Billy Ray Cyrus - Old army hat

^DHe came home to ^Bm7Tennessee, ^D/C#young man at the ^Bm7end of ^Aforty ^Em7five Only ^Aone of seven men in his platoon that made it back a- ^Dlive And he must've seen some ^Bm7tough things, but he ^D/C#never said too ^Bm7much ^A'bout all ^Em7that Put his ^Apictures and his memories in our cedar chest, ^Em7everything but ^Ahis old army ^Dhat

^DBy the time that ^Bm7I was born, the ^D/C#winds of change had ^Bm7swept a- ^Across our ^Em7land They were ^Aburning flags and draft cards when they bothered to take some kind of ^Dstand Now we used to laugh at ^Bm7grandpa like ^D/C#he was some old ^Bm7relic ^Afrom the ^Em7past 'Cause he ^Anever left the house unless he was wearing that ^Em7funny looking ^Aworn out army ^Dhat

^GEvery eye was on him, anytime when he went anywhere ^D They ^Awhispered and they pointed, but you could tell my grandpa didn't care ^D "I ain't ^Gwearing this for them", he'd say, "It's a whole lot more than ^Dthat For my ^Em7buddies who gave everything The ^Aleast that I can do is ^Em7keep on wearing ^Athis old army ^Dhat" ^{Bm7 D/C# Bm7 A}

He ^Dcalled me up one ^Bm7morning, said he'd ^D/C#seen it on the ^Bm7news on ^Ahis ^Em7TV "They've ^Aopened up a monument to World War II in Washington ^D "I ain't getting any ^Bm7younger and I ^D/C#wish someone would ^Bm7take me to ^Asee ^Em7that" And I ^Acouldn't help but think they're gonna laugh at you up there If you ^Dshow up in that ^Asilly army ^Dhat

Two ^Dstrangers, both sa- ^Bm7lute as ^D/C#grandpa walked up ^Bm7to the ^Amonu- ^Em7ment ^AOne said, "Thank you soldier, for the job well done," the other said, "A- ^D-men" And a young boy told him, " ^Bm7Sir, my daddy ^D/C#went to war and ^Bm7didn't ^Amake it ^Em7back Could you ^Atake a picture standing here beside me and ^Em7maybe let me ^Awear your army ^Dhat"

^GEvery eye was on him, there was not a dry one in the ^Dcrowd They ^Awhispered and they pointed as my grandpa stood up extra tall and ^Dproud And he ^Gtold him, "Son, just keep it" when the young boy tried his best to give it ^Dback "You're a ^Em7brave little soldier and ^Aevery soldier needs his ^Em7very own au- ^Athentic army ^Dhat"

"For your ^Em7daddy who gave everything the ^Aleast that I can do Is ^Em7pass on this old ^Aworn out army ^Dhat" | ^Dx 7 ^D