When Margaret Was Eleven

 [Intro]
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[Verse]
   C                       G                       C
My father sailed away, the band played tunes of glory
  F              C                        G   F
A giant man with ribbons, bedevilled dignity
             C             F                 C
A regimental sergeant, the backbone of the Empire
    F                 C                G            C G
For god and righteous glory, bound for High Germany

[Chorus]
      C                G          F             C      F
Sweet lord, I was just seven when Margaret was eleven
                       C                                 G    F
They served us war for breakfast and soldiers' songs for tea
                       C                F            C         F