Old Army Hat chords by Billy Ray Cyrus
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Intro 1
(D major) (B minor) (D major) (B minor) (D major) (B minor) (D major)
Verse 1
He came
home to Tenness (B minor) ee
Young (D major) man at the (B minor) end of forty five (E minor)
Only (A major) one of sev (Asus4) en
men (A major) in (Asus4) his platoon
That made it back alive (D major)
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Verse 2
And he (D major) must've seen some tough (B minor) things
But he (D major) never said too much
about all (E minor) that
Put his (Asus4) pictures and his memories
(D major) in our seat (A major) er chairs
(Asus4) (E minor) Everything but his
(Asus4) old (D major) army hat (Asus4)
Verse 3
(D major) By the time that I was born
The winds of change had swept
across our (E minor) land
They were (A major) burning flag (Asus4)
s and draft cards
When they (A major) bothered (Asus4) to
take some kind of stand (D major)
Verse 4
Now we (D major) used to laugh at grandpa
Like he was some old (B minor) relic
from (D major) the pas (E minor) t
'Cause he (A major) never left the house (Asus4)
unless he was (A major) wearing (Asus4)
That (E minor) funny looking worn (A major) out army (D major) hat
Verse 5
(G major) Every eye was on him
Anytime when he went anywhere
(D major) They (Asus4) whispered and they pointed
But (A major) you could tell my grandpa didn't care (D major)
Verse 6
"I ain't (G major) wearing this for them",
he'd say
"It's a whole lot more than (D major) that
For my (E minor) buddies who gave everything
The (A major) least that (Asus4) I can do is (E minor) keep on
wearing this (A major) old army (D major) hat" (Asus4)
Verse 7
He (D major) called me up one morning
Said he'd seen it on the news
on his (E minor) TV
"They've (A major) opened up
a monument on World War II
In Washington DC" (D major)
Verse 8
"I ain't (D major) getting any younger
And I wish someone would take
me to see (E minor) that"
And I (A major) couldn't help but think they're
gonna laugh at you up there
If you (E minor) show up in that silly (A major) army hat (D major)
(Asus4) Two
Verse 9
(D major) strangers, both salute
As grandpa walked up to the monument
(E minor) (A major) One said, "Thank you soldier,
(Asus4) for the job (A major) well done"
The other said, "Amen" (D major)
Verse 10
And (D major) a young boy told him
"Sir, my daddy went to war and
didn't make it back (E minor)
Could you (A major) take a picture standing
here (Asus4) be (A major) side me
And (E minor) maybe let me wear (A major) your army (D major) hat"
Verse 11
(G major) Every eye was on him
There was not a dry one in the crowd (D major)
They (Asus4) whispered and they pointed
As my (A major) grandpa stood up extra
tall and proud (D major)
Verse 12
And he (G major) told him, "Son, just keep it"
When the young boy tried his best
to give it (D major) back
"You're a (E minor) brave little soldier and
(A major) every soldier need (Asus4) s
His (E minor) very own authen (A major) tic army hat" (D major)
Verse 13
"For your (E minor) daddy who gave
everything the least (A major) that I can do
Is (E minor) pass on this old (A major) worn out army (D major) hat"
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Old Army Hat
Billy Ray Cyrus
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