GrooveGenie Added by GrooveGenie
[Intro]
| G - | - - | C G | - - |
| C G | Em D/F# | G - | - - |
[Verse 1]
G C G
Charlie boy, don't go to war
C G Em D/F#
First born in forty four
G C G C G Em D/F# G
And Kennedy made him believe we could do much more
[Bridge]
Em D/F# G C G D/F# G
Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh
Em D/F# G C G D/F# G
Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh
[Break]
| G - | - - | C G | - - |
| C G | Em D/F# | G - | - - |
[Verse 2]
G C G
And Lillian, don't hang your head,
C G Em D/F#
love should make you feel good
G C G
In uniform, you raised a man,
C G Em D/F# G
who volunteered to stand
[Bridge]
Em D/F# G C G D/F# G
Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh
Em D/F# G C G D/F# G
Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh
[Chorus]
C D/F# G Em D/F#
Play the bugle, play the taps
C Em
Make your mothers proud
D/F# C D/F# G Em D/F#
Raise your rifles to the sky, boys
C Em D/F#
Fire that volley loud
[Break]
| G - | - - | C G | - - |
| C G | Em D/F# | G - | - - |
[Verse 3]
G C G
And news was bad on Upland Ave,
C G Em D/F#
Metuchen mourn our loss
G
And sons rebelled,
C G C G Em D/F# G
while fathers yelled and mothers clutched the cross
[Bridge]
Em D/F# G C G D/F# G
Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh
Em D/F# G C G D/F# G
Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh
[Chorus]
C D/F# G Em D/F#
Play the bugle, play the taps
C Em
Make your fathers proud
D/F# C D/F# G Em D/F#
Raise your rifles to the sky, boys
C Em D/F#
Fire that volley loud
[Outro]
| G - | - - | C G | - - |
| C G | Em D/F# | G - |
[Intro] | G - | - - | C G | - - | | C G | Em D/F# | G - | - - | [Verse 1] | G - | - - | C G | - - | | C G | Em D/F# | G - | - - | | - - | - - | C G | - - | | C G | Em D/F# | G - | - - | Charlie boy, don't go to war First born in forty four And Kennedy made him believe we could do much more [Bridge] | Em - - D/F# | G - - C | G - - D/F# | G - - - | | Em - - D/F# | G - - C | G - - D/F# | G - - - | Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh [Break] | G - | - - | C G | - - | | C G | Em D/F# | G - | - - | [Verse 2] | G - | - - | C G | - - | | C G | Em D/F# | G - | - - | | - - | - - | C G | - - | | C G | Em D/F# | G - | - - | And Lillian, don't hang your head, love should make you feel good In uniform, you raised a man, who volunteered to stand [Bridge] | Em - - D/F# | G - - C | G - - D/F# | G - - - | | Em - - D/F# | G - - C | G - - D/F# | G - - - | Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh [Chorus] | C - - D/F# | G - - - | Em - - - | D/F# - - - | | C - - - | Em - - - | D/F# - - - | - - - - | | C - - D/F# | G - - - | Em - - - | D/F# - - - | | C - - - | Em - - - | D/F# - - - | - - - - | Play the bugle, play the taps Make your mothers proud Raise your rifles to the sky, boys Fire that volley loud [Break] | G - | - - | C G | - - | | C G | Em D/F# | G - | - - | [Verse 3] | G - | - - | C G | - - | | C G | Em D/F# | G - | - - | | - - | - - | C G | - - | | C G | Em D/F# | G - | - - | And news was bad on Upland Ave, Metuchen mourn our loss And sons rebelled, while fathers yelled and mothers clutched the cross [Bridge] | Em - - D/F# | G - - C | G - - D/F# | G - - - | | Em - - D/F# | G - - C | G - - D/F# | G - - - | Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh [Chorus] | C - - D/F# | G - - - | Em - - - | D/F# - - - | | C - - - | Em - - - | D/F# - - - | - - - - | | C - - D/F# | G - - - | Em - - - | D/F# - - - | | C - - - | Em - - - | D/F# - - - | - - - - | Play the bugle, play the taps Make your fathers proud Raise your rifles to the sky, boys Fire that volley loud [Outro] | G - | - - | C G | - - | | C G | Em D/F# | G - |
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