Rachel chords by Russell Morris

Chords with lyrics

Great Vietnam War song by one of Australia's finest - Russell Morris

Chord Shapes C majorC : x3555x  F: 133211
       DmDm : x57765 Dm7Dm7 : x57565
       C/EC/E : X7555X


Intro:
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Verse 1:
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Gather round Ma's knee
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To read this week's letter
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I wonder what will be
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We hope the news is better

Verse 2:
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The men here die like flies Ma
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I bandage their blinded eyes Ma
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And the kids with their aching feet ain't got nothing to eat Ma


Verse 3:
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The hospital has no door Dad
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Soldiers lie on the floor Dad
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Oh I did my best
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But I can't take any more Dad


Chorus:
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Rachel's coming home
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Rachel's coming home
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Oh and I don't think she'll go away again
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Rachel's seen the light
  C majorC
The world's too big to fight
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And I don't think she'll go away again
C/EC/E  DmDm   C majorC    Bb majorBb
My  dear  fam-   ily

Verse 3:
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The world and people in it
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go the way they will
      C majorC
But there's not a man,

Black or white,
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Who can ever hope to stop them


Chorus:
FF
Rachel's coming home
 C majorC
Rachel's coming home
    Bb majorBb               FF
Oh and I don't think she'll go away again
FF
Rachel's seen the light
  C majorC
The world's too big to fight
  Bb majorBb              FF
And I don't think she'll go away again
C/EC/E  DmDm   C majorC    Bb majorBb
My  dear  fam-   ily


Chorus:
FF
Rachel's coming home
 C majorC
Rachel's coming home
    Bb majorBb               FF
Oh and I don't think she'll go away again
FF
Rachel's seen the light
  C majorC
The world's too big to fight
  Bb majorBb              FF
And I don't think she'll go away again
C/EC/E  DmDm   C majorC    Bb majorBb
My  dear  fam-   ily