Dover chords by John Flynn

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Intro 1
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Elijah  (A major) was

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a sergeant,
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Forty  (E minor) -two years old, from  (G major) Mesa, Arizona,
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 (D major) Elijah won't  (A major) grow old.
Patrick was with Sea Troop,
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second  (E minor) armored calf.
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His  (G major) buddies all remember
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how  (D major) Patrick loved  (A major) to laugh.
Seth was from East Brunswick,
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 (E minor) just a newlywed.
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Some (G major) where in New Jersey,
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Seth's young  (D major) widow bows her  (A major) head.
Daniel was from Boston,
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 (E minor) shipped out from Fort Bragg.
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His mother  (G major) got back Daniel
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with  (D major) a  fol (A major) ded flag
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Oh, big airplane,  (E minor) bring him down easy
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Out  (D major) of the Delaware sky  (A major)  (E major) 
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Oh,  (A major) big airplane, Dover  (E minor) is waiting
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To  (D major) welcome the fallen you fly  (A major)  (E minor)  (G major) 
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Willi (A major) am served in Anbar,
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com (E minor) bat engineer
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First  (G major) Marine Division, Wil (D major) liam is  (A major) not here
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Allen rebuilt bridges for  (E minor) Battalion B
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Nex (G major) t  to cause of death
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they wrote the  (D major) letters
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IED  (A major) 
Gussie was a scrub nurse
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hail (E minor) ing from Fort Bliss
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Gussie  (G major) had a spirit
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this  (D major) world's  (A major) gonna miss
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Jeremiah's son cries on  (E minor) 
his mama's knee
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There  (G major) was no armor plating
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on  (D major) his dad's  (A major) Humvee
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Oh, Big Airplane,  (E minor) bring them down easy
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Out  (D major) of the Delaware sky  (A major)  (E major) 
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Oh,  (A major) Big Airplane, Dover  (E minor) is waiting
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Welcome  (D major) the fallen, you fly  (A major)  (E major)  (G major) 
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Scrub  (B minor) wood and pallets
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with  (G major) white straps
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Inched over long  (B minor) boxes of
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flag -draped alu (E major) minum
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The C  (B minor) -5 is crowded
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when  (G major) it lands in Dover
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The  (E major) Honor Guard comes
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to make  (B minor) room again
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And again,  (G major) and again, and again  (E major)  (A major) 
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Whoa,  (E minor) oh,  (G major) oh, oh, oh, oh  (A major) 
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Whoa,  (E minor) oh,  (G major) oh, oh, oh, oh  (D major)  (A major) 
Takin' straight for Nineveh
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Just  (E minor) like Jonah's whale
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Holy  (G major) truth you swallow
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Overseas  (D major)  (A major) you sail
Precious is your cargo,
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sacred  (E minor) was their gift
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Offered  (G major) in a sandstorm,
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from  (D major) which your  (A major) wings lift
Those who should take notice,
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can (E minor) 't watch you sit down
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Behind  (G major) barbed wire fences,
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miles  (D major) from their town
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 (A major) No one breathes to question
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this  (E minor) silent parade
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Except  (G major) for the anguished
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loved  (D major) ones left  (A major) to say
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Oh big airplane, bring  (E minor) them down easy
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Out  (D major) of the Delaware skies  (A major)  (E major) 
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A  (A major) bigger plane over  (E minor) is waiting
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Welcome  (D major) the heroes you  (A major) fly  (E major)  (G major) 
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