Chords for "Tell My Father" - The Civil War - Connor Bogart
Tempo:
130.95 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Bm
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [G]
[A]
[N] [G]
Tell [D]
[G]
my father that his [D]
son [G] didn't run [C] or surrender
That [G]
I bore his name with
[D] pride as [G] I tried to [C]
remember
[G] That you are judged by what you [D] do while [C] passing through
[G]
[D] As [G]
I lay me [D] fields of green, let [G] him lean [C] on your shoulder
Tell [G]
him how I [D] spent my youth [G] so the truth [F] could [C] grow older
[G]
Tell my father [D] when you can, I [C] was a man
[G]
[F#] Tell [Em]
him we will [Bm] meet [G]
again [C] where the angels [D] learn to fly
[Em]
Tell him we will [Bm] meet [G] as men, [C] for with honor did [D] I die
[G] Tell him how I [D] wore the blue, proud [G] and true through [C] the fire
[G] Tell my father so [D] he'll know I [C] love him [D] so
[G]
[D] Tell [Em]
[Bm] [G]
[C]
[D]
[Em]
[Bm] [G]
[C]
[D]
[G]
him how I wore the blue, [Bm] [G] proud and true like [F] he [C] taught me
[G]
Tell my father [D] not to [G] cry, [D]
then [Bm] say [G] [C]
goodbye
[G]
[N]
[A]
[N] [G]
Tell [D]
[G]
my father that his [D]
son [G] didn't run [C] or surrender
That [G]
I bore his name with
[D] pride as [G] I tried to [C]
remember
[G] That you are judged by what you [D] do while [C] passing through
[G]
[D] As [G]
I lay me [D] fields of green, let [G] him lean [C] on your shoulder
Tell [G]
him how I [D] spent my youth [G] so the truth [F] could [C] grow older
[G]
Tell my father [D] when you can, I [C] was a man
[G]
[F#] Tell [Em]
him we will [Bm] meet [G]
again [C] where the angels [D] learn to fly
[Em]
Tell him we will [Bm] meet [G] as men, [C] for with honor did [D] I die
[G] Tell him how I [D] wore the blue, proud [G] and true through [C] the fire
[G] Tell my father so [D] he'll know I [C] love him [D] so
[G]
[D] Tell [Em]
[Bm] [G]
[C]
[D]
[Em]
[Bm] [G]
[C]
[D]
[G]
him how I wore the blue, [Bm] [G] proud and true like [F] he [C] taught me
[G]
Tell my father [D] not to [G] cry, [D]
then [Bm] say [G] [C]
goodbye
[G]
[N]
Key:
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D
C
Bm
Em
G
D
C
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
Tell _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
my father that his [D]
son _ _ _ [G] didn't _ run _ _ [C] or surrender _
_ _ That _ [G] _ _ _
I bore his name with _
[D] _ pride as [G] I _ tried _ _ to [C] _ _
remember
_ _ _ [G] That _ _ you are judged by what you [D] do _ _ while [C] passing _ _ _ _ through
_ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] As [G] _ _ _
_ I lay me [D] fields of _ green, _ let [G] him _ _ lean _ [C] on your shoulder
_ Tell [G] _ _ _
_ him how I [D] spent my _ _ youth [G] so the truth _ _ _ [F] could [C] grow older
_ _ [G] _ _ _
Tell my father [D] when you can, _ _ I [C] was a _ _ man
_ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [F#] Tell _ _ [Em] _
_ _ him we will [Bm] meet [G] _
_ _ _ again _ [C] where the angels _ _ _ _ [D] learn to _ fly
_ _ [Em] _
_ _ Tell him we will [Bm] meet [G] as _ men, _ _ [C] for with honor _ _ _ _ did [D] I _ die _ _
_ [G] Tell _ _ him how I [D] wore the blue, _ _ _ proud [G] and true _ _ _ through [C] the _ fire _
_ _ _ [G] Tell _ _ my father so [D] he'll know _ _ _ I [C] love him _ _ _ [D] so
_ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] Tell _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ him how I wore the blue, [Bm] _ _ _ [G] proud and true _ _ like [F] he [C] taught _ _ me
_ _ [G]
Tell _ _ my father [D] not to [G] cry, _ _ [D] _ _ _
then [Bm] _ say [G] _ _ [C]
goodbye _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
Tell _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
my father that his [D]
son _ _ _ [G] didn't _ run _ _ [C] or surrender _
_ _ That _ [G] _ _ _
I bore his name with _
[D] _ pride as [G] I _ tried _ _ to [C] _ _
remember
_ _ _ [G] That _ _ you are judged by what you [D] do _ _ while [C] passing _ _ _ _ through
_ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] As [G] _ _ _
_ I lay me [D] fields of _ green, _ let [G] him _ _ lean _ [C] on your shoulder
_ Tell [G] _ _ _
_ him how I [D] spent my _ _ youth [G] so the truth _ _ _ [F] could [C] grow older
_ _ [G] _ _ _
Tell my father [D] when you can, _ _ I [C] was a _ _ man
_ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [F#] Tell _ _ [Em] _
_ _ him we will [Bm] meet [G] _
_ _ _ again _ [C] where the angels _ _ _ _ [D] learn to _ fly
_ _ [Em] _
_ _ Tell him we will [Bm] meet [G] as _ men, _ _ [C] for with honor _ _ _ _ did [D] I _ die _ _
_ [G] Tell _ _ him how I [D] wore the blue, _ _ _ proud [G] and true _ _ _ through [C] the _ fire _
_ _ _ [G] Tell _ _ my father so [D] he'll know _ _ _ I [C] love him _ _ _ [D] so
_ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] Tell _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ him how I wore the blue, [Bm] _ _ _ [G] proud and true _ _ like [F] he [C] taught _ _ me
_ _ [G]
Tell _ _ my father [D] not to [G] cry, _ _ [D] _ _ _
then [Bm] _ say [G] _ _ [C]
goodbye _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _