The Big Battle chords by
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
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Key: A major•
Verse 1
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I think sir the battle is over
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E

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And the young soldier laid down his gun
I'm tired of running for cover
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I'm certain the battle is done
Verse 2
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Or see over there where
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we fought them
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It's quiet for they've all gone away
All left is the dead and the dying
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The blue lying alongside the gray
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Verse 3
So you think the battle is over
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And you even lay down your gun
You carelessly rise from you cover
For you think the battle is done
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Verse 4
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Now boy hit the dirt listen to me
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D
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For I'm still the one in command
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Get flat on the ground here beside me
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And lay your ear hard to the sand
Interlude 1
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Verse 5
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Can you hear the deafening rumble?
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Can you feel the trembling ground?
It's not just the horses and wagons
That make such a deafening sound
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Verse 6
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For every shot fired had an echo
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And every man killed wanted life
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There lies your friend Jim McCany
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Can you take the news to his wife
Interlude 2
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Verse 7
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No son the battle's not over
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The battle has only begun
The rest of the battle will cover
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The part that has blackened the sun
Verse 8
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The fight yet to come's not with cannon
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D
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Nor will the fight be hand to hand
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No one will regroup the forces
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No charge will a general command
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Verse 9
The battle will rage in the bosom
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Of mother and sweetheart and wife
Brother and sister and daughter
Will grieve for the rest of their lives
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Verse 10
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Now go ahead rise from your cover
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Be thankful that God let you live
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Go fight the rest of the battle
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For those who gave all they could give
Interlude 3
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Verse 11
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I see sir the battle's not over
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The battle has only begun
The rest of this battle will cover
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This part that has blackened the sun
Verse 12
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For though there's no
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sound of the cannon
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And though there's no
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D
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smoke in he sky
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I'm dropping the gun and the saber
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D
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And ready for the battle am I
Outro 1
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