Bride 1945    Paul Siebel

(F) She was so (E)young then,
(Bb) He wasn't much (C)older,
(F) He loved her (E)some then,
(Bb) He was a (C)soldier.
(Dm) She wrote him a (A)letter
Every (Dm)day a(C)cross the (Bb)sea,
(F) He sent her (Dm)postcard
Of the (Bb)boys in his (C)compa(F)ny. (Gm) (C)

(F) The war was (E)over,
(Bb) And yeah, they got (C)married,
(F) Everything´s (E)clover,
(Bb) Her and her (C)Harry.
(Dm) She planned the (A)future,
What´s a (Dm)girl to (C)think a(Bb)bout?
(F) A home in the (Dm)suburbs,
If they could (Bb)learn to (C)do with(F)out. (Gm) (C)
- Instrumental verse -

(F) Rollers and (E)hairpins,
(Bb) She doesn't (C)care now,
(F) Harry's a (E)salesman,
(Bb) He's hardly (C)there now.
(Dm) It's all for (A)nothing,
And the (Dm)kids don't (C)care at (Bb)all,
(F) One just quit (Dm)college,
And the (Bb)youngest (C)left last (F)fall. (Gm) (C)

(F) She was so (E)young then,
(Bb) He wasn't much (C)older,
(F) He loved her (E)some then,
(Bb) He was a (C)soldier.
(Dm) She planned the (A)future,
What´s a (Dm)girl to (C)think a(Bb)bout?
(F) A home in the (Dm)suburbs,
If they could (Bb)learn to (C)do with(F)out.

© Paul Siebel, All Rights Reserved

Mostly Iain Matthews´ version

janhauenstein@gmx.de

Recorded a demo a few weeks ago, will probably be on my next album. Most excellent song.