G Bm The soldier asked my name and did I come here very often Em C Well I thought that he was asking me to dance G Bm In my holy coat and hat and him in his red bonnet Em C Weʼd have made a lovely couple but we never had the chance Chorus: G C And now you say that youʼve got to go G C Well if you must you must G C D G C G D I suppose that you need the sleep of the just Well it was a powerful day and there were black crows in the road And I kept my strong opinions to my chest I suppose I should have told them that I was on fire for you When the bus burst into flames outside some place, ʼThe Poetʼs Restʼ Chorus. C Bm A girl woke up in a naked light and said C G He even looked like her brother in the army but she never mentions him B7 Em Heʼll be tucked up in his bed tonight with his dirty-pictures girl C Saying, ʼYouʼre some motherʼs daughter you know or is it D immaterial girl? Now sheʼs pinned up upon the barracks wall in her home town All the soldiers taking turns with their attentions And as they speculate what sheʼd look like beneath that thin nightgown His family pride was rising up as he cast his eyes down Chorus.
