Battle Hymns Tab par The Nightwatchman

Fm G#
Battle hymns for the broken
C#     Cm
Battle hymns for the misled
D# C
Battle hymns for the wretched
Fm
The forgotten and the dead
Fm G#
Battle hymns of redemption
C#     Cm
Of solidarity and pride
D# C
Battle hymns we will be singing
Fm
At the turning of the tide

Fm G# D#

Fm
Can you explain to the mothers
G#
And the fathers of those
D#
Who come riding home in coffins
Fm
In their military clothes
Fm
Shiny medals pinned
G#
To their dead teenage chests
D#
While the trumpets blare
Fm
And you lie your best
Fm
So ask all you want
G#
From the dusk til the dawn
D#
The answer's still no
Fm
Cause brother I'm gone
Fm G#
Battle hymns for the broken
C#     Cm
Battle hymns for the misled
D# C
Battle hymns for the wretched
Fm
The forgotten and the dead
Fm G#
Battle hymns of redemption
C#     Cm
Of solidarity and pride
D# C
Battle hymns we will be singing
Fm
At the turning of the tide
G# D# C
Can you explain away the sleight of hand
Cm
And the criminality
D#
Of spending souls for oil
Fm
Well in the mirror I can see
Fm
I am the path that leads down
G#
I am a dark and bloody hall
D#
I'm the reaper, executioner
Fm
Hangman, judge, and the law
Fm
So tie a yellow ribbon
G#
Round the oak tree on the lawn
D#
But the cavalry's not comin'
Fm
Cause brother they're gone
Fm G#
Battle hymns for the broken
C#     Cm
Battle hymns for the misled
D# C
Battle hymns for the wretched
Fm
The forgotten and the dead
Fm G#
Battle hymns of redemption
C#     Cm
Of solidarity and pride
D# C
Battle hymns we will be singing
Fm
At the turning of the tide
G# D# C
So I'm sharpening my shovel
Cm
I'm firing the kiln
D#
I'm blind and I am purposeful
Fm
C martyr on the hill
Fm
The dream you might be dreaming
G#
Might be someone else's dream tonight
D#
I'm the whisperer of misgivings
Fm
I'm the fading tail light
Fm
I'm the call for retribution
G#
From the back of the smoke filled hall
D#
I'm the vow of bitterness
Fm
I'm the poison in the well
Fm
I've a photographic memory
G#
Of the deeds I will avenge
D#
I'm the cold in the river hollow
Fm
I've a hatpin, I've a plan
Fm
I don't care of cause or consequence
G#
Head shaved and body lean
D#
I'm the go getter, the score settler
Fm
I'm the shadow on the green
Fm
There's a flock of blackbirds flying
G#
Nearly ten thousand strong
D#
Who set off this morning
Fm
And brother they're gone
Fm G#
Battle hymns for the broken
C#     Cm
Battle hymns for the misled
D# C
Battle hymns for the wretched
Fm
The forgotten, for the dead
Fm G#
Battle hymns of redemption
D# C
Of solidarity and pride
Fm
Battle hymns we will be singing
Fm
At the turning of the tide