Graham Parker Short Memories lyrics

Short Memories by Graham Parker

Short Memories lyrics
Pre>(1992 by graham parker, submitted by kirk anderson) ([email protected])
D a
They took their kids in their teenage years
D  g
Fitted them out with combat gear,
D a    bm g
Filled their hearts with mortal fear and sent them away
D a
Some came home their pants in creases
D  g
Some came home in bits and pieces
D a  g d
The president made a lot of speeches and went fishing for the day

D a  d g
'cause they have short memories, they forget it all so quickly
D abm g
They have short memories, now it's gone
D  a dg
They have short memories, it disappears just like quicksilver
D  a   g d
They have short memories, now it's gone

My daddy was in nicosea, egypt and north korea
He came back to a good career, shovelling coal
I was just the village lout I never got my finger out
I never wanted for anything still I broke and entered and stole

[bridge]
Em
You can't stop a train or catch the rain drops
D a g
As they come falling
Em
Sure there'll be another war
D  a
Sure as sure the call-up will come calling

D a
They took their kids in their teenage years
D   g
Gave them a God that they could fear
D    a    bm g
Said they could kill but not drink beer
Bm    g
And sent them away
D   a
Some came home in a body bag
D   g
Some came home wrapped in a flags
D a   g   d
And on each toe there hung a tag saying there'll be more someday

[repeat first chorus]
G   em   d
...now it's gone, now it's gone, now it's gone /pre>