{"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":514991,"song":"Battle Hymns","artist":"The Nightwatchman","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11566069-battle-hymns-chords-by-the-nightwatchman/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/514991?type=chord","rating":4.58868,"votes":9,"content":"Capo on 4th\r\n\r\nChorus\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]C#m[/ch]\t      [ch]E[/ch]\t\t\t       [ch]A[/ch]\t\t [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nBattle hymns for the broken,\t\tBattle hymns for the misled[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]\t      [ch]G#m[/ch]\t\t\t[ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nBattle hymns for the wretched,\t        The forgotten and the dead[/tab]\r\nBattle hymns of redemption,\t\tOf solidarity and pride\r\nBattle hymns we will be singing,\tAt the turning of the tide\r\n\r\n\r\nInterlude\r\ncontinuous downstrokes\r\n\r\n[ch]C#m[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch]\t[ch]C#m[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse\r\ncontinuous downstrokes\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]C#m[/ch]\t\t\t\t\t         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nCan you explain to the mothers,\t        And the fathers of those[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]B[/ch]\t\t\t\t\t[ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nWho come riding home in coffins,\tIn their military clothes[/tab]\r\nShiny medals pinned,\t\t\tTo their dead teenage chests\r\nWhile the trumpets blare,\t\tAnd you lie your best\r\nSo ask all you want,\t\t\tFrom the dusk til the dawn\r\nThe answer's still no,\t\t\tCause brother I'm gone\r\n\r\n\r\nChorus\r\n\r\n\r\nBridge (I haven't figured that out yet)\r\n[ch]C#m[/ch]   [ch]B[/ch]   [ch]G#m[/ch]   [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse\r\n[ch]C#m[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]B[/ch]   [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\n\r\nCan you explain away the sleight of hand,      And the criminality\r\nOf spending souls for oil,\t\t       Well in the mirror I can see\r\nI am the path that leads down,\t\t       I am a dark and bloody hall\r\nI'm the reaper, executioner,\t\t       Hangman, judge, and the law\r\nSo tie a yellow ribbon,\t\t\t       Round the oak tree on the lawn\r\nBut the cavalry's not comin',\t\t       Cause brother they're gone\r\n\r\n\r\nChorus\r\n\r\n\r\nBridge (I haven't figured that out yet)\r\n[ch]C#m[/ch]   [ch]B[/ch]   [ch]G#m[/ch]   [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse\r\n[ch]C#m[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]B[/ch]   [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\n\r\nSo I'm sharpening my shovel,           I'm firing the kiln\r\nI'm blind and I am purposeful,\t       A martyr on the hill\r\nThe dream you might be dreaming,       Might be someone else's dream tonight\r\nI'm the whisperer of misgivings,       I'm the fading tail light\r\nI'm the call for retribution,\t       From the back of the smoke filled hall\r\nI'm the vow of bitterness,\t       I'm the poison in the well\r\nI've a photographic memory,\t       Of the deeds I will avenge\r\nI'm the cold in the river hollow,      I've a hatpin, I've a plan\r\nI don't care of cause or consequence,  Head shaved and body lean\r\nI'm the go-getter, the score settler,  I'm the shadow on the green\r\nThere's a flock of blackbirds flying,  Nearly ten thousand strong\r\nWho set off this morning,\t       And brother they're gone\r\n\r\n\r\nChorus\r\n\r\n\r\nOutro\r\n[ch]C#m[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]B[/ch]   [ch]C#m[/ch]","plain_text":"Capo on 4th\n\nChorus\n\n\n\nBattle hymns of redemption,\t\tOf solidarity and pride\nBattle hymns we will be singing,\tAt the turning of the tide\n\n\nInterlude\ncontinuous downstrokes\n\nC#m   E    B\tC#m\n\n\nVerse\ncontinuous downstrokes\n\n\n\nShiny medals pinned,\t\t\tTo their dead teenage chests\nWhile the trumpets blare,\t\tAnd you lie your best\nSo ask all you want,\t\t\tFrom the dusk til the dawn\nThe answer's still no,\t\t\tCause brother I'm gone\n\n\nChorus\n\n\nBridge (I haven't figured that out yet)\nC#m   B   G#m   G#m\n\n\nVerse\nC#m   E   B   C#m\n\nCan you explain away the sleight of hand,      And the criminality\nOf spending souls for oil,\t\t       Well in the mirror I can see\nI am the path that leads down,\t\t       I am a dark and bloody hall\nI'm the reaper, executioner,\t\t       Hangman, judge, and the law\nSo tie a yellow ribbon,\t\t\t       Round the oak tree on the lawn\nBut the cavalry's not comin',\t\t       Cause brother they're gone\n\n\nChorus\n\n\nBridge (I haven't figured that out yet)\nC#m   B   G#m   G#m\n\n\nVerse\nC#m   E   B   C#m\n\nSo I'm sharpening my shovel,           I'm firing the kiln\nI'm blind and I am purposeful,\t       A martyr on the hill\nThe dream you might be dreaming,       Might be someone else's dream tonight\nI'm the whisperer of misgivings,       I'm the fading tail light\nI'm the call for retribution,\t       From the back of the smoke filled hall\nI'm the vow of bitterness,\t       I'm the poison in the well\nI've a photographic memory,\t       Of the deeds I will avenge\nI'm the cold in the river hollow,      I've a hatpin, I've a plan\nI don't care of cause or consequence,  Head shaved and body lean\nI'm the go-getter, the score settler,  I'm the shadow on the green\nThere's a flock of blackbirds flying,  Nearly ten thousand strong\nWho set off this morning,\t       And brother they're gone\n\n\nChorus\n\n\nOutro\nC#m   E   B   C#m","chords":["C#m","E","A","G#m","B"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}