Old Army Hat chords by Billy Ray Cyrus

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: EADGBE

Old Army Hat
Written by Billy Ray Cyrus, Dave Henning, Dahniel Knight, Samantha Maloney & James Miller
Recorded by Billy Ray Cyrus

(No Capo)

Intro:
|(D MajorD) |(Bm7Bm7) |(D/C#) |(Bm7Bm7)(A augmentedA)| x 2

Verse:
D MajorD        Bm7Bm7    D/C#       Bm7Bm7  A augmentedA   E minor 7Em7
He came home to Tennessee, young man at the end of forty five
   A augmentedA                          D MajorD
Only one of seven men in his platoon that made it back a- live
             Bm7Bm7         D/C#      Bm7Bm7 A augmentedA     E minor 7Em7
And he must've seen some tough things, but he never said too much 'bout all that
    A augmentedA                       E minor 7Em7      A augmentedA      D MajorD
Put his pictures and his memories in our cedar chest, everything but his old army hat

D MajorD        Bm7Bm7       D/C#        Bm7Bm7   A augmentedA     E minor 7Em7
By the time that I was born, the winds of change had swept a- cross our land
     A augmentedA                                   D MajorD
They were burning flags and draft cards when they bothered to take some kind of stand
            Bm7Bm7     D/C#      Bm7Bm7  A augmentedA    E minor 7Em7
Now we used to laugh at grandpa like he was some old relic from the past
     A augmentedA                        E minor 7Em7      A augmentedA       D MajorD
'Cause he never left the house unless he was wearing that funny looking worn out army hat

Chorus:
G+G                          D MajorD
Every eye was on him, anytime when he went anywhere
   A augmentedA                                   D MajorD
They whispered and they pointed, but you could tell my grandpa didn't care
     G+G                               D MajorD
"I ain't wearing this for them", he'd say, "It's a whole lot more than that
    E minor 7Em7
For my buddies who gave everything
  A augmentedA           E minor 7Em7       A augmentedA       D MajorD   Bm7Bm7 D/C# Bm7Bm7 A augmentedA
The least that I can do is keep on wearing this old army hat"

  D MajorD        Bm7Bm7        D/C#      Bm7Bm7   A augmentedA  E minor 7Em7
He called me up one morning, said he'd seen it on the news on his TV
     A augmentedA                           D MajorD
"They've opened up a monument to World War II in Washington
           Bm7Bm7      D/C#        Bm7Bm7    A augmentedA  E minor 7Em7
"I ain't getting any younger and I wish someone would take me to see that"
   A augmentedA
And I couldn't help but think they're gonna laugh at you up there
    D MajorD        A augmentedA     D MajorD
If you show up in that silly army hat

  D MajorD          Bm7Bm7   D/C#       Bm7Bm7  A augmentedA   E minor 7Em7
Two strangers, both sa- lute as grandpa walked up to the monu- ment
A augmentedA                                     D MajorD
One said, "Thank you soldier, for the job well done," the other said, "A- -men"
              Bm7Bm7      D/C#      Bm7Bm7  A augmentedA    E minor 7Em7
And a young boy told him, " Sir, my daddy went to war and didn't make it back
     A augmentedA                     E minor 7Em7     A augmentedA       D MajorD
Could you take a picture standing here beside me and maybe let me wear your army hat"

Chorus:
G+G                          D MajorD
Every eye was on him, there was not a dry one in the crowd
   A augmentedA                                D MajorD
They whispered and they pointed as my grandpa stood up extra tall and proud
    G+G                                     D MajorD
And he told him, "Son, just keep it" when the young boy tried his best to give it back
     E minor 7Em7           A augmentedA            E minor 7Em7     A augmentedA      D MajorD
"You're a brave little soldier and every soldier needs his very own au- thentic army hat"

     E minor 7Em7              A augmentedA
"For your daddy who gave everything the least that I can do
  E minor 7Em7       A augmentedA       D MajorD   D MajorD   D MajorD
Is pass on this old worn out army hat" | x 7