A      D             C        G           A
It was just after sunrise and down by the sea
Em          Bm               G            A
down on the sand flats where nothing will grow
     D            C              G        A
come drumming and footsteps like out of a dream
          Em           Bm          A
where the golden green waters come in.

A    D          C            G                A
Just nine lucky soldiers had come through the night
Em           Bm          G        A
half of them wounded and barely alive
     D           C            G          A
Just nine out of twenty was a-headed for home
     Em            Bm      C   G
with eleven sad stories to tell.

A   C            G              Em         Bm
I remember quite clearly when I got out of bed
        C             G           Em        A  G A
I said, "Oh, good morning. What a beautiful day."