The Second Front Song Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]Now[D], my [Bm]boys[B],
if you will listen,
I'll sing you a [G]little song.
[F#m]So sit you down a[E] while [Em]here,
I'll [B]not de[D]tain you long.
[G]I was serving [B]in the [G]in fantry,
was told I would receive.
With [D]all [G]the other blokes,
[B]the weekend's emb[Em]arkati[G]on lea[B]ve.
It's here, Jim, it's here, Jim,
it's the second front [G]for you.
In [Em]spite of that old Atlantic war,
we're the [B]boys to [G]see it through.
It [Em]won't take [B]long to finish it,
when [G]we have got their [D]range.
[G]And [D]then we [G]can all go home
and [D]live like [G]humans for a [B]change
So I packed me [G]bag at the double
and I was [F#m]ready soon
[D]I t[G]ook me place in an army truck
with [D]the rest of [G]my platoon
Nobody made much noise that trip,
the driver heeded [D]blind
We were all too busy [G]thinking
of the ones we'd leave be[B]hind
It's [Bm]here, [B]chum, it's here, chum,
it's the second front [G]for [Em]you
In[G]spired [D]of that [F]old Atlantic [Em]war
with the boys [G]to see it through
It won't [B]take long to finish it
[Em]when we have got their range
[D]And then we can all go [G]home
and live like humans for a change
[Cm]When [B]we reached the railway [G]station,
the queue was two [D]miles long
They'd [G]have filled [F]the Wembley Stadium
an[G]d still left quite a throng
It's every [B]man for himself,
[G]lads, Craig Corbett all much shame
So we rushed that crowd with a roar
[D]and tore [G]our way into the train
[B]It's here, Jim, it's here, Jim,
it's the second front [F#m]for you
[D]In [F]spired of that old Atlantic war
[G]for the boys to see it through
It won't [B]take long to finish [G]it
when we have got [D]their range
[G]An d then we can all go home
and live like humans for [B]a change
We [G]were all packed in the corridor,
it was 80 in the shade
The seats had all been taken
by the chewing gum brigade
They smoked [B]their camel
cigar[G]ettes
and petted with their jeans
[D]An d looked [G]at [B]us as though
[G]we were something crept out of [B]the drains
It's here, chum, it's here,
chum,
[G]it's the second front [F#m]for you
In [G]spite [F]of that old Atlantic war,
[G]we're the boys [D]to see it through
It [G]won't [B]take long to finish it
[G]when we have got [B]their range
[G]An d then we can all go home
and live like humans for [B]a change
For eleven long hours [G]we stood [B]there
[G]an d watched the field slip by
We [F]were packed so close
we couldn't even smoke,
[G]and that's no lie
And all [B]the time the Yanks
talked big
[G]and boasted they were toffs
And wrestled with their duties
now and then between the stops
[B]It's here, chum, it's here,
chum,
it's the second [G]front for you
[F]In [G]spired [F]of that old Atlantic
[G]war
were the boys to see it through
It won't [B]take long to finish it
[G]when we hook up [D]their range
[G]And then we can all go home
and live like humans for a change
[Cm]At l[B]ast th[G]e train reached Manchester,
the station was exchanged
It was [F]too late [G]to get [Em]a car [G]or bus
[D]to Wally [G]Range
I tried to [B]flag a [G]taxi,
but I didn't stand a [Em]chance
[G]They'd all been [B]command[Bm]eered
to [G]take the Yanks home from a [B]dance
[Cm]It's here, [G]Jim, it's here,
it's the second front [F]for you
[G]In spite of that old Atlantic [Em]war,
we're the boys to [D]see it [G]through
It [B]won't take long to finish it
when [G]we have got their [D]range
And then we can [G]all go home
and live like humans [B]for a change
So I [G]humped me back upon me back
and made to cross the street
And just escaped a sudden death
from a madly driven jeep
But the thought of [B]nearly [G]waiting
made happiness arise
And my heart was beating [D]pleasantly
at the thought of her sur[B]prise
[Cm]It's [B]here, chum, it's here, chum,
[G]it's the second front for you
In spite [F]of that old Atlantic wall
[G]for the boys to see it through
It won't [B]take long to finish it
when we [G]have got the range
[D]And then we can all go home
[G]and live like hu[D]mans for [B]a change
I [G]let [Cm]myself [G]in quietly
and tiptoed up the stairs
The thought of being home again
had ban[D]ished all my cares
[G]In the bed[B]room then I murmured,
now [G]your soldier boy [D]has come
[G]When a voice replied in sharp surprise,
say now, who is [B]this bum?
It's [G]itchum, [B]it's itchum,
it's the second [F]front for you
[G]In spite of that old Atlantic wall
with a voice to see it through
It won't [B]take long to finish it
[G]when we have got the range
And then we can all go home
and live like humans for [B]a change
For [G]a moment I stood speechless
there
and rooted to the ground
[G]And then I switched the lights on,
[F]and [G]what do you think I found?
My little [B]Nell was lying there,
[G]expos[F]ing all her charms
Like the [G]famous whore of [B]Babylon
[D]and a [G]Yankee MP's [B]arms
It's here, [Em]chum, it's [B]here, chum,
it's the second front for [D]you
In spite of that old Atlantic war,
with a voice to [D]see it through
It [B]won't take long to finish it,
[G]when we have got their range
[D]And then we can all go home
and live like humans for a [B]change
This geezer looked me over,
and then sat bolt upright
He was [G]wearing my pyjamas,
the ones with the purple [G]stripe
He made a [B]sudden movement,
then tried to grab his gun
[D]When I landed him a good straight left
and stopped his bleeding fun
It's here, chum, it's here, chum,
it's the second crumb for you
In spite of that old Atlantic war,
we're the boys to see it through
[G]It won't [Cm]take long to finish it,
when we have got their range
And then we can all go home
and live like humans for a change
My story's nearly over,
there's little more to tell
I wasn't wearing any overtures
from little Mel
But every time I think of her
with grief my body fills
But she'll do alright
as long as there's a yank to pay the bill