{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1960963,"song":"The Uniform","artist":"Ten Strings and a Goat Skin","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11438558-the-uniform-chords-by-ten-strings-and-a-goat-skin/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1960963?type=chord","rating":4.75138,"votes":5,"content":"The Uniform\r\n\r\nStandard tuning\r\nNo capo\r\nStandard chord fingerings\r\n\r\n( * - denotes a chord played only once)\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDear brother, oh, dear brother,[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI hope you're feeling fine,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I pray this letter finds you[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFor my family's sake and mine[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDear brother, oh, dear brother,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFeel the darkness closing fast;[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI must recount to you my story,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhile my dwindling life does last[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWell I'm certain you remember[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe beginning of last spring;[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI was poor, alone, and broken[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut the army took me in[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHere they promised me good fortune,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd a new life I would find,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo they shipped me off to war,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLeaving my homeland far behind[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                     \r\nThis uniform grows heavy [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOn my body, heart, and soul[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                             \r\nAnd I long to see my family,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut this war's taking its toll[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nEvery day I grow more tired[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMy knees buckle, my hands shake[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]*                   [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch] \r\nJust take care of my loved ones when I'm gone[/tab]\r\nN.C.\r\nFor heaven's sake\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe marched for many months[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTo cold and foreign lands[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt was on those icy riverbanks[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe foe had made their stand[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I could feel their burning hatred[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAs we marched down to the shore[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I closed my eyes in terror[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAs I heard those cannons roar[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThis uniform grows heavy [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOn my body, heart, and soul[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I long to see my family,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut this war's taking its toll[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nEvery day I grow more tired[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMy knees buckle, my hands shake[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]*                   [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch] \r\nJust take care of my loved ones when I'm gone,[/tab]\r\nN.C.\r\nFor heaven's sake\r\n\r\n[Break]\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] \r\n[ch]Em[/ch]* [ch]D[/ch]* [ch]C[/ch]* [ch]D[/ch]* [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey fired their guns and hit[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAbout forty men or so[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThose poor souls, they fell down bleeding[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nStaining the white snow[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd soon they fired their second volley[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd a lead ball pierced my breast[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI fell down upon my knees[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI could barely grasp a breath[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nSoon I had awoken [/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFound myself laying on my back[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFar behind the firing line,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOn a bloody surgeon's mat[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I write to you this letter,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nRing of battle in my ears[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nJust a poor and lonely soldier boy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                  \r\nAlone with all his fears[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Pre-Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]*\r\nI will have no hero's death[/tab]\r\nN.C.\r\nTo me, that much is clear\r\n\r\n[Final Chorus]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThis uniform grows heavy [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOn my body, heart, and soul[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I long to see my family,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut this war's taking its toll[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nEvery day I grow more tired[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMy knees buckle, my hands shake[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nJust take care of my loved ones when I'm gone,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nFor heaven's sake[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nEvery day I grow more tired[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMy knees buckle, my hands shake[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]*                                       [ch]C[/ch]*\r\nJust take care of my loved ones when I'm gone...[/tab]","plain_text":"The Uniform\n\nStandard tuning\nNo capo\nStandard chord fingerings\n\n( * - denotes a chord played only once)\n\n[Intro]\nG C G C G C G C\nG C Em D G\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nG C Em D \n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nN.C.\nFor heaven's sake\n\nG C Em D G\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nN.C.\nFor heaven's sake\n\n[Break]\nD C D C D C \nEm* D* C* D* G\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\n\nN.C.\nTo me, that much is clear\n\n[Final Chorus]","chords":["G","C","Em","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}