Capo 3rd Fret (chords not lined up perfectly) D minor F Battle hymns for the broken B flat A minor Battle hymns for the misled C A Battle hymns for the wretched D minor The forgotten and the dead D minor F Battle hymns of redemption B flat A minor Of solidarity and pride C A Battle hymns we will be singing D minor At the turning of the tide D minor F C D minor Can you explain to the mothers F And the fathers of those C Who come riding home in coffins D minor In their military clothes D minor Shiny medals pinned F To their dead teenage chests C While the trumpets blare D minor And you lie your best D minor So ask all you want F From the dusk til the dawn C The answer's still no D minor Cause brother I'm gone D minor F Battle hymns for the broken B flat A minor Battle hymns for the misled C A Battle hymns for the wretched D minor The forgotten and the dead D minor F Battle hymns of redemption B flat A minor Of solidarity and pride C A Battle hymns we will be singing D minor At the turning of the tide F C A Can you explain away the sleight of hand A minor And the criminality C Of spending souls for oil D minor Well in the mirror I can see D minor I am the path that leads down F I am a dark and bloody hall C I'm the reaper, executioner D minor Hangman, judge, and the law D minor So tie a yellow ribbon F Round the oak tree on the lawn C But the cavalry's not comin' D minor Cause brother they're gone D minor F Battle hymns for the broken B flat A minor Battle hymns for the misled C A Battle hymns for the wretched D minor The forgotten and the dead D minor F Battle hymns of redemption B flat A minor Of solidarity and pride C A Battle hymns we will be singing D minor At the turning of the tide F C A So I'm sharpening my shovel A minor I'm firing the kiln C I'm blind and I am purposeful D minor A martyr on the hill D minor The dream you might be dreaming F Might be someone else's dream tonight C I'm the whisperer of misgivings D minor I'm the fading tail light D minor I'm the call for retribution F From the back of the smoke filled hall C I'm the vow of bitterness D minor I'm the poison in the well D minor I've a photographic memory F Of the deeds I will avenge C I'm the cold in the river hollow D minor I've a hatpin, I've a plan D minor I don't care of cause or consequence F Head shaved and body lean C I'm the go getter, the score settler D minor I'm the shadow on the green D minor There's a flock of blackbirds flying F Nearly ten thousand strong C Who set off this morning D minor And brother they're gone D minor F Battle hymns for the broken B flat A minor Battle hymns for the misled C A Battle hymns for the wretched D minor The forgotten, for the dead D minor F Battle hymns of redemption C A Of solidarity and pride D minor Battle hymns we will be singing D minor At the turning of the tide
