Phil Ochs – Song Of A Soldier (Guitar)
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[Verse 1]
G And the flag draped coffins are a sailin' home Am D7 And the waves are watching as the engine drones Bm G C Am As the ship draws near, hear the bugle moan G Em Am D7 G The sad and silent song of a soldier
[Verse 2]
G With a hero's greeting we will welcome him Am D7 With hero's speeches we will honor him Bm G C Am With a hero's ending we will bury him G Em Am D7 G That's the sad and silent song of a soldier
[Verse 3]
G And comfort his family with a telegram Am D7 We regret to inform you we have lost a man Bm G C Am But we gave him the highest medal of the land G Em Am D7 G That's the sad and silent song of a soldier
[Verse 4]
G We know what an awful price he had to pay Am D7 But the enemy was contained for another day Bm G C Am We trained him well, but he would have wanted it that way G Em Am D7 G That's the sad and silent song of a soldier
[Verse 5]
G Oh, the weary wounded they wait by his side Am D7 Wondering why they hadn't also died Bm G C Am The picture of victory on it's pride G Em Am D7 G That's the sad and silent song of a soldier
[Verse 6]
G And the flag is at half mast wet with foreign rain Am D7 Ignored by the stranger he had helped to train Bm G C Am To him it was his duty to them a game G Em Am D7 G That's the sad and silent song of a soldier
[Verse 7]
G At Arlington he's lowered down without a pause Am D7 And his native land welcomes him with open jaws Bm G C Am And the tombstone reads such a noble cause G Em Am D7 G That's the sad and silent song of a soldier
[Verse 8]
G Now a moment of silence for the broken man Am D7 While the president proudly crows "we'll never bend" Bm G C Am And cheers their replacements marching off again G Em Am D7 G That's the sad and silent song of a soldier
[Verse 9]
G And the flag draped coffins are a sailin' home Am D7 And the waves are a watchin' as the engines drone Bm G C Am As the ship draws near, hear the bugle moan G Em Am D7 G The sad and silent song of a soldier