Arlington by Trace Adkins- American Military Tribute Chords
Tempo:
76.65 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
F
Gm
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
I never thought [Eb] that this is where [Bb] I'd settle down.
[Eb] [Bb] I thought I'd die [Eb] an old man back [Bb] in my hometown.
They gave me [Gm] this plot of land, me and [Bb] some other men,
[F] for a [Bb] job well done.
[Eb] [Bb] There's a big white house sits on a hill just up the road.
[Eb] [Bb] The man inside, he cried the day they brought me home.
They [Gm] folded up a flag and told [Eb] my mom and dad,
[F] we're [Bb] proud of your son.
[Eb] And I'm proud to be [F] on this peaceful [Bb] piece of property.
[Eb] I'm on sacred ground [F] and I'm in the [Bb] best company.
[Gm] I'm thankful for [F] those thankful for [Eb] the things I've done.
[F] I can rest in peace.
I'm one [Eb] of the chosen [F] ones.
I [Bb] made it to Arlington.
I remember daddy [Eb] brought me here [Bb] when I was eight.
We searched all day to find out where my granddad lay.
And when we [Gm] finally found that cross, he said,
[Eb] son, this is what it [F] costs to keep [Bb] us free.
Now here I am a thousand stones away from him.
He recognized [Eb] me on the first [Bb] day I came in.
And it [Gm] gave me a chill when [Eb] he clicked his [F] heels and [Bb] saluted me.
[Eb] And I'm proud to be [F] on this peaceful [Bb] piece of property.
[Eb] I'm on sacred ground [F] and I'm in the [Bb] best company.
[Gm] And I'm thankful for [F] those thankful [Eb] for the things I've done.
[F] I can rest in peace.
I'm [Eb] one of the chosen [F] ones.
I [Bb] made it to Arlington.
[Eb] And every [F] time I hear [Bb]
21 [Gm] guns,
[Cm] I know they [Bb] brought another hero [Eb]
home to [F] us.
[Eb]
[F] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Gm] We're thankful for those thankful [Eb] for the things we've done.
[F] And we can rest in peace.
Because [Eb] we are the chosen [F] ones.
We [Bb] made it to Arlington.
[Eb] Yeah, dust to dust.
[F] Don't cry for us.
We made it to [Bb] Arlington.
[Eb] [Bb]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
I never thought [Eb] that this is where [Bb] I'd settle down.
[Eb] [Bb] I thought I'd die [Eb] an old man back [Bb] in my hometown.
They gave me [Gm] this plot of land, me and [Bb] some other men,
[F] for a [Bb] job well done.
[Eb] [Bb] There's a big white house sits on a hill just up the road.
[Eb] [Bb] The man inside, he cried the day they brought me home.
They [Gm] folded up a flag and told [Eb] my mom and dad,
[F] we're [Bb] proud of your son.
[Eb] And I'm proud to be [F] on this peaceful [Bb] piece of property.
[Eb] I'm on sacred ground [F] and I'm in the [Bb] best company.
[Gm] I'm thankful for [F] those thankful for [Eb] the things I've done.
[F] I can rest in peace.
I'm one [Eb] of the chosen [F] ones.
I [Bb] made it to Arlington.
I remember daddy [Eb] brought me here [Bb] when I was eight.
We searched all day to find out where my granddad lay.
And when we [Gm] finally found that cross, he said,
[Eb] son, this is what it [F] costs to keep [Bb] us free.
Now here I am a thousand stones away from him.
He recognized [Eb] me on the first [Bb] day I came in.
And it [Gm] gave me a chill when [Eb] he clicked his [F] heels and [Bb] saluted me.
[Eb] And I'm proud to be [F] on this peaceful [Bb] piece of property.
[Eb] I'm on sacred ground [F] and I'm in the [Bb] best company.
[Gm] And I'm thankful for [F] those thankful [Eb] for the things I've done.
[F] I can rest in peace.
I'm [Eb] one of the chosen [F] ones.
I [Bb] made it to Arlington.
[Eb] And every [F] time I hear [Bb]
21 [Gm] guns,
[Cm] I know they [Bb] brought another hero [Eb]
home to [F] us.
[Eb]
[F] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Gm] We're thankful for those thankful [Eb] for the things we've done.
[F] And we can rest in peace.
Because [Eb] we are the chosen [F] ones.
We [Bb] made it to Arlington.
[Eb] Yeah, dust to dust.
[F] Don't cry for us.
We made it to [Bb] Arlington.
[Eb] [Bb]
Key:
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Eb
F
Gm
C
Bb
Eb
F
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ I never thought [Eb] that this is where [Bb] I'd settle down.
[Eb] _ [Bb] I thought I'd die [Eb] an old man back [Bb] in my hometown.
They gave me [Gm] this plot of land, me and [Bb] some other men,
[F] for a [Bb] job well done.
[Eb] _ [Bb] There's a big white house sits on a hill just up the road.
[Eb] _ [Bb] The man inside, he cried the day they brought me home.
They [Gm] folded up a flag and told [Eb] my mom and dad,
[F] we're [Bb] proud of your son.
_ [Eb] And I'm proud to be [F] on this peaceful [Bb] piece of property.
_ [Eb] I'm on sacred ground [F] and I'm in the [Bb] best company.
_ [Gm] I'm thankful for [F] those thankful for [Eb] the things I've done.
[F] I can rest in peace.
I'm one [Eb] of the chosen [F] ones.
I [Bb] made it to Arlington. _ _
_ _ I remember daddy [Eb] brought me here [Bb] when I was eight.
_ We searched all day to find out where my granddad lay.
And when we [Gm] finally found that cross, he said,
[Eb] son, this is what it [F] costs to keep [Bb] us free.
_ _ Now here I am a thousand stones away from him.
_ He recognized [Eb] me on the first [Bb] day I came in.
And it [Gm] gave me a chill when [Eb] he clicked his [F] heels and [Bb] saluted me.
_ _ [Eb] And I'm proud to be [F] on this peaceful [Bb] piece of property.
_ [Eb] I'm on sacred ground [F] and I'm in the [Bb] best company.
_ [Gm] And I'm thankful for [F] those thankful [Eb] for the things I've done.
[F] I can rest in peace.
I'm [Eb] one of the chosen [F] ones.
I [Bb] made it to _ Arlington. _
_ _ _ [Eb] And every [F] time I hear [Bb]
21 [Gm] guns,
[Cm] I know they [Bb] brought another hero [Eb]
home to [F] _ us.
_ [Eb] _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] We're thankful for those thankful [Eb] for the things we've done.
[F] And we can rest in peace.
Because [Eb] we are the chosen [F] ones.
We [Bb] made it to Arlington.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] Yeah, dust to dust.
[F] Don't cry for us. _
We made it to _ [Bb] Arlington. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ I never thought [Eb] that this is where [Bb] I'd settle down.
[Eb] _ [Bb] I thought I'd die [Eb] an old man back [Bb] in my hometown.
They gave me [Gm] this plot of land, me and [Bb] some other men,
[F] for a [Bb] job well done.
[Eb] _ [Bb] There's a big white house sits on a hill just up the road.
[Eb] _ [Bb] The man inside, he cried the day they brought me home.
They [Gm] folded up a flag and told [Eb] my mom and dad,
[F] we're [Bb] proud of your son.
_ [Eb] And I'm proud to be [F] on this peaceful [Bb] piece of property.
_ [Eb] I'm on sacred ground [F] and I'm in the [Bb] best company.
_ [Gm] I'm thankful for [F] those thankful for [Eb] the things I've done.
[F] I can rest in peace.
I'm one [Eb] of the chosen [F] ones.
I [Bb] made it to Arlington. _ _
_ _ I remember daddy [Eb] brought me here [Bb] when I was eight.
_ We searched all day to find out where my granddad lay.
And when we [Gm] finally found that cross, he said,
[Eb] son, this is what it [F] costs to keep [Bb] us free.
_ _ Now here I am a thousand stones away from him.
_ He recognized [Eb] me on the first [Bb] day I came in.
And it [Gm] gave me a chill when [Eb] he clicked his [F] heels and [Bb] saluted me.
_ _ [Eb] And I'm proud to be [F] on this peaceful [Bb] piece of property.
_ [Eb] I'm on sacred ground [F] and I'm in the [Bb] best company.
_ [Gm] And I'm thankful for [F] those thankful [Eb] for the things I've done.
[F] I can rest in peace.
I'm [Eb] one of the chosen [F] ones.
I [Bb] made it to _ Arlington. _
_ _ _ [Eb] And every [F] time I hear [Bb]
21 [Gm] guns,
[Cm] I know they [Bb] brought another hero [Eb]
home to [F] _ us.
_ [Eb] _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] We're thankful for those thankful [Eb] for the things we've done.
[F] And we can rest in peace.
Because [Eb] we are the chosen [F] ones.
We [Bb] made it to Arlington.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] Yeah, dust to dust.
[F] Don't cry for us. _
We made it to _ [Bb] Arlington. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _