G G C G C Em D C G
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[Verse 1]
G C G C Em D C G
Charlie boy, don't go to war, first born in forty-four
G C G C Em D C G
Kennedy made him believe we could do much more
[Chorus]
G Em C G
Oooh-Oh-Oooh-Oh-Oooh-Oh-ooooh
G Em C G
Oooh-Oh-Oooh-Oh-Oooh-Oh-ooooh
[Verse 2]
G C G C Em D C G
Lillian, don't hang your head, love should make you feel good
G C G C Em D C G
In uniform you raised a man, who vol-un-teered to stand
[Chorus]
G Em C G
Oooh-Oh-Oooh-Oh-Oooh-Oh-ooooh
G Em C G
Oooh-Oh-Oooh-Oh-Oooh-Oh-ooooh
[Bridge]
C Em G D
Play the bugle, play the taps and
C Em G
Make your mothers proud
C Em G D
Raise your rifles to the sky boys
C Em G
Fire that volley loud
[Verse 3]
G C G C Em D C G
News was bad on Upland Ave, metuchen and mourn our loss
G C G C Em D C G
Sons rebelled, while fathers yelled, and moth-ers clutched the cross
[Chorus]
G Em C G
Oooh-Oh-Oooh-Oh-Oooh-Oh-ooooh
G Em C G
Oooh-Oh-Oooh-Oh-Oooh-Oh-ooooh
[Outro]
C Em G D
Play the bugle, play the taps and
C Em G
Make your fathers proud
C Em G D
Raise your rifles to the sky boys
C Em G
Fire that volley loud
