Tom T. Hall - A hero in harlan

A ^Ggrey silver casket rolls ^Coff of the air- ^Gplane The Stars and the Stripes are ^Ddraped over the ^Glid In- ^Gside is the body of ^Cour little ^Gbrother They ^Gsay he's a soldier, but ^Dhe's just a ^Gkid

Well, ^Gwe're here to take him to ^CHarlan Ken- ^Gtucky Where ^Ghe will be buried in ^Dour family ^Gplot We ^Gthink of that day when he ^Cwent in the ^Garmy Ex- ^Gpecting a much better ^Djob than he got ^G

^CHe'll be a hero in ^GHarlan like ^Dall the young soldiers be- ^Gfore ^CHe's not the first and he ^Gwon't be the ^Emlast to ^Glay down his ^Dlife in a ^Gwar

Some- ^Gwhere in the records, he'll ^Cjust be a ^Gnumber An- ^Gother young man lyin' ^Dunder a ^Gsheet We're ^Gtakin' him home to rest ^Chigh on a ^Ghillside And ^Ghe'll be a hero in ^DHarlan this ^Gweek

^CHe'll be a hero in ^GHarlan like ^Dall the young soldiers be- ^Gfore ^CHe's not the first and he ^Gwon't be the ^Emlast to ^Glay down his ^Dlife in a ^Gwar

Now ^Aworld is a big place and ^Dmaybe needs ^Asaving But ^Awhat can a country boy ^Edo with a ^Agun He ^Aused to win teddy bears ^Ddown at the fair- ^Agrounds When ^Alivin' was easy and ^Eshootin' was ^Afun

Well, they ^Afold up the Stars and the ^DStripes for his ^Amother And ^Agently they trade her the ^Eflag for her ^Ason Well, a ^Aharder exchange never ^Dtook place in ^AHarlan But ^Ait's not the first time, it's ^Eever been ^Adone

^DHe'll be a hero in ^AHarlan like ^Eall the young soldiers be- ^Afore ^DHe's not the first and he ^Awon't be the ^F#mlast to ^Alay down his ^Elife in a ^Awar

And ^Dhe'll be a hero in ^AHarlan