Dedication Day Eric Bogle
DEDICATION DAY
ERIC BOGLE
NOTE:
CAPO 1ST FRET , all chord positions are relative to capo.
Eg. G= G# D=Eb C=C#
Key of G#
I think? Eric plays it in 4/4 timing, but 3./4 timing works well also. Before you come into the first
try creating a little run on the C chord I tend to do something like pick the B string then the G , D pulloff
a hammer-on , G ,D pulloff. Just anything that will lead you into the first verse.
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
Verse 1
[G]August in Mildura,[D] and winters on th[C]e run,
[G]there?s an early taste of springtime, [D]in the warm mid-morning su[C]n.[D]
[G]As the men marched past from first to la[D]st, the crowds cheer ev[C]eryone,
a[Am]nd war seems somehow very far away, on this sunny [D]dedicati[Am]on day.[D] [G]
[G]They marched to a memorial, [D]built by and for their[C] own,
[G]a simple wall of remembra[D]nce of brick and steel[C] and stone.[D]
[G]With the names inscribed of those that died and[D] to those that had made it home,[C]
[Am] [D] [Am] [D]
wit[G]h a debt of love and honor to repay, had all gathered there on dedication day.
Chorus
[G]It?s dedicat[D]ion day,[C]
[G]It?s dedicat[D]ion day.[C]
Verse 2
[G]There was a concert held that evening me and oth[D]ers sang our songs,[C]
[G] [D] [C]
while th[D]e boys drank beer and reminisced, laughed and clapped and sang along.
[G]As I was standing there with my guitar, just wa[D]iting to go on,[C]
[Am] [D] [Am]
a man grabbed my arm an[D]d said please w[G]ould you play a, song for my mate Hans this dedication day.
Verse 3
[G]He asked me to sing welcome home, and[D] I saw tears in his eyes,[C]
[G] I knew there was a story there[D], but I did not want to pr[C]y.[D]
And then he said to me[G], I want that song you see, for this[D] morning my mate died,[C]
[Am] [D] [Am]
[D]faced with his[G] grief there was nothing I could say, so I sang for Hans on dedication day.
Chorus
[G]It?s dedica[D]tion day[C]
[G]It?s dedica[D]tion day[C]
(Piano solo)
Verse 4
[G]They say that Hans took his own life, but I do[D]n?t know if that?s t[C]rue,
[G]but if it is that?s no sur[D]prise, too many Vietnam vetrans do.[C] [D]
[G]Only those who were there, can know the despair and t[D]he pain that he went through,[C]
[Am] [D] [Am]
for who can[G] understand it more than they, those who knew the cost of dedication day
Verse 5
[G]Though that Asian wars long over, there still [D]burying their dead[C]
yet som[G]ehow the bond grows stronger, with each b[D]roken thread[C] [D]
[G]What poison stole and two hands sol[D]d to taint the years ahead[C]
[Am] [D] [Am] [D]
In tha[G]t war so long ago and far away until they died of wounds on dedication day.
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
Chorus
[G]It's dedica[D]tion day[C]
[G]It's dedica[D]tion day[C]
(Repeat until fade out)
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