Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Verse 1:
A minorAm G/BG/B A minorAm
Thousands of my brothers lay before me
A minorAm G/BG/B Fmaj7Fmaj7
A augmentedA hallowed ground like ghosts I hear them cry
DmDm C majorC DmDm A minorAm G/BG/B A minorAm
Young men taking bullets fordstrum blood smoke and fear A minorAm G/BG/B A minorAm
As I enter the valley of death and heartache
A minorAm G/BG/B Fmaj7Fmaj7
A augmentedA river of blood as far as I can see
DmDm C majorC DmDm FF
Angry and confused it's hard to stand and walk the line
C majorC G+G A minorAm FF G+G A minorAm
Shine on unknown soldiers
Verse 2:
A minorAm G/BG/B A minorAm
They fought and died at Gettysburg and Shiloh
A minorAm G/BG/B Fmaj7Fmaj7
They're still fighting in the town where I was born
DmDm C majorC DmDm A minorAm G/BG/B A minorAm
Nothing seems to change in this world that we see
C majorC G+G A minorAm FF G+G A minorAm
Sail on unknown soldier
Verse 3:
A minorAm G/BG/B A minorAm
Only God knows all the unknown soldiers
A minorAm G/BG/B Fmaj7Fmaj7
How did they learn to hold a gun?
DmDm C majorC DmDm A minorAm G/BG/B A minorAm
Was it just that got the oil to keep the enemy off our shores
C majorC G+G A minorAm FF G+G A minorAm
Shine on unknown soldiers
Verse 4:
A minorAm G/BG/B A minorAm
The tears that fall for innocence around us
A minorAm G/BG/B C majorC
The cry for peace is truly never heard
DmDm C majorC
Why can't we see that history tells us
DmDm FF
Nothing's ever learned?
C majorC G+G A minorAm FF G+G A minorAm
Shine on unknown soldiers
C majorC G+G A minorAm FF G+G A minorAm
Sail on unknown soldier