Tonart: F major•
Intro 1
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Dm
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Verse 1
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the pine trees with their caps over their eyes
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They were drunk with home and mama
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as they brushed away the flies
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In an instant before the sunrise they had
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gunned the rebels down
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As their flags were torn at half mast
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in the ruins of the town
Verse 2
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There were white sails on the wa
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ter for the crippled on the beach
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There was a lack of ammunition
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so the cause was incomplete
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When the bugle blew at breakfast
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and they knew their ships were in
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Signs of grand assurance
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were carried on the wind
Verse 3
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Take it home, take it low,
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G
take responsibilities
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Came the message from the front
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For the captains,
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Dm
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captains quarters must retreat
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Pack the compass, pack the tents,
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take the bunks
Verse 4
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Em
They just chalked it down in history
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but they kept their uniforms
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They put their medals on the sideboards
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and they went back to their farms
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For it was just a mere reminder
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that they stood beside the best
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That God had saved the chosen few
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and the devil took the rest
Verse 5
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So take it home, take it low,
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take responsibilities
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Came the message from the front
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For the captains,
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captains quarters must retreat
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Pack the compass, pack the tents,
take the bunks
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Verse 6
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On the planes above the rock face where
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the sculptured eagles swoop
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There's a haunted yell for ac tion
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among the specters of his troops
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G
It was silent on the coastline
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as the crazy angels danced
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With the sound of retreating footfall
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from his military camp
Verse 7
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home, take it low,
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take responsibilities
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Came the message from the front
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Dm
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captains quarters must retreat
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Pack the compass, pack the tents,
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Verse 8
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Take it home
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Dm
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Take it low
Take responsibilities
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Verse 9
Outro 1
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