Key: D major•
Intro 1
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Asus4
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Verse 1
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and smoke is lifting from the fallen row on row
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to keep their souls
Jimmy left home in April,
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He's forgotten what his town looks like,
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the smell of death is all around
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He dreams of the blue atlantic to once
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again be homeward bound
Verse 2
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many snares lay in their path
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But their struggle they saw as righteous they fought
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with might and struck with wrath
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Verse 3
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Now the battle hymns are playing,
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report of shots not far away
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No prayer, no promise,
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no hand of god could save their souls that April day
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Tell their wives that they fought bravely
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as they lay them in their graves
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Verse 4
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families gathered 'round
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You could hear the first car echo with
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a loud triumphant sound
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they listened close but they couldn't hear
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that didn't speak and couldn't cheer
Verse 5
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Now the battle hymns are playing,
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report of shots not far away
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No prayer, no promise,
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no hand of god could save their souls that April day
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Tell their wives that they fought bravely as they lay them
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in their graves
Interlude 1
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Bm
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Bm
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Bm
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Verse 6
Verse 7
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Now the battle hymns are playing,
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report of shots not far away
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no hand of god could save their souls that April day
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Now the battle hymns are playing,
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report of shots not far away
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no hand of god could save the souls of the blue and gray
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Tell their wives that they fought bravely
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as they lay them in their graves
Outro 1
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