D F/C Am D F/C Am

[Verse]

D                     F/C
  I'm sending you a letter
          Am
Because I don't think there's much time
D                    F/C
  Time to clear the cobwebs
Am
Time to bear the crime

[Chorus]

     D
It's only a number
     F/C
It's only a death
Am
   Another soldier died in action
Am
The telegram regrets
     D
It's only a number
     F/C
It's only a death
Am
   Another soldier died in action
Am
The telegram regrets

[Verse]

    D             F/C
I'm lying on a stretcher
        Am
They're lying to my face
        D               F/C
There's no-one left to help me
           Am
I'm just a waste of space

[Chorus]

     D
It's only a number
     F/C
It's only a death
Am
   Another soldier died in action
Am
The telegram regrets
     D
It's only a number
     F/C
It's only a death
Am
   Another soldier died in action
Am
The telegram regrets

[Solo]

D F/C Am D F/C Am

[Verse]

D                  F/C
It's a matter of moments
        Am
I'll be dead before you've read
D                       F/C
  There's blood on the table
       Am
And my back is full of lead

[Chorus]

     D
It's only a number
     F/C
It's only a death
Am
   Another soldier died in action
Am
The telegram regrets
     D
It's only a number
     F/C
It's only a death
Am
   Another soldier died in action
Am
The telegram regrets
     D
It's only a number
     F/C
It's only a death
Am
   Another soldier died in action
Am
The telegram regrets
     D
It's only a number
     F/C
It's only a death
Am
   Another soldier died in action
Am
The telegram regrets

[Solo]

D F/C Am D F/C Am
D F/C Am D F/C Am
D F/C Am D F/C Am
D F/C Am D F/C Am
D F/C Am D F/C Am
D F/C Am D F/C Am
(repeat and fade)