The Patriot's Dream chords by
Gordon Lightfoot

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Key: A major•

Intro 1

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Verse 1

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The songs of the wars are as

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old as the hills

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They cling like the rust on

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the cold steel that kills

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They tell of the boys who went

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down to the tracks

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In a patriotic manner with

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the cold steel on their backs

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Verse 2

The patriot's dream is

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as old as the sky

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It lives in the lust of a cold callous lie

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Let's drink to the men who got

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caught by the chill

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Of the patriotic fever and the cold steel

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that kills

Interlude 1

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Verse 3

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The train pulled away on that

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glorious night

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The drummer got drunk and

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the bugler got tight

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While the boys in the back sang

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a song of good cheer

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While riding off to glory in the spring

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of their years

Verse 4

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C

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The patriot's dream still lives on today

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G

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It makes mothers weep and

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it makes lovers pray

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G

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Let's drink to the men who got

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caught by the chill

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Of the patriotic fever and the cold

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steel that kills

Interlude 2

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Em

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Verse 5

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Well there was a sad, sad lady,

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weeping all night long

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She received a sad,

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sad message from a voice on the telephone

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Her children were all sleeping

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as she waited out the dawn

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How could she tell those children

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that their father was shot down

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So she took them to her side that day

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D

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and she told them one by one

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Your father was a good man ten

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B

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thousand miles from home

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He tried to do his duty and it

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took him straight to hell

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He might be in some prison,

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I hope he's treated well

Interlude 3

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Verse 6

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Well there was a young girl watching

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in the early afternoon

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When she heard the name of someone

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who said he'd be home soon

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And she wondered how they got him,

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but the papers did not tell

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There would be no sweet reunion,

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there would be no wedding bells

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So she took herself into her room and she

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turned the bed sheets down

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And she cried into the silken folds

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of her new wedding gown

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He tried to do his duty and it

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took him straight to hell

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He might be in some prison,

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I hope he's treated well

Interlude 4

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Am

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Em

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Verse 7

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Well there was an old man sitting

in his mansion on the hill

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And he thought of his good fortune

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and the time he'd yet o kill

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Well he called to his wife one day,

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"Come sit with me awhile"

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Then turning toward the sunset,

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he smiled a wicked smile

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"Well I'd like to say I'm sorry

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for the sinful deeds I've done

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But let me first remind you,

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I'm a patriotic son"

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They tried to do their duty and it

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C

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took 'em straight to hell

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D

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They might be in some prison,

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I hope they're treated well

Interlude 5

C

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Am

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D

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Verse 8

G

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The songs of the wars are as

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old as the hills

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G

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They cling like the rust on

A

A

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D

D

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the cold steel that kills

G

G

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They tell of the boys who went

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down to the tracks

D

D

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In a patriotic manner with

C

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the cold steel on their backs

G

G

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Verse 9

The train pulled away on that

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glorious night

G

G

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The drummer got drunk and

A

A

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D

D

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the bugler got tight

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G

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While the boys in the back sang

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a song of good cheer

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While riding off to glory in the spring

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G

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of their years

Verse 10

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The patriot's dream still

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lives on today

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It makes mothers weep and

A

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D

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it makes lovers pray

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G

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Let's drink to the men who got

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caught by the chill

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Of the patriotic fever and

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G

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the cold steel that kills

Outro 1

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Chords

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of The Patriot's Dream by Gordon Lightfoot is A major.

The primary chords used in The Patriot's Dream are A, D, B, E, F#m, C#.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like A, D, B, E, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of The Patriot's Dream is approximately 102 beats per minute.

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