Dover chords by John Flynn

verse 1
Am                    Em
elijah was a seargant forty two years old
G                 D
from mesa arizona elijah wont grow old
Am                       Em
patrick was with c troop second armored cav
G                            D
his buddies all remember how patrick loved to laugh
Am                           Em
seth was from east brunswick just a newlywed
G                                    D
somewhere in new jersey seth's young widow bows her head
Am                     Em
daniel was from boston shipped out from fort bragg
G                          D
his mother got back daniel with a folded flag

Am              Em                 G                   D
oh big airplane bring em down easy out of the delaware sky
Am              Em                  G                     D       Am
oh big airplane dover is waiting to welcome the heros you fly.....home

Verse
Am                      Em
william served in anbar combat engineer
G                     D
first marine division william is not here
Am                       Em
alan rebuilt bridges for batalion b
G                                     D
next to cause of death they wrote the letters i.e.d.
Am                       Em
gussie was a scrub nurse hailing from fort bliss
G                        D
gussie had a spirit this worlds gonna miss
Am                   Em
jeramiah's son cries on his momma's knee
G                             D
there was no armor plating on his dad's hmmv

Am              Em                 G                   D
oh big airplane bring em down easy out of the delaware sky
Am              Em                  G                      D
oh big airplane dover is waiting to welcome the fallen you fly

Bridge
Em                           D
scrubbed wooden pallets with white straps cinched over
Em                         D
long boxes of flag drapped aluminum
Em                         D
the c-5 is crowded when it lands in dover
Em                            D
the honor guard comes to make room again
Em                      D
and again and again and again

Verse
Am                          Em
make it straight for nineva just like jonas wale
G                           D
holy truth you swallow over seas you sail
Am                   Em
sacred is your cargo precious was their gift
G                            D
offered in a sand storm from which your wings lift
Am                           Em
those who should take notice can't watch you set down
G                         D
behind barbed wire fences miles from their town
Am                          Em
no one breathes to question this silent parade
G                                   D
except for the anguished loved ones left to say

Am              Em                 G                   D
oh big airplane bring em down easy out of the delaware sky
Am              Em                  G                     D       Am
oh big airplane dover is waiting to welcome the heros you fly.....home