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The Uniform
Standard tuning
No capo
Standard chord fingerings
( * - denotes a chord played only once)
[Intro]
G C G C G C G C
G C Em D G
[Verse 1]
DeGar brother, oh, dear brother,
I Chope you're feeling fine,
And I Empray this letter Dfinds you
For my Cfamily's sake and mine
Dear Gbrother, oh, dear brother,
Feel the Cdarkness closing fast;
I must Emrecount to you my Dstory,
While my Cdwindling life does last
G C Em D
[Verse 2]
Well I'm Gcertain you remember
The Cbeginning of last spring;
I was Empoor, alone, and Dbroken
But the Carmy took me in
Here they Gpromised me good fortune,
And a Cnew life I would find,
So they Emshipped me off to Dwar,
Leaving my Chomeland far behind
[Chorus]
This Duniform grows heavy 
On my Cbody, heart, and soul
And I Dlong to see my family,
But this Cwar's taking its toll
Every Emday I grow more Dtired
My knees Cbuckle, my hands shake
D*                                      D   C  
Just take care of my loved ones when I'm gone
N.C.
For heaven's sake
G C Em D G
[Verse 3]
We Gmarched for many months
To Ccold and foreign lands
It was Emon those icy Driverbanks
The Cfoe had made their stand
And I could Gfeel their burning hatred
As we Cmarched down to the shore
And I Emclosed my eyes in Dterror
As I Cheard those cannons roar
[Chorus]
This Duniform grows heavy 
On my Cbody, heart, and soul
And I Dlong to see my family,
But this Cwar's taking its toll
Every Emday I grow more Dtired
My knees Cbuckle, my hands shake
D*                                      D   C  
Just take care of my loved ones when I'm gone,
N.C.
For heaven's sake
[Break]
D C D C D C
Em* D* C* D* G  
[Verse 4]
They Gfired their guns and hit
About Cforty men or so
Those poor Emsouls, they fell down Dbleeding
CStaining the white snow
And soon they Gfired their second volley
And a Clead ball pierced my breast
I fell Emdown upon my Dknees
I could Cbarely grasp a breath
[Verse 5]
GSoon I had awoken 
Found myself Claying on my back
EmFar behind the Dfiring line,
On a Cbloody surgeon's mat
And I Gwrite to you this letter,
Ring of Cbattle in my ears
Just a Empoor and lonely Dsoldier boy
CAlone with all his fears
[Pre-Chorus]
C*
I will have no hero's death
N.C.
To me, that much is clear
[Final Chorus]
This Duniform grows heavy 
On my Cbody, heart, and soul
And I Dlong to see my family,
But this Cwar's taking its toll
Every Emday I grow more Dtired
My knees Cbuckle, my hands shake
DJust take care of my Dloved ones when I'm Cgone,
CFor heaven's sake
Every Emday I grow more Dtired
My knees Cbuckle, my hands shake
D*                                       C*
Just take care of my loved ones when I'm gone...

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The Uniform

by Ten Strings and a Goat Skin

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The Uniform

Standard tuning

No capo

Standard chord fingerings

( * - denotes a chord played only once)

[Intro]

G C G C G C G C

G C Em D G

[Verse 1]

Dear brother, oh, dear brother,

I hope you're feeling fine,

Em D

And I pray this letter finds you

For my family's sake and mine

Dear brother, oh, dear brother,

Feel the darkness closing fast;

Em D

I must recount to you my story,

While my dwindling life does last

G C Em D

[Verse 2]

Well I'm certain you remember

The beginning of last spring;

Em D

I was poor, alone, and broken

But the army took me in

Here they promised me good fortune,

And a new life I would find,

Em D

So they shipped me off to war,

Leaving my homeland far behind

[Chorus]

This uniform grows heavy

On my body, heart, and soul

And I long to see my family,

But this war's taking its toll

Em D

Every day I grow more tired

My knees buckle, my hands shake

D D C

Just take care of my loved ones when I'm gone

N.C.

For heaven's sake

G C Em D G

[Verse 3]

We marched for many months

To cold and foreign lands

Em D

It was on those icy riverbanks

The foe had made their stand

And I could feel their burning hatred

As we marched down to the shore

Em D

And I closed my eyes in terror

As I heard those cannons roar

[Chorus]

This uniform grows heavy

On my body, heart, and soul

And I long to see my family,

But this war's taking its toll

Em D

Every day I grow more tired

My knees buckle, my hands shake

D D C

Just take care of my loved ones when I'm gone,

N.C.

For heaven's sake

[Break]

D C D C D C

Em D C D G

* * * *

[Verse 4]

They fired their guns and hit

About forty men or so

Em D

Those poor souls, they fell down bleeding

Staining the white snow

And soon they fired their second volley

And a lead ball pierced my breast

Em D

I fell down upon my knees

I could barely grasp a breath

[Verse 5]

Soon I had awoken

Found myself laying on my back

Em D

Far behind the firing line,

On a bloody surgeon's mat

And I write to you this letter,

Ring of battle in my ears

Em D

Just a poor and lonely soldier boy

Alone with all his fears

[Pre-Chorus]

I will have no hero's death

N.C.

To me, that much is clear

[Final Chorus]

This uniform grows heavy

On my body, heart, and soul

And I long to see my family,

But this war's taking its toll

Em D

Every day I grow more tired

My knees buckle, my hands shake

D D C

Just take care of my loved ones when I'm gone,

For heaven's sake

Em D

Every day I grow more tired

My knees buckle, my hands shake

D C

* *

Just take care of my loved ones when I'm gone...

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