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GWillie was a Bmsailor
He Csailed on the Dsea
And GWillie said a Bmsailor's life
Is the Clife for Dme
But they Emsent him into Ambattle
For to Emlay down his Amlife
And DWillie said a Bmsailor's life
Is not for CmeD  
So Willie joined the air force
He learnt how to fly
And Willie said how happy
He was flying in the sky
But they sent him into battle
For to lay down his life
And Willie said the air force is no life for me
Now Willie got to thinking
People were plotting for his life
So he bought himself a watchtower
And locked himself inside
But the tower looked o'er a battlefield
Where men laid down their lives
And Willie had to laugh but then he cried
Enjoy :)

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Gentle Willie

by Bill Fay

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G Bm

Willie was a sailor

C D

He sailed on the sea

G Bm

And Willie said a sailor's life

C D

Is the life for me

Em Am

But they sent him into battle

Em Am

For to lay down his life

D Bm

And Willie said a sailor's life

C D

Is not for me

So Willie joined the air force

He learnt how to fly

And Willie said how happy

He was flying in the sky

But they sent him into battle

For to lay down his life

And Willie said the air force is no life for me

Now Willie got to thinking

People were plotting for his life

So he bought himself a watchtower

And locked himself inside

But the tower looked o'er a battlefield

Where men laid down their lives

And Willie had to laugh but then he cried

Enjoy :)

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