Am C G Am
There are soldiers marching on the common today
C F C
They were there again this evening
Am G
They paced up and down like sea birds on the ground
Am G Am
Before the storm clouds gathering
Am C G Am
I must buy whatever tinned food is left on the shelves
C F C
They are testing the air raid sirens
Am G
They've filled up the blood banks and emptied the beds
Am G Am
At the hospital and the asylum
Am C G Am
I saw a man build a shelter in his garden today
C F C
And we stood there idly chatting
Am G
He said: "No, no I don't think war will come"
Am G Am
Yet still he carried on digging
Am C G Am
Everything in my life that I love
C F C
Could be swept away without warning
Am G
Yet the birds still sing and the church bells ring
Am G Am
And the sun came up this morning
Am G
Life goes on as it did before
Am G Am
As the country drifts slowly to war
