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Version 1[Intro] +++++ Am G F G Am G F G [Verse 1] +++++++ Am Gunshots shatter in the peace of night G It's just another firefight F G For the people of this little town Am But for the dying soldier G Well he's feeling ten years older F G As he's lying face down on the ground Am All the words that are in his head G And all the words that his mother said F G As she would put him to bed back home [Chorus] ++++++ C G Am Your Daddy when he died in the Falklands C G Am Fighting for another man's cause C G Am And your brother he was killed in the last war C G Am And your mother, well she's lying home alone Verse Two +++++++++ G F G Am G F G Am Everyday she sees your face G On the picture on the fireplace F G With your brother as he was leaving school Am Then a day came five years ago G You said "Mother, I need to know" F G And you spoke the words your brother spoke before Am "I know the things my Daddy done G And I've seen the medals that he's won F G G Am And I know this is what he would have wanted for me G Am [Chorus] ++++++ C G Am Your Daddy when he died in the Falklands C G Am Fighting for another man's cause C G Am And your brother he was killed in the last war C G Am And your mother, well she's lying home alone [Bridge] ++++++ F G Am G Now she wonders at it all F G Am G Just in whose name, do these brave young heros fall F G Am G And how many more are gonna answer that call F G Am G They're gonna fight and die in another country's war F G Am G They're gonna die for a religion didn't believe in at all F G Am They're gonna die in a place they should never been at all Am Oh, never been at all [Chorus] ++++++ C G Am Your Daddy when he died in the Falklands C G Am Fighting for another man's cause C G Am And your brother he was killed in the last war C G Am And your mother, well she's lying home alone C G Am Am (Repeat six times) [Chorus] ++++++ C G Am Your Daddy when he died in the Falklands C G Am Fighting for another man's cause C G Am And your brother he was killed in the last war C G Am And your mother, well she's lying home alone