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Safe Behind The Wire
Intro
D       A      D
DWhen the bodies were bagged and the telegrams sent
And the Gvery last chopper had goDne
ADnd you Glooked out the window of the D707 on the Bmairfield in ASaigon,
DSome of us thought that the war Bmwas over
GSome of us couldn’t care Dless;
GBut you came home and threw a Dstay-behind party to Gtry to clear up the mAess.
I don’t Gknow where you aDre tonight..AI’m down here in a fDirefight…
F#mBut where-ever you are, I hope you’re Gsafe Abehind the Dwire.
DWe were fighting for freedom in BmSouth-East Asia…. GThat’s how the story rDan;
GWindy speeches about a Ddomino falling from BmChina into AVietnam…
DBut look back in sickness and anBmger,   AGustralia didn’t honour her Ddebt;
GAnd non-commission DOfficer Thompson learned that the Gwar wasn’t over Ayet.
LivGing on your nDerves, living on the phone and sAleeping in airports Dfar from home….
F#mDusted off now and Gsafe Abehind the Dwire.
Instrumental:          A         G         D         A  G  
DWell he have and he gave and he Bmkept on giving, tiGll he just couldn’t Dgive anymore;
GAnd he gave it away one Dmorning in Sydney in a Bmrust-red ACommodore…
DAnd I remember Phill best talking Bmon the phone, witGh a cheeky grin on Dhis face….
GBecause Royal Commissioners and DKnights of the Realm 
GThought that Phill didn’t know his Aplace.
I don’t Gknow where you aDre tonight..AI’m down here in a fDirefight…
F#mBut where-ever you are, I hope you’re Gsafe Abehind the Dwire.
AAnd the’re still bagging bodies, Phill, Gthough fourteen years have Dgone;
And Athe mums and the dads and the wives and the kids Gstill have Ato soldier on.
I don’t Gknow where you aDre tonight..AI’m down here in a fDirefight…
F#mBut where-ever you are, I hope you’re Gsafe Abehind the Dwire.
I don’t Gknow where you aDre tonight..AI’m down here in a fDirefight…
F#mBut where-ever you are, I hope you’re Gsafe Abehind the Dwire.G  A  D  

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Safe Behind The Wire

by John Schumann

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F#m

Safe Behind The Wire

Intro

D A D

When the bodies were bagged and the telegrams sent

G D

And the very last chopper had gone

D G D Bm A

And you looked out the window of the 707 on the airfield in Saigon,

D Bm

Some of us thought that the war was over

G D

Some of us couldn’t care less;

G D G A

But you came home and threw a stay-behind party to try to clear up the mess.

G D A D

I don’t know where you are tonight..I’m down here in a firefight…

F#m G A D

But where-ever you are, I hope you’re safe behind the wire.

D Bm G D

We were fighting for freedom in South-East Asia…. That’s how the story ran;

G D Bm A

Windy speeches about a domino falling from China into Vietnam…

D Bm G D

But look back in sickness and anger, Australia didn’t honour her debt;

G D G A

And non-commission Officer Thompson learned that the war wasn’t over yet.

G D A D

Living on your nerves, living on the phone and sleeping in airports far from home….

F#m G A D

Dusted off now and safe behind the wire.

A G D A G

Instrumental:

D Bm G D

Well he have and he gave and he kept on giving, till he just couldn’t give anymore;

G D Bm A

And he gave it away one morning in Sydney in a rust-red Commodore…

D Bm G D

And I remember Phill best talking on the phone, with a cheeky grin on his face….

G D

Because Royal Commissioners and Knights of the Realm

G A

Thought that Phill didn’t know his place.

G D A D

I don’t know where you are tonight..I’m down here in a firefight…

F#m G A D

But where-ever you are, I hope you’re safe behind the wire.

A G D

And the’re still bagging bodies, Phill, though fourteen years have gone;

A G A

And the mums and the dads and the wives and the kids still have to soldier on.

G D A D

I don’t know where you are tonight..I’m down here in a firefight…

F#m G A D

But where-ever you are, I hope you’re safe behind the wire.

G D A D

I don’t know where you are tonight..I’m down here in a firefight…

F#m G A D G A D

But where-ever you are, I hope you’re safe behind the wire.

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