The Unknown Soldier chords by Bob Cheevers
Intro 1
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The last
Verse 1
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time I laid eyes upon him,
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it was just before the war
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Bright young Alabama boy,
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never fired a gun before
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He'd come to see me in a
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soldier's uniform
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To say farewell, my friend,
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I'm marching off to
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war
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He carried his old man's rifle,
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a bedroll and canteen
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He reared back in the saddle,
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stared across the plain
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He dared me to follow,
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leave home and ride with him
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The odds were not in favor
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of seeing him again
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And they praised the unknown soldier
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They lay roses on his grave
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On the cold face of his tombstone
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They never carve the name,
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they say the sound will rise
Rest in peace,
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here lies the unknown soldier
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The unknown soldier
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From the battle of Lookout Mountain,
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on the day that he turned eighteen,
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That good old southern boy
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rode along Black Spring.
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Some call him a hero,
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and a soldier till the end.
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He came home to Alabama,
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now I'm a dead man's tomb
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And they praise the un known soldier
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They lay roses on his grave
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On the cold face of his tombstone
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They never borrowed a name,
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they say the sound will rise
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Rest in peace, here you lie
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Yet an old soldier there,
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roses on his grave
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Yet an old soldier there,
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cries the long black spring
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You know it's so gentle
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He'll die without a name on
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his tombstone
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They say it's time to rise
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You know it's so gentle
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Rest in peace, dear life
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You know so gentle
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The Ugly Little Soldiers
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The Ugly Little Soldiers
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The Unknown Soldier
Bob Cheevers
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