The Nightwatchman – Battle Hymns tab
Chords:
Capo 3rd Fret (chords not lined up perfectly) Dm F Battle hymns for the broken Bm Am Battle hymns for the misled C A Battle hymns for the wretched Dm The forgotten and the dead Dm F Battle hymns of redemption Bm Am Of solidarity and pride C A Battle hymns we will be singing Dm At the turning of the tide Dm F C Dm Can you explain to the mothers F And the fathers of those C Who come riding home in coffins Dm In their military clothes Dm Shiny medals pinned F To their dead teenage chests C While the trumpets blare Dm And you lie your best Dm So ask all you want F From the dusk til the dawn C The answer's still no Dm Cause brother I'm gone Dm F Battle hymns for the broken Bm Am Battle hymns for the misled C A Battle hymns for the wretched Dm The forgotten and the dead Dm F Battle hymns of redemption Bm Am Of solidarity and pride C A Battle hymns we will be singing Dm At the turning of the tide F C A Can you explain away the sleight of hand Am And the criminality C Of spending souls for oil Dm Well in the mirror I can see Dm I am the path that leads down F I am a dark and bloody hall C I'm the reaper, executioner Dm Hangman, judge, and the law Dm So tie a yellow ribbon F Round the oak tree on the lawn C But the cavalry's not comin' Dm Cause brother they're gone Dm F Battle hymns for the broken Bm Am Battle hymns for the misled C A Battle hymns for the wretched Dm The forgotten and the dead Dm F Battle hymns of redemption Bm Am Of solidarity and pride C A Battle hymns we will be singing Dm At the turning of the tide F C A So I'm sharpening my shovel Am I'm firing the kiln C I'm blind and I am purposeful Dm A martyr on the hill Dm The dream you might be dreaming F Might be someone else's dream tonight C I'm the whisperer of misgivings Dm I'm the fading tail light Dm I'm the call for retribution F From the back of the smoke filled hall C I'm the vow of bitterness Dm I'm the poison in the well Dm I've a photographic memory F Of the deeds I will avenge C I'm the cold in the river hollow Dm I've a hatpin, I've a plan Dm I don't care of cause or consequence F Head shaved and body lean C I'm the go getter, the score settler Dm I'm the shadow on the green Dm There's a flock of blackbirds flying F Nearly ten thousand strong C Who set off this morning Dm And brother they're gone Dm F Battle hymns for the broken Bm Am Battle hymns for the misled C A Battle hymns for the wretched Dm The forgotten, for the dead Dm F Battle hymns of redemption C A Of solidarity and pride Dm Battle hymns we will be singing Dm At the turning of the tide