Battle Hymns chords by The Nightwatchman

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Verse 1
Em 
G 
Battle hymns for the broken
C 
Bm 
Battle hymns for the misled
G 
B 
Battle hymns for the wretched
Em 
The forgotten and the dead
G 
Battle hymns of redemption
Em 
C 
Bm 
Of solidarity and pride
G 
Em 
B 
Battle hymns we will be singing
Em 
At the turning of the tide
G 
D 

Verse 2
Em 
Can you explain to the mothers
G 
And the fathers of those
D 
Who come riding home in coffins
Em 
In their military clothes
Shiny medals pinned
G 
To their dead teenage chests
D 
While the trumpets blare
Em 
And you lie your best
So ask all you want
G 
From the dusk til the dawn
D 
The answer's still no
Em 
Cause brother I'm gone

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Verse 3
Em 
G 
Battle hymns for the broken
C 
Bm 
Battle hymns for the misled
G 
B 
Battle hymns for the wretched
Em 
The forgotten and the dead
G 
Battle hymns of redemption
C 
Bm 
Of solidarity and pride
G 
B 
Battle hymns we will be singing
Em 
At the turning of the tide
G 
D 

Verse 4
B 
Em 
Can you explain away the sleight of hand
G 
And the criminality
D 
Of spending souls for oil
Em 
Well in the mirror I can see
I am the path that leads down
G 
I am a dark and bloody hall
D 
I'm the reaper, executioner
Em 
Hangman, judge, and the law
So tie a yellow ribbon
G 
Round the oak tree on the lawn
D 
But the cavalry's not comin'
Em 
Cause brother they're gone

Verse 5
Em 
G 
Battle hymns for the broken
C 
Bm 
Battle hymns for the misled
G 
B 
Battle hymns for the wretched
Em 
The forgotten and the dead
G 
Battle hymns of redemption
C 
Bm 
Of solidarity and pride
G 
B 
Battle hymns we will be singing
Em 
At the turning of the tide
G 
D 

Verse 6
B 
Em 
So I'm sharpening my shovel
I'm firing the kiln
D 
I'm blind and I am purposeful
Em 
A martyr on the hill
The dream you might be dreaming
Might be someone else's
G 
dream tonight
D 
I'm the whisperer of misgivings
Em 
I'm the fad ing tail light
I'm the call for retribution
G 
From the back of the smoke filled hall
D 
I'm the vow of bitterness
Em 
I'm the poison in the well
I've a photographic memory
G 
Of the deeds I will avenge
D 
I'm the cold in the river hollow
Em 
I've a hatpin, I've a plan
I don't care of cause
or consequence
G 
Head shaved and body lean
D 
I'm the go- getter,
the score settler
Em 
I'm the shadow  on
the green
There's a flock of blackbirds flying
G 
Nearly ten thousand strong
D 
Who set off this morning
Em 
And brother they're gone

Verse 7
Em 
G 
Battle hymns for the broken
C 
Bm 
Battle hymns for the misled
G 
B 
Battle hymns for the wretched
Em 
The forgotten, for the dead
G 
Battle hymns of redemption
C 
Bm 
Of solidarity and pride
G 
B 
Battle hymns we will be singing
Em 
At the turning of the tide