Todd Snider – The Ballad Of Cape Henry (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]

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I served as a sailor

               G
It was back in '81

D       Dm
I can't say I'm sorry

I volunteered for what I done

G
We trained and we waited

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We would not be outdone

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And then one day six battleships

Came out of the rising sun

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So we all manned our stations

We passed a jug of wine

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We waited with patience

    Am
We waited for a sign

   Dm
First thunder, then lightning

        Gm
Then the ringing in my ears

       Dm
I can still hear that screaming

Even after all of these years [Chorus] Cape Henry, Cape Henry

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Battlefield on fire

On water, white water

          A
With them flames climbing higher

   Dm
We fired our cannon

 G                    D
At least two hours or more

Cape Henry, Cape Henry

          A              Dm
Off of that old Virginia shore

[Verse 2] Our deck was in tatters

  Gm
That smoke was thick and black

   Dm
For each shot they fired

   A
We fired two right back

    Dm
And then I felt my shoulder

        G
And then something knocked me down

          D
Yeah, the last thing I remember

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Was that water all around

So, I woke up in Richmond

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With a medal on my chest

      Dm
And I know that I earned it

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'Cause I know that I did my best

   Dm
We did lose that battle

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But I heard we'd won the war

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So, I headed back home

And I waited for my reward [Chorus]

     G           Dm
Cape Henry, Cape Henry

   G           Dm
Battlefield on fire

On water, white water

          A
With them flames climbing higher

   Dm
We fired our cannon

 G                    Dm
At least two hours or more

Cape Henry, Cape Henry

       D                Dm
Off of that old Virginia shore

[Verse 3]

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I plowed this man's field now

From morning until night

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That war took my left arm

I'm just a-working with my right

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I guess I fought for the freedom

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Of some richer man up north

       G              Dm
But I still fight for something

     D
This plow goes back and forth

[Chorus]

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Cape Henry, Cape Henry

Gm             D
Battlefield on fire

 Dm
On water, white water

          A               D
With them flames climbing higher

Dm
We fired our cannon

   G                  Gm
At least two hours or more

 Dm
Cape Henry, Cape Henry

            D
Off of that old Virginia shore

Cape Henry, Cape Henry

            A            D
Off of that old Virginia shore