Kathy Mattea – Somebodys Darling (Guitar)
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[Verse 1]
F F F F Into the ward of the clean white-washed halls, C F C C7 Where the dead slept and the dying lay; A A Dm Dm Wounded by bayonets, sabres and balls, G7 G7 C C7 Somebody's darling was born one day. C F C F Somebody's darling so young and so brave, Bb F C F Wearing still on his sweet yet pale face F F Bb Bb Soon to be hid in the dust of the grave, F C C7 F The lingering light of his boyhood's grace.
[Chorus]
C F C F Somebody's darling, somebody's pride, Bb F C7 F Who'll tell his Mother where her boy died?
[Verse 2]
F F F F Matted and damp are his tresses of gold, C F C C7 Kissing the snow of that fair young brow; A A Dm Dm Pale are the lips of most delicate mould, G7 G7 C C7 Somebody's darling is dying now. C F C F Back from his beautiful purple-veined brow, Bb F C F Brush off the wandering waves of gold; F F Bb Bb Cross his white hands on his broad bosom now, F C C7 F Somebody's darling is still and cold.
[Chorus]
C F C F Somebody's darling, somebody's pride, Bb F C7 F Who'll tell his Mother where her boy died?
[Verse 3]
F F F F Somebody's watching and waiting for him, C F C C7 Yearning to hold him again to her breast; A A Dm Dm Yet there he lies with his blue eyes so dim, G7 G7 C C7 And purple, child-like lips half apart. C F C F Tenderly bury the fair, unknown dead, Bb F C F Pausing to drop on his grave a tear; F F Bb Bb Carve on the wooden slab over his head, F C C7 F "Somebody's darling is slumbering here."
[Chorus]
C F C F Somebody's darling, somebody's pride, Bb F C7 F Who'll tell his Mother where her boy died?