Jim Reeves - The ballad of rodger young
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[Intro]
AOn July 31st 1943 a bloody round in the battle for the Solomon Islands
Was being fought in the tangled jungle of the island of New Georgia
This is the story of one of the young men who fought and died there
AThis song is respectfully dedicated to those heroic infantrymen
Who like Rodger Young have sacrificed their lives
That their nation might remain forever free
[Verse 1]
Caught in Eambush lay a company of Ariflemen
Just greEnades against machine guns in the Agloom
Caught in Dambush till this one of twenty AriflF#memen
VolunAteered volunEteered to meet his Adoom
GVolunAteered ERodger AYoung Gfought and Adied
Emfor the Amen he Gmmarched F#mamong
AIn the Deverlasting courage of the AinfanF#mtry
Ewas the cAourage of EPrivate Rodger AYoung
[Verse 2]
On the Eisland of New Georgia in the ASolomons
Stands a Esimple wooden cross alone to AtellA7
That Dbeneath the silent coral of the ASolF#momons
Sleeps a Aman sleeps a man reEmembered Awell
GSleeps a Aman ERodger AYoung Gfought and Adied
Emfor the Amen he G#mmarched F#mamong
AIn the Deverlasting glory of the AinfanF#mtry
Elives the Astory of EPrivate Rodger AYoung
I used e-chords and ChordU for this, but neither was entirely correct. I am still
not happy with the G#m F#m chord progressions in each stanza's "marched among." I've
spent a few hours on this, and it's just not exact. I would be quite pleased if
someone were able to find the exact chord that he sings.