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Verse 1
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August in Mildura, and winters on the run,
D A G A
there?s an early taste of springtime, in the warm mid-morning sun.
D A G
As the men marched past from first to last, the crowds cheer everyone,
Em A Em A D
and war seems somehow very far away, on this sunny dedication day.
D A G
They marched to a memorial, built by and for their own,
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a simple wall of remembrance of brick and steel and stone.
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With the names inscribed of those that died and to those that had made it home,
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with a debt of love and honor to repay, had all gathered there on dedication day.
Chorus
D A G
It?s dedication day,
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It?s dedication day.
Verse 2
D A G
There was a concert held that evening me and others sang our songs,
D A G
A
while the boys drank beer and reminisced, laughed and clapped and sang along.
D A G
As I was standing there with my guitar, just waiting to go on,
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A D
a man grabbed my arm and said please would you play a, song for my mate Hans this dedication day.
Verse 3
D A G
He asked me to sing welcome home, and I saw tears in his eyes,
D A G A
I knew there was a story there, but I did not want to pry.
D A G
And then he said to me, I want that song you see, for this morning my mate died,
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faced with his grief there was nothing I could say, so I sang for Hans on dedication day.
Chorus
D A G
It?s dedication day
D A G
It?s dedication day
(Piano solo)
Verse 4
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They say that Hans took his own life, but I don?t know if that?s true,
D A G A
but if it is that?s no surprise, too many Vietnam vetrans do.
D A G
Only those who were there, can know the despair and the pain that he went through,
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for who can understand it more than they, those who knew the cost of dedication day
Verse 5
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Though that Asian wars long over, there still burying their dead
D A G A
yet somehow the bond grows stronger, with each broken thread
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What poison stole and two hands sold to taint the years ahead
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In that war so long ago and far away until they died of wounds on dedication day.
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Chorus
D A G
It's dedication day
D A G
It's dedication day
(Repeat until fade out)
- 1. Chord Gitar Eric Bogle - Dedication Day Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar F)
- 2. Ganti Chord Gitar Eric Bogle - Dedication Day Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar F)
- 3. Author Lagu Andra Ramadhan