Fred Smith – Derapet chords
Chords:
Dm CYou're looking hungry cobber, here plant your arse down mateAm Gwould you like some mashed potatoes with that burger on your plate?F Cit's been another long shift here at the Cooper Pedy messBb Dmbut if you've got a minute I’ve got something on my chestDm CThe 24th of August back in 20 10Am GI was working out of Tarin Kowt with a squad of 20 menF Cthe Dutch had pulled the pin leaving Uruzgan for goodBb Dmit fell to us to fill the void to the west in Deh RawudDm CIt had been a lethal summer starting back in JuneAm GWe’d lost Smithy, Snowy, Palmer, Aplin, Chucky and then BewesF CAugust took down Jason Brown then Kirbs and Thomas DaleBb DmOn the morning of their service, we set out on Route WhaleDm CI was carrying the Maximi a thumping belt fed gunAm GWith an action like a jackhammer, the weapon weighed a tonneF CWe drove south of the Tangi to an RV where we metBb Dmwith two brick of boys from Anur Joy and we turned for DerapetDm CLance Jack McKinney - the boys all called him ‘Crash’Am Ghe was the fastest bastard we all knew for distance or for dashF Ca soldier's bloody soldier and the fittest man I’ve metBb DmI was proud to walk beside him on approach to DerapetDm C60 clicks out in the sticks to the west of Tarin KowtAm Gthe sappers saw the FAMS move in and the women all clear outF Ca TIC was what we wanted, a TIC was what we’d getBb Dmit was only a matter of when and where in the fields of DerapetDm CMe and Crash were partnered in reserve back at the rearAm Galthough we weren't at point that day I felt and smelt the fearF CThe boys kept probing forward through the aqueduct and sluiceBb DmTill from a nearby tree line I could see all hell break looseDm CThey’d had hit a complex ambush of about a 100 menAm Gthe chattering of AKs and the thud of PKMsF Cthe rounds were whistling around em but we couldn't tell where fromBb DmCause the Talibs had concealment from the tree line and the cornDm CA call came on the ICOM to come forward from the backAm Gthey needed my machine gun at the front of the attackF Cso me and Crash we hoofed it as the rounds around us crackedBb Dmrunning with that weapon and my armour and my packDm CWe’d come 600m through the muddy aquaductAm Gby the time we reached the front line, frankly I was fuckedF Cmy mind said just said keep going but my body just said nopeBb Dmand I collapsed back on my pack at the bottom of the slopeDm CCrash grabbed my Maximi and hauled it up to the crestAm Gthat's why he was where he was when the round burst through his chestF CI looked up in that instant and I never will forgetBb DmAs he spun around and crashed facedown in the dust of DerapetDm CWooly called for dust off we were too far from the carsAm GWe worked on Crash for an hour taking turns on CPRF Cthe chopper came and medevac’d him back in to TKBb DmWhere the Doctor at the Role 2 declared him DOADm CMeanwhile, Keighran broke cover dancing dangerous and strangeAm GA hundred Talib muzzles flashed untill the Aslav's found their rangeF CBetween those Guncars the Apache and the M777Bb DmMany Talibs became martyrs with their virgins up in heavenDm Cthe battle soon was over they had lost their will fightAm Gthey left their dead and dying they’d pick em up that nightF Gwe walked back to the Aslavs and crawled into the FOBBb DmI remember sitting quietly with Langer, Sean and RobDm CFanners ran the section through an after action briefAm GI tuned in though exhausted I was numb with shame and griefF CThe BDA said by the way there’s 30 of them deadBb Dmand so they say we won the day and the Battle of Derapet.Dm C Am G F C Bb DmDm CBeckie’s waters broke at the crematoriumAm GJust a few hours later, she gave birth to their sonF Cthe boys help out with mowing and she got some compo cashBb DmHelps pay the bills but it wont fill the hole where once was CrashDm CLangers won selection, Daniel Keighran got a gongAm GAbbott won the election, and Fred Smith got his songF Cthose who get their accolades deserve all they getBb Dmbut Crash did not deserve to die at the Battle of DerapetDm CI came back to Brisbane and got out on civvie streetAm GNow I’m working in this mine, mate, in this mess we're miners eatF CI married now with children to a woman named regretBb Dmthe price you pay for a summers day in the fields of Derapet