The Nightwatchman - Battle hymns

^CBa^Attle hymns for the wretched D minor The forgotten and the dead D minor F Battle hymns of redemption B flat A minor Of solidarity and pride ^CBa^Attle hymns we will be singing D minor At the turning of the tide

^FAnd the fathers of those ^CWho come riding home in coffins D minor In their military clothes D minor Shiny medals pinned ^FTo their dead teenage chests ^CWhile the trumpets blare D minor And you lie your best D minor So ask all you want ^FFrom the dusk til the dawn ^CThe answer's still no D minor Cause brother I'm gone D minor F Battle hymns for the broken B flat A minor Battle hymns for the misled ^CBa^Attle hymns for the wretched D minor The forgotten and the dead D minor F Battle hymns of redemption B flat A minor Of solidarity and pride ^CBa^Attle hymns we will be singing D minor At the turning of the tide ^FCa^Cn ^Ayou explain away the sleight of hand A minor And the criminality ^COf spending souls for oil D minor Well in the mirror I can see D minor I am the path that leads down ^FI am a dark and bloody hall ^CI'm the reaper, executioner D minor Hangman, judge, and the law D minor So tie a yellow ribbon ^FRound the oak tree on the lawn ^CBut the cavalry's not comin' D minor Cause brother they're gone D minor F Battle hymns for the broken B flat A minor Battle hymns for the misled ^CBa^Attle hymns for the wretched D minor The forgotten and the dead D minor F Battle hymns of redemption B flat A minor Of solidarity and pride ^CBa^Attle hymns we will be singing D minor At the turning of the tide ^FSo^C I^A'm sharpening my shovel A minor I'm firing the kiln ^CI'm blind and I am purposeful D minor A martyr on the hill D minor The dream you might be dreaming ^FMight be someone else's dream tonight ^CI'm the whisperer of misgivings D minor I'm the fading tail light D minor I'm the call for retribution ^FFrom the back of the smoke filled hall ^CI'm the vow of bitterness D minor I'm the poison in the well D minor I've a photographic memory ^FOf the deeds I will avenge ^CI'm the cold in the river hollow D minor I've a hatpin, I've a plan D minor I don't care of cause or consequence ^FHead shaved and body lean ^CI'm the go getter, the score settler D minor I'm the shadow on the green D minor There's a flock of blackbirds flying ^FNearly ten thousand strong ^CWho set off this morning D minor And brother they're gone D minor F Battle hymns for the broken B flat A minor Battle hymns for the misled ^CBa^Attle hymns for the wretched D minor The forgotten, for the dead D minor F Battle hymns of redemption ^COf^A solidarity and pride D minor Battle hymns we will be singing D minor At the turning of the tide