Tom T. Hall – A Hero In Harlan (Guitar)
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Recorded by Tom T. Hall
Album: Tom T. Hall Sings Miss Dixie & Tom T.
(Capo on 2, in 6/8 time)
[Intro]
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G C G A grey silver casket rolls off of the air- plane D G The Stars and the Stripes are draped over the lid G C G In- side is the body of our little brother G D G They say he's a soldier, but he's just a kid G C G Well, we're here to take him to Harlan Ken- tucky G D G Where he will be buried in our family plot G C G We think of that day when he went in the army G D G Ex- pecting a much better job than he got
[Chorus]
C G D G He'll be a hero in Harlan like all the young soldiers be- fore C G Em G D G He's not the first and he won't be the last to lay down his life in a war G C G Some- where in the records, he'll just be a number G D G An- other young man lyin' under a sheet G C G We're takin' him home to rest high on a hillside G D G And he'll be a hero in Harlan this week
[Chorus]
C G D G He'll be a hero in Harlan like all the young soldiers be- fore C G Em G D G He's not the first and he won't be the last to lay down his life in a war
[Instrumental]
A A A
A D A Now world is a big place and maybe needs saving A E A But what can a country boy do with a gun A D A He used to win teddy bears down at the fair- grounds A E A When livin' was easy and shootin' was fun A D A Well, they fold up the Stars and the Stripes for his mother A E A And gently they trade her the flag for her son A D A Well, a harder exchange never took place in Harlan A E A But it's not the first time, it's ever been done
[Chorus]
D A E A He'll be a hero in Harlan like all the young soldiers be- fore D A F#m A E A He's not the first and he won't be the last to lay down his life in a war
[Outro]
D A And he'll be a hero in Harlan