Misc Traditional – Hail Columbia (Guitar)

F      C7        F C  F
[tab]F          C7      F
Hail, ye heroes, heaven born band!

         F                C7       F
Who fought and bled in freedom's cause,

                         Gm C7    F
Who fought and bled in freedom's cause.

      C   G7 C      C   F C    F
And when the storm of war is gone,

   C                   C  G7 C
Enjoy the peace your valor won;

      D7         Gm
Let independence be your boast,

C      F      C
Ever mindful what it cost;

C7             F
Ever grateful for the prize,

F         C7  F      C   F
Let its altar reach the skies.

 F             C7    F
Firm, united, let us be,

F                  Gm C7 F
Rallying round our liberty.

     Bb   D7 Gm   C    F
As a band of brothers joined,

  F    C7 F Gm F  C      F
Peace and safety we shall find.

F      C7        F      C  F
Sound, sound the trump of fame

F     C7    F      C    F
Let Washington's great name

  F                           C7   F
Ring through the world with loud applause,,

 F                           Gm   C7   F
Ring through the world with loud applause,

 C   G7     C   C   F   C    F
Let ev'ry clime to freedom dear,

   C           C  G7  C
Listen with a joyful ear,

      D7                  Gm
With equal skill, with God-like pow'r

C           F      C
He governs in the fearful hour

C7             F
Of horrid war, or guides with ease

     F       C7      F   C   F
The happier time of honest peace.

 F             C7    F
Firm, united, let us be,

F                  Gm C7 F
Rallying round our liberty.

     Bb   D7 Gm   C    F
As a band of brothers joined,

  F    C7 F Gm F  C      F
Peace and safety we shall find.