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Lest We Forget (By John And Sheila Ludgate)
[Intro]
 C/  F/  C/ G  
CDon’t know what you saw over there, Fanother time someplace somewhere, 
just a Ckid with a uniform and a Ggun
CSign up for something to do, Fsteady pay across an ocean of blue
someCwhere in the Gland of the midnight Csun
A Cmedal for bravery, and a few medals more, disFpatches from that far east war, 
Cdischarge papers all kept in a Gdrawer
A Cquestion from a curious kid, Fwhat was it like, what you did
there’s a Cfar-away look for an Ganswer, nothing Cmore
[Chorus]
FMemoriCes, of Flong gone heroes who still lCive in your dGreams
FMemoriCes, of the Fgood and the bad and all the Cgray in-Gbetween
AmMemoriGes, caAmn’t forget what sFhould have never Gbeen
FMemoriCes, lest we forGget…F  C  
[Instrumental] 
 Am/  G/  Am/  F/  G-  F/  C/  G/  F/ C  
CNothing said, nothing more, than a Fblack & white photo worn and torn,
Che was so young, could’ve been anyGone
CSomeone’s brother, someone’s son, a Fmemory now, forever young,
just a kCid with a uGniform and a Cgun
[Chorus]
CSo you carry that flag in that fall parade, for Fall the ones not here today,
for Cwhat you saw and for what was Gdone
CGood and evil, black and white, you Fdid your best, what you thought was right 
just a Ckid with a Guniform and a Cgun

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Lest We Forget

by John and Sheila Ludgate

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Lest We Forget (By John And Sheila Ludgate)

[Intro]

C F C G

/ / /

C F

Don’t know what you saw over there, another time someplace somewhere,

C G

just a kid with a uniform and a gun

C F

C G C

somewhere in the land of the midnight sun

C F

A medal for bravery, and a few medals more, dispatches from that far east war,

C G

discharge papers all kept in a drawer

C F

A question from a curious kid, what was it like, what you did

C G C

there’s a far-away look for an answer, nothing more

[Chorus]

F C F C G

Memories, of long gone heroes who still live in your dreams

F C F C G

Memories, of the good and the bad and all the gray in-between

Am G Am F G

Memories, can’t forget what should have never been

F C G F C

Memories, lest we forget…

[Instrumental]

Am G Am F G F C G F C

/ / / / - / / / /

C F

Nothing said, nothing more, than a black & white photo worn and torn,

C G

he was so young, could’ve been anyone

C F

Someone’s brother, someone’s son, a memory now, forever young,

C G C

just a kid with a uniform and a gun

[Chorus]

C F

So you carry that flag in that fall parade, for all the ones not here today,

C G

for what you saw and for what was done

C F

Good and evil, black and white, you did your best, what you thought was right

C G C

just a kid with a uniform and a gun

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