Over There

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Intro

A  G  D  Em  A  G  D  Em  A  G  D  Em  A  G  D  Em

Verse

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I'm a soldier of fortune I've come to save the day, There's a country that's needs me and an enemy to slay
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All my friends are in uniform God is on our side, But I'm leaving my baby back ho-me
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As we head for the ocean, our spirits are high, "to battle, to glory, what a lovely way to die!"
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Looking back at the shoreline ringing in my ears, are the words of my baby back ho-me

Chorus

Em            C        Am     B     Em             C          Am        B
Where are you going to so far away, your dreams of glory will soon fade away
Em        C      G          A     Em           C             G          A
We are so young, so much in love, your country needs you but I need you more
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So far away,        Over there

Verse

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Out on the frontline the story has changed, for the glory of battle is the myth on printed page
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As my friends fall around me, I wonder when I die, Will they carry my body back ho-me

Chorus

Em           C             Am     B     Em             C          Am        B
what are you searching for so far away, your dreams of glory will soon fade away,
Em        C      G          A     Em        C            G         A
We are so young, so much in love, I'm so af-raid I won't see you a-gain
Em           C             G          A            Em   G D Em A        G D       Em    G D  Em  A        G  D
Your country needs you but I need you more, So far away,      Over there,   So far away,        Over there

Instrumental

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Outro

Em            C        Am     B     Em             C          Am        B
Where are you going to so far away, your dreams of glory will soon fade away
Em      C     G      A     Em      C   G         A
So many lives wasted away, So many die again and again
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Some people say that the knights are all gone, some people say that the dragons are dead
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But the dragon lives on, as the spectre of war, and the killing and slaying goes on as before,
        Em        C  Am  B         Em       C  Am B         Em      C   G   A  G  C
Will it ever end,    Oh... will it ever end,        Will it ever end... ?