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The Patriots Dream

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(recorded in key of A capo to second fret
Cmaj7- x32000
D/F# - 2x0232 (just curl thumb onto second fret on E string
for the F# bass)
| G| G| G| G|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
The
Gsongs of the wars are as Cold as the hills,
They Gcling like the rust on the A7cold steel that Dkills.
They Gtell of the boys who went down to the Ctracks
in a Dpatriotic manner with the Ccold steel on their Gbacks.
The patriot's dream is as Cold as the sky,
It Glives in the lust of a A7cold callous Dlie.
Let's Gdrink to the men who got caught by the Cchill
of the Dpatriotic fever and the Ccold steel that Gkills.
| G| C| G| A7   D|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
| G| G   C| D| C   G|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
The
Gtrain pulled away on that Cglorious night,
the Gdrummer got drunk and the A7bugler got Dtight.
Well, the Gboys in the back sang a song of good Ccheer
while Driding off to glory in the Cspring of their Gyears.
The Gpatriot's dream still Clives on today,
It Gmakes mothers weep and it A7makes lovers Dpray.
Let's Gdrink to the men who got caught by the Cchill
of the Dpatriotic fever and the Ccold steel that Gkills.
| Em| Em| Em| Em|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
well there
Gwas a D/F#sad, sad Emlady Gweeping D/F#all night Emlong,
she re Gceived a D/F#sad, sad Emmessage from a Gvoice on the D/F#tele Emphone.
Her Gchildren D/F#were all Emsleeping as she Gwaited D/F#out the Emdawn,
how Gcould she D/F#tell those Emchildren their Gfather D/F#was shot Emdown.
She Gtook them D/F#to her Emside that day and she Gtold them D/F#one by Emone,
Your Gfather D/F#was a Emgood man ten thousand D/F#miles from Gho--------.
o-o-o-B7ome
He Amtried to do his Dduty and it Gtook him straight to Cmaj7hell,
he Ammight be in some Dprison, I Ghope he's treated
| Cmaj7| Am| Em| Em|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
well. well there
Gwas a D/F#young girl Emwatching in the Gearly D/F#after Emnoon
when she Gheard the D/F#name of Emsomeone who Gsaid he'd D/F#be home Emsoon.
She Gwondered D/F#how they Emgot him, but the Gpapers D/F#did not Emtell,
there Gwould be D/F#no sweet Emreunion, there would Gbe no D/F#wedding Embells.
So she Gtook her D/F#self in Emto her room and she Gturned the D/F#bed sheets Emdown,
she Gcried in D/F#to the Emsilken folds of her new D/F#wedding Ggow--------.
ow- ow- B7own
He Amtried to do his Dduty and it Gtook him straight to Cmaj7hell,
he Ammight be in some Dprison, I Ghope he's treated
| Cmaj7| Am| Em| Em|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
well. well there
Gwas an D/F#old man Emsitting in his Gmansion D/F#on the Emhill,
he Gthought of D/F#his good Emfortune and the Gtime he'd D/F#yet to Emkill.
He Gcalled D/F#to his Emwife one day, "Come Gsit with D/F#me a Emwhile,"
then Gturning to D/F#ward the Emsunset, he Gsmiled a D/F#wicked Emsmile.
"Well I'd Glike to D/F#say I'm Emsorry for the Gsinful D/F#deeds I've Emdone,
but Glet me D/F#first re Emmind you, I'm a patri D/F#otic Gsaaaaaaahh
ah- ah- B7aaaahn
They Amtried to do their Dduty and it Gtook 'em straight to Cmaj7hell.
They Ammight be in some Dprison, I Ghope they're treated
| Cmaj7| Am| D| D|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
well. The
Gsongs of the wars are as Cold as the hills,
They Gcling like the rust on the A7cold steel that Dkills.
They Gtell of the boys who went down to the Ctracks
in a Dpatriotic manner with the Ccold steel on their Gbacks.
The Gtrain pulled away on that Cglorious night,
the Gdrummer got drunk and the A7bugler got Dtight.
Well, the Gboys in the back sang a song of good Ccheer
while Driding off to glory in the Cspring of their Gyears.
The Gpatriot's dream still Clives on today,
It Gmakes mothers weep and it A7makes lovers Dpray.
Let's Gdrink to the men who got caught by the Cchill
of the Dpatriotic fever and the Ccold steel that Gkills.
| G| G   C| C   D| D   C| G|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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The story behind the song

Gordon Lightfoot was a Canadian singer-songwriter known for his ability to craft timeless songs. His work often explored themes of trains, shipwrecks, rivers, highways, lovers, and loneliness. He became widely recognized in the mid-1960s, with many of his songs covered by other artists. Playing this song can evoke a sense of the wide-open Canadian landscape and the human stories within it.

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