Old Army Hat chords by Bill Anderson

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Verse 1
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 (D major) He came home to Tennessee,
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a young man at the end of forty -five  (E minor) 
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Only  (A major) one of seven men in his platoon
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that  (D major) made it  (A major) back alive  (D major) 
He must have seen some tough times,
but he never talked too
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much about  (A major) all  (E minor) that
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Put his  (A major) pictures and his memories
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in  (D major) the ce (A major) dar chest  (D major) 
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 (E minor) Everything but  (A major) his old army hat  (D major) 
By the time I graduated,
the winds of change had
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blown across our  (E minor) land
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They were  (A major) burning flags and draft cards
when they bothered to take
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 (D major) some  (A major) kind of  (D major) stand
And we used to laugh at Grandpa
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like he was some old relic from the  (E minor) past
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Cause he  (A major) never left the house
lest he was wearing
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 (D major) That funny  (E minor) looking  (A major) worn out army hat  (D major) 
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Every  (G major) eye was on him
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Anytime that he went  (D major) anywhere
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They whispered  (A major) and they pointed
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But you could tell that Grandpa didn't  (D major) care
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I ain't  (G major) wearing this for them, he said
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It's a whole lot  (D major) more than that
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For my  (E minor) bud  dies who gave everything
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the  (A major) least that I could do
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Is  (E minor) keep on wearin'  (A major) this old army hat  (D major) 
He called me up one morning
Said he'd seen it on the
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news on his TV  (E minor) 
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They've  (A major) opened up a
monument to World War II
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in  (D major) Washington,  (A major) D  (D major) .C. I ain't gettin' any younger,
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and I wish someone would take me to see  (E minor) that
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I couldn't  (A major) help but think
they're gonna laugh at you up there
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If you show  (E minor) up in that  (A major) silly army hat  (D major) 
Two strangers both saluted
as grandpa walked up to the monument
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 (E minor) One  (A major) said thank you soldier
for a job well done,
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the other said amen  (D major) 
And a young boy said sir my daddy went
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to war and never made it  (E minor) back
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Would you  (A major) take a picture
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standing here  (Asus4) beside  (A major) me?  (Asus4) 
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 (D major) And  (E minor) maybe let me wear  (A major) your army hat  (D major) 
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Every  (G major) eye was on him
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And there was not a dry one in the  (D major) crowd
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They  (A major) whispered and they pointed
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And Grandpa stood up extra tall and  (D major) proud
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He  (G major) said, son, just keep it
When the young boy tried his best
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to give it  (D major) back
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You're a  (E minor) brave little soldier, son
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An (A major) d every soldier needs
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His  (E minor) very own authen (A major) tic army hat  (D major) 
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For your  (E minor) daddy who gave everything
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The  (A major) least that I can do
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Is  (E minor) pass on this old  (A major) worn -out army hat  (D major) 
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Oh, for spa (A major) cious skies,
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for  (E minor) amber waves  (A major) of  (D major) grain,
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 (A major) for purple  (D major) mountain majesties  (A major) 
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above  (E flatdim) the       (E major) fruited  (A major) plain.
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Amer (D major) ica,  (B minor) Amer (A major) ica,
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God  (E minor) shed His  (A major) grace on  (D major) thee,
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And  (G major) crown thy good with  (D major) brotherhood
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From  (E minor) sea  to shining  (A major) sea.  (D major) 
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And  (G major) crown thy good with  (D major) brotherhood
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From  (E minor) sea to shin (A major) ing sea.  (D major)  (A major)  (D major) 
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