D F/C Am D F/C Am
[Verse]
D F/C
I'm sending you a letter
Am
Because I don't think there's much time
D F/C
Time to clear the cobwebs
Am
Time to bear the crime
[Chorus]
D
It's only a number
F/C
It's only a death
Am
Another soldier died in action
Am
The telegram regrets
D
It's only a number
F/C
It's only a death
Am
Another soldier died in action
Am
The telegram regrets
[Verse]
D F/C
I'm lying on a stretcher
Am
They're lying to my face
D F/C
There's no-one left to help me
Am
I'm just a waste of space
[Chorus]
D
It's only a number
F/C
It's only a death
Am
Another soldier died in action
Am
The telegram regrets
D
It's only a number
F/C
It's only a death
Am
Another soldier died in action
Am
The telegram regrets
[Solo]
D F/C Am D F/C Am
[Verse]
D F/C
It's a matter of moments
Am
I'll be dead before you've read
D F/C
There's blood on the table
Am
And my back is full of lead
[Chorus]
D
It's only a number
F/C
It's only a death
Am
Another soldier died in action
Am
The telegram regrets
D
It's only a number
F/C
It's only a death
Am
Another soldier died in action
Am
The telegram regrets
D
It's only a number
F/C
It's only a death
Am
Another soldier died in action
Am
The telegram regrets
D
It's only a number
F/C
It's only a death
Am
Another soldier died in action
Am
The telegram regrets
[Solo]
D F/C Am D F/C Am
D F/C Am D F/C Am
D F/C Am D F/C Am
D F/C Am D F/C Am
D F/C Am D F/C Am
D F/C Am D F/C Am
(repeat and fade)
