Broken Hymns chords by Dropkick Murphys
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Intro 1
(D major) (A major) (D major)
(A major) (D major) (G major) (A major) (D major) (G major) (Asus4) (A major) (D major)
Verse 1
Now the fog (D major)
and smoke is lifting from the fallen row on row (A major)
In (D major) 1861 they prayed for god
to keep (G major) their souls (A major) (D major)
Jimmy left home in April,
that was one year to the day (A major)
Writes his (D major) mother back home in Brighton,
but he ain't got much to say (A major)
He's for (G major) gotten what his town (D major) looks like,
the smell (A major) of death (G major) is all around (A major) (D major)
He dreams (G major) of the blue atlantic (D major) to once (A major)
again (D major) be home (G major) ward bound (A major)
Homeward (D major) bound
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Verse 2
Though the road (D major) was long and winding
(A major) many snares (D major) lay in their path (A major)
But their struggle (D major) they saw as righteous they fought (A major)
with might (D major) and struck (G major) with wrath
(A major)
Verse 3
Now the (G major) battle hymns are play (D major) ing,
re (A major) port of shot (G major) s not far away (A major)
(D major) No pray (G major) er, no promise,
no (D major) hand of god (A major) could save their souls (D major) that (G major) April (A major) day
Tell their (G major) wives that they fought bravely (D major)
as (A major) they (D major) lay them (G major) in their (A major) graves
(D major)
Verse 4
As the train pulled in the station an (A major) d the
fam (D major) ilies gathered 'round (A major)
You could hear (D major) the first car echo with (A major)
a (D major) loud triumphant (G major) (D major) sound (A major)
But the (D major) last car it was silent,
they (A major) listened close (D major) but they couldn't hear (A major)
It was (D major) laden down with coffins,
that didn't speak and (G major) couldn't cheer (A major)
Verse 5
Now the (G major) battle hymns are play (D major) ing,
re (A major) port of shot (G major) s not far away (A major)
(D major) No pray (G major) er, no promise,
no (D major) hand of god (A major) could save their souls (D major) that (G major) April (A major) day
Tell their wives (G major) that they fought bravely (D major) as (A major) they lay (D major) them
(G major) in their (A major) graves
Interlude 1
(A major) (D major) (A major)
(B minor) (G major) (D major) (A major)
(B minor) (G major) (D major) (A major)
(B minor) (G major)
Verse 6
As the train (D major) pulled in the station and
the fam (A major) ilies gathered 'round
You could hear (B minor) the first car echo
with a loud (A major) triumphant sound
Verse 7
Now the (G major) battle hymns are play (D major) ing,
re (A major) port of shot (G major) s not far away (A major) (D major)
No pray (G major) er, no promise,
no (D major) hand of god (A major) could save their souls (D major) that (G major) April (A major) day
Now the (G major) battle hymns are play (D major) ing,
re (A major) port of shot (G major) s not far away (A major) (D major)
No pray (G major) er, no promise,
no (D major) hand of god (A major) could save the souls (D major) of the blue (G major) and gray (A major)
Tell their (G major) wives that they fought bravely (D major)
as (A major) they lay (D major) them (G major) in their graves
Outro 1
(A major)
Broken Hymns
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