Battle Hymns
The NightwatchmanVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
minor
Battle hymns for the broken
flat minor
Battle hymns for the misled
Battle hymns for the wretched
minor
The forgotten and the dead
minor
Battle hymns of redemption
flat minor
Of solidarity and pride
Battle hymns we will be singing
minor
At the turning of the tide
minor
minor
Can you explain to the mothers
And the fathers of those
Who come riding home in coffins
minor
In their military clothes
minor
Shiny medals pinned
To their dead teenage chests
While the trumpets blare
minor
And you lie your best
minor
So ask all you want
From the dusk til the dawn
The answer's still no
minor
Cause brother I'm gone
minor
Battle hymns for the broken
flat minor
Battle hymns for the misled
Battle hymns for the wretched
minor
The forgotten and the dead
minor
Battle hymns of redemption
flat minor
Of solidarity and pride
Battle hymns we will be singing
minor
At the turning of the tide
Can you explain away the sleight of hand
minor
And the criminality
Of spending souls for oil
minor
Well in the mirror I can see
minor
I am the path that leads down
I am a dark and bloody hall
I'm the reaper, executioner
minor
Hangman, judge, and the law
minor
So tie a yellow ribbon
Round the oak tree on the lawn
But the cavalry's not comin'
minor
Cause brother they're gone
minor
Battle hymns for the broken
flat minor
Battle hymns for the misled
Battle hymns for the wretched
minor
The forgotten and the dead
minor
Battle hymns of redemption
flat minor
Of solidarity and pride
Battle hymns we will be singing
minor
At the turning of the tide
So I'm sharpening my shovel
minor
I'm firing the kiln
I'm blind and I am purposeful
minor
A martyr on the hill
minor
The dream you might be dreaming
Might be someone else's dream tonight
I'm the whisperer of misgivings
minor
I'm the fading tail light
minor
I'm the call for retribution
From the back of the smoke filled hall
I'm the vow of bitterness
minor
I'm the poison in the well
minor
I've a photographic memory
Of the deeds I will avenge
I'm the cold in the river hollow
minor
I've a hatpin, I've a plan
minor
I don't care of cause or consequence
Head shaved and body lean
I'm the go getter, the score settler
minor
I'm the shadow on the green
minor
There's a flock of blackbirds flying
Nearly ten thousand strong
Who set off this morning
minor
And brother they're gone
minor
Battle hymns for the broken
flat minor
Battle hymns for the misled
Battle hymns for the wretched
minor
The forgotten, for the dead
minor
Battle hymns of redemption
Of solidarity and pride
minor
Battle hymns we will be singing
minor
At the turning of the tide
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Readable chord sheet for Battle Hymns by The Nightwatchman
[D] minor [F] Battle hymns for the broken [B] flat [A] minor Battle hymns for the misled [C]Ba[A]ttle hymns for the wretched [D] minor The forgotten and the dead [D] minor [F] Battle hymns of redemption [B] flat [A] minor Of solidarity and pride [C]Ba[A]ttle hymns we will be singing [D] minor At the turning of the tide [D] minor [F] [C] [D] minor Can you explain to the mothers [F]And the fathers of those [C]Who come riding home in coffins [D] minor In their military clothes [D] minor Shiny medals pinned [F]To their dead teenage chests [C]While the trumpets blare [D] minor And you lie your best [D] minor So ask all you want [F]From the dusk til the dawn [C]The answer's still no [D] minor Cause brother I'm gone [D] minor [F] Battle hymns for the broken [B] flat [A] minor Battle hymns for the misled [C]Ba[A]ttle hymns for the wretched [D] minor The forgotten and the dead [D] minor [F] Battle hymns of redemption [B] flat [A] minor Of solidarity and pride [C]Ba[A]ttle hymns we will be singing [D] minor At the turning of the tide [F]Ca[C]n [A]you explain away the sleight of hand [A] minor And the criminality [C]Of spending souls for oil [D] minor Well in the mirror I can see [D] minor I am the path that leads down [F]I am a dark and bloody hall [C]I'm the reaper, executioner [D] minor Hangman, judge, and the law [D] minor So tie a yellow ribbon [F]Round the oak tree on the lawn [C]But the cavalry's not comin' [D] minor Cause brother they're gone [D] minor [F] Battle hymns for the broken [B] flat [A] minor Battle hymns for the misled [C]Ba[A]ttle hymns for the wretched [D] minor The forgotten and the dead [D] minor [F] Battle hymns of redemption [B] flat [A] minor Of solidarity and pride [C]Ba[A]ttle hymns we will be singing [D] minor At the turning of the tide [F]So[C] I[A]'m sharpening my shovel [A] minor I'm firing the kiln [C]I'm blind and I am purposeful [D] minor A martyr on the hill [D] minor The dream you might be dreaming [F]Might be someone else's dream tonight [C]I'm the whisperer of misgivings [D] minor I'm the fading tail light [D] minor I'm the call for retribution [F]From the back of the smoke filled hall [C]I'm the vow of bitterness [D] minor I'm the poison in the well [D] minor I've a photographic memory [F]Of the deeds I will avenge [C]I'm the cold in the river hollow [D] minor I've a hatpin, I've a plan [D] minor I don't care of cause or consequence [F]Head shaved and body lean [C]I'm the go getter, the score settler [D] minor I'm the shadow on the green [D] minor There's a flock of blackbirds flying [F]Nearly ten thousand strong [C]Who set off this morning [D] minor And brother they're gone [D] minor [F] Battle hymns for the broken [B] flat [A] minor Battle hymns for the misled [C]Ba[A]ttle hymns for the wretched [D] minor The forgotten, for the dead [D] minor [F] Battle hymns of redemption [C]Of[A] solidarity and pride [D] minor Battle hymns we will be singing [D] minor At the turning of the tide