Johnnys Gone To The War

E D Johnny's gone in the mornin' sun E G B Johnny's gone to carry a gun E D Off he goes in the break of dawn E D E Johnny's gone to the war E D See my Johnny standin' in the line E G B Don't his uniform look fine? E D Children laughin' and girls all sighin' E D E Johnny's gone to the war E D Early in the mornin' at the break of day E G B See the young men march away E D Mothers weepin' and fathers prayin' E D E Johnny's gone to the war E D Out of the land the young men poured E G B It's flesh to feed the guns of war E D Johnny isn't a boy anymore E D E Johnny's gone to the war E D Out on the field where the young men fell E G B In the scream of shot and the roar of shell E D Men plunged down the throat of... heaven E D E Johnny's gone to the war E D After the battle in the mud and rain E G B The air is red with the screams of pain E D His eyes will never see the light again E D E Johnny's gone to the war E D There's a mail train a-rollin' down the track E G B Carryin' a letter edged in black E D And it says that Johnny won't be back E D E Johnny's gone to the war... E D G B