{"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":2111465,"song":"A Hero In Harlan","artist":"Tom T. Hall","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11458530-a-hero-in-harlan-chords-by-tom-t-hall/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2111465?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"A Hero In Harlan\r\nRecorded by Tom T. Hall\r\nAlbum: Tom T. Hall Sings Miss Dixie & Tom T.\r\n(Capo on 2, in 6/8 time)\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA grey silver casket rolls off of the air- plane[/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe Stars and the Stripes are draped over the lid[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn- side is the body of our little brother[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey say he's a soldier, but he's just a kid[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWell, we're here to take him to Harlan Ken- tucky[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhere he will be buried in our family plot[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe think of that day when he went in the army[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nEx- pecting a much better job than he got[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe'll be a hero in Harlan like all the young soldiers be- fore[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe's not the first and he won't be the last to lay down his life in a war[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSome- where in the records, he'll just be a number[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAn- other young man lyin' under a sheet[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe're takin' him home to rest high on a hillside[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd he'll be a hero in Harlan this week[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe'll be a hero in Harlan like all the young soldiers be- fore[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe's not the first and he won't be the last to lay down his life in a war[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]A[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nNow world is a big place and maybe needs saving[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut what can a country boy do with a gun[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe used to win teddy bears down at the fair- grounds[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhen livin' was easy and shootin' was fun[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWell, they fold up the Stars and the Stripes for his mother[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd gently they trade her the flag for her son[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWell, a harder exchange never took place in Harlan[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                             [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut it's not the first time, it's ever been done[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]                          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe'll be a hero in Harlan like all the young soldiers be- fore[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]F#m[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe's not the first and he won't be the last to lay down his life in a war[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd he'll be a hero in Harlan[/tab]","plain_text":"A Hero In Harlan\nRecorded by Tom T. Hall\nAlbum: Tom T. Hall Sings Miss Dixie & Tom T.\n(Capo on 2, in 6/8 time)\n\n[Intro]\nG\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nA A A\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Outro]","chords":["A","G","C","D","Em","E","F#m"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"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]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"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]}}}