Blue Star chords by Turnpike Troubadours

Chords with lyrics

Capo 2

Intro verse chords: build up on G+G

intro: C majorC FF C majorC FF C majorC G+G C majorC

C majorC          FF    C majorC
Well you have been a fighting man
 FF    C majorC    G+G    C majorC
Youve seen your share of war
 C majorC        FF   C majorC
Living for your Uncle Sam
 FF     C majorC    G+G    C majorC
Sam dont need you anymore

FF        C majorC
Youll be gone, youll be leaving
FF        C majorC
Youll be back home again
   C majorC     FF   C majorC
On Christmas or July fourth
  FF    C majorC   G+G    C majorC
I really dont remember when

FF          G+G
And Im glad to see your doing well,
FF         G+G
We all know just who you are,
FF        G+G
Put your saber on the shelf
FF            G+G
and well take down the ole blue star.

break C majorC FF C majorC FF C majorC G+G C majorC X2

C majorC              FF    C majorC
Well I remember when youd send me letters
FF      C majorC    G+G    C majorC
and make my day when I was young
C majorC        FF  C majorC
Photographs with M-16s
FF     C majorC  G+G    C majorC
and money from Somalia

FF        C majorC
Youll be gone, youll be leaving
FF        C majorC
Youll be back home again
   C majorC     FF   C majorC
On Christmas or July fourth
  FF    C majorC   G+G    C majorC
I really dont remember when

FF          G+G
And Im glad to see your doing well,
FF         G+G
We all know just who you are,
FF        G+G
Put your saber on the shelf
FF            G+G
and well take down the ole blue star.

break; C majorC FF C majorC FF C majorC G+G C majorC X2

C majorC            FF    C majorC
Your back home with your little girl
 FF     C majorC    G+G    C majorC
wild and pretty, blonde and blue
C majorC        FF      C majorC
you cant help but be their world
 FF       C majorC     G+G    C majorC
and they cant help but look like you

FF        C majorC
Youll be gone, youll be leaving
FF        C majorC
Youll be back home again
   C majorC     FF   C majorC
On Christmas or July fourth
  FF    C majorC   G+G    C majorC
I really dont remember when

FF          G+G
And Im glad to see your doing well,
FF         G+G
We all know just who you are,
FF        G+G
Put your saber on the shelf
FF            G+G
and well take down the ole blue star.

outro: C majorC FF C majorC FF C majorC G+G C majorC X2