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Capo on 1
When going from G to Em use a passing chord = E (fret 3) E(fret2) then Em
G
A Telegram arrived today,
Em
well its time to catch the Monteray
C
Cause the man I wed he waits for me
EM D
and a daughter that he's yet to see
G
US Navy beamed its message,
Em
will deliver brides on a one way passage
C
it made big news across the nation
Em
the bridal train leaves from Perth Station
C D
All the girls around Australia
G Em
Married to a Yankee Sailor
C
The fare is paid across the sea
D G
to the home of the brave and the land of the free
C D
From west to east the young girls came
G Em
all aboard the bridal train
C
it was a farewell crossing over land
D G
she's gone to meet her sailor man
G
No time for sad goodbyes,
Em
well she held her mother as she cried
C
and then waited there in the Freo Rain,
Em D
to climb aboard the bridal train
G
well she was holding her future in her hand
Em
yeah the faded photo of her man
C
catch a sailor if you can
Em D
the war bride leaves a southern land
All the girls around Australia
Married to a Yankee Sailor
The fare is paid across the sea
to the home of the brave and the land of the free
From west to east the young girls came
all aboard the bridal train
it was a farewell crossing over land
she's gone to meet her sailor man
Instrumental
G
Now this is the story of those starry nights
Em
through desert plains and city lights
C
through burning sun and driving rain
Em D
they wept aboard the bridal train
All the girls around Australia
Married to a Yankee Sailor
The fare is paid across the sea
to the home of the brave and the land of the free
From west to east the young girls came
all aboard the bridal train
it was a farewell crossing over land
G
she's gone to meet her sailor man