaving town in worn-ou[C#m]t shoes [D]Now she's back [A]out west in sheltere[G]d accommodations [Em]Homes for the old where pills[F#m] aren't the only blues [Bm]Tread carefully, so carefully [Bbm]Upon the drifting ice [Ebmaj7]Staring blank into the TV guide [F]In 200[F#]9 [Bm]How it's hurting me, [Bb]I've only seen her twice [Ebmaj7]Since you went west for the second time [F]Since 193[F#]9 Have FUN :) WinnetouLecter