Billy Ray Cyrus – Old Army Hat (Guitar)
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Written by Billy Ray Cyrus, Dave Henning, Dahniel Knight, Samantha Maloney & James Miller
Recorded by Billy Ray Cyrus
(No Capo)
[Intro]
|(D) |(Bm7) |(D/C#) |(Bm7)(A)| x 2
[Verse]
D Bm7 D/C# Bm7 A Em7 He came home to Tennessee, young man at the end of forty five A D Only one of seven men in his platoon that made it back a- live Bm7 D/C# Bm7 A Em7 And he must've seen some tough things, but he never said too much 'bout all that A Em7 A D Put his pictures and his memories in our cedar chest, everything but his old army hat D Bm7 D/C# Bm7 A Em7 By the time that I was born, the winds of change had swept a- cross our land A D They were burning flags and draft cards when they bothered to take some kind of stand Bm7 D/C# Bm7 A Em7 Now we used to laugh at grandpa like he was some old relic from the past A Em7 A D 'Cause he never left the house unless he was wearing that funny looking worn out army hat
[Chorus]
G D Every eye was on him, anytime when he went anywhere A D They whispered and they pointed, but you could tell my grandpa didn't care G D "I ain't wearing this for them", he'd say, "It's a whole lot more than that Em7 For my buddies who gave everything A Em7 A D Bm7 D/C# Bm7 A The least that I can do is keep on wearing this old army hat" D Bm7 D/C# Bm7 A Em7 He called me up one morning, said he'd seen it on the news on his TV A D "They've opened up a monument to World War II in Washington Bm7 D/C# Bm7 A Em7 "I ain't getting any younger and I wish someone would take me to see that" A And I couldn't help but think they're gonna laugh at you up there D A D If you show up in that silly army hat D Bm7 D/C# Bm7 A Em7 Two strangers, both sa- lute as grandpa walked up to the monu- ment A D One said, "Thank you soldier, for the job well done," the other said, "A- -men" Bm7 D/C# Bm7 A Em7 And a young boy told him, " Sir, my daddy went to war and didn't make it back A Em7 A D Could you take a picture standing here beside me and maybe let me wear your army hat"
[Chorus]
G D Every eye was on him, there was not a dry one in the crowd A D They whispered and they pointed as my grandpa stood up extra tall and proud G D And he told him, "Son, just keep it" when the young boy tried his best to give it back Em7 A Em7 A D "You're a brave little soldier and every soldier needs his very own au- thentic army hat" Em7 A "For your daddy who gave everything the least that I can do Em7 A D D D Is pass on this old worn out army hat" | x 7