Broken Hymns

Now the [D]fog and smoke is lifting
From the [D]fallen row on [A]row
In [D]1861 the prayed for [D]God to keep their [A]souls
J[D]immy left home in April
That was one [D]year to the [A]day
W[D]rites his mother back home in Brighton
But he [D]ain't got much to [A]say
He's forg[G]otten what his town [D]looks like
The [A]smell of [G]death is all [A]around   [D]     [A]
He d[G]reams of the blue At[D]lantic
To [A]once a[D]gain be ho[G]mewa[D]rd b[A]ound
Homeward [D]bound
Though the [D]road was long and winding
[A]Many [D]snares lay [G]in [D]their [A]path
But [D]their struggle they saw as righteous
[A]The fought with [D]might and [G]stuck [D]with [A]wrath

Now the b[G]attle hymns are p[D]laying
R[A]eport of [G]shots not far [A]ways  [D]    [A]
No [G]prayer, no promise, no [D]hand of [A]God
Could save their [D]souls that [G]Apr[D]il [A]day
Tell their [D]wives that they fought bravely
[A]As they [D]lay them [G]in [D]their [A]graves

As the [D]train pulled in the station
[A]And the [D]families gathered '[A]round
You could [D]hear the first car echo
[A]With a [D]loud t[G]riump[D]hant [A]sound
But the [D]last car it was silent
[A]They listened [D]close but they couldn't [A]hear
It was [D]laden down with coffins
[A]That didn't [D]speak and [G]could[D]n't [A]cheer

Repeat Chorous

[D]   [D] [A] [Bm9] [G]
As the [D]train pulled in the station
And the f[A]amilies gathered 'r[D]ou[A]nd
[Bm9]You could hear the first car echo
With a l[A]oud triumphant so[D]un[A]d
Now the [G]battle hymns are p[D]laying
R[A]eport of s[G]hots not [A]far away[D]  [A]
No [G]prayer, no promise, no [D]hand of [A]God
Could save theirs [D]souls that A[G]pri[D]l d[A]ay
Now the [G]battle hymns are p[D]laying
R[A]eport of [G]shots not far [A]away   [D]     [A]
No [G]prayer, no promise, no [D]hand of G[A]od
Could save the [D]souls of the [G]blue a[D]nd g[A]rey
Tell their [D]wives that they fought bravely
[A]As they [D]lay them i[G]n t[D]heir g[A]raves