Dm           C
Two brothers on their way,
Dm           C
Two brothers on their way,
Dm           C
Two brothers on their way,
Dm       C        Am       Dm
One wore blue and one wore gray.

Chorus:

Dm        C       G            
One wore blue and one wore gray,
Am      G       C  G   Am    G
As they marched a-long their way,
Dm               G
Fife and drum be-gin to play,
Am        G           A
All on a beau-ti-ful morning.

Verse 2:

Dm              C
One was gentle, one was kind
Dm              C
One was gentle, one was kind
Dm                  C
One came home, one stayed behind,
       Dm     C          Am     Dm
'Cause cannon-ball don't pay no mind.

Chorus:

Dm     C          G
Cannon-ball don't pay no mind,
Am        G      C  G  Am     G
If you're gentle or if you're kind,
Dm                   G   
It don't think 'bout folks behind,
Am         G         A
All on a beau-ti-ful morning.

Verse 3:

Dm          C     
Two sisters by the track,
Dm          C
Two sisters by the track,
Dm          C
Two sisters by the track,
Dm        C        Am        Dm
One wore blue and one wore black.

Chorus:

         C         G
One wore blue and one wore black,
Am      G   C  G    Am   G
Waitin' by the rail-road track,
Dm                    G
For their sweethearts to come back,
Am        G          A
All on a beau-ti-ful morning.