Chords for John McDermott - Legacy
Tempo:
162.95 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Am
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G]
[Am] [G] [C]
Old soldiers [G] never die, [C] they say,
[D]
[Am] they just [G] fade away.
[C] [G]
And did you think that [D]
we'd [G] forget you, and that your memory [D] would [G] soon fade?
[Bm] That [C] the passing years [G] would rob you [Cm] [G] of your place in history's [D] page?
Did [G] you think we'd scorn your sacrifice and [C] find no honor in [G] the debt?
When your lives [D] paid [Em] our freedom's [G] price, [C] how then [D] could we [G]
forget?
And that's [D] their greatest [G] legacy, [C] the [G] [D] freedom we [G] hold, yes.
[C] We never can [G] repay them, and [Am] we never [D] should forget.
[G]
[C] [G]
[C] [D]
[G]
Did you think [D] we'd take for [G] granted all you fought [D] to keep [G] alive?
That [C] the seed your [G] courage planted would struggle to [D] survive?
[G] When mothers, fathers, daughters, sons gave [C] their blood and tears [G] and sweat
to nourish [D] a peace [Em] so dearly [G] won, [C] how then [D] could we [G] forget?
And that's [D] their greatest [G] legacy, the [D] freedom we [G] hold, yes.
[C] We never can [G] repay them, and we [Am] never [D] should [G] [C] forget.
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
[D] [G] [C]
[G] There's an empty [D] table [G] here tonight to honor [D] comrades [G] lost,
[C] to remind us all [G] that liberty's light cannot burn without a [D] cost.
[G] So carve their names on granite [B] walls [C] with sorrow, love, [G] and pride.
But their greatest [D] monument [Em] of [D] all is this [C] dear land [D] for which [G] they die.
And that's [D] their greatest [G] legacy, the freedom
[D] we [G] hold, yes.
We [C] never can [G] repay them, [Am] and we never [D] should [G] forget.
[D] Long may old glory fly o'er the [C] land of the [G] free.
You [C] gave of your best, [G] now old soldier rest, [Am] and pass [D] the flag [G] to me.
[C] [Am] [G]
[Am] [G] [C]
Old soldiers [G] never die, [C] they say,
[D]
[Am] they just [G] fade away.
[C] [G]
And did you think that [D]
we'd [G] forget you, and that your memory [D] would [G] soon fade?
[Bm] That [C] the passing years [G] would rob you [Cm] [G] of your place in history's [D] page?
Did [G] you think we'd scorn your sacrifice and [C] find no honor in [G] the debt?
When your lives [D] paid [Em] our freedom's [G] price, [C] how then [D] could we [G]
forget?
And that's [D] their greatest [G] legacy, [C] the [G] [D] freedom we [G] hold, yes.
[C] We never can [G] repay them, and [Am] we never [D] should forget.
[G]
[C] [G]
[C] [D]
[G]
Did you think [D] we'd take for [G] granted all you fought [D] to keep [G] alive?
That [C] the seed your [G] courage planted would struggle to [D] survive?
[G] When mothers, fathers, daughters, sons gave [C] their blood and tears [G] and sweat
to nourish [D] a peace [Em] so dearly [G] won, [C] how then [D] could we [G] forget?
And that's [D] their greatest [G] legacy, the [D] freedom we [G] hold, yes.
[C] We never can [G] repay them, and we [Am] never [D] should [G] [C] forget.
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
[D] [G] [C]
[G] There's an empty [D] table [G] here tonight to honor [D] comrades [G] lost,
[C] to remind us all [G] that liberty's light cannot burn without a [D] cost.
[G] So carve their names on granite [B] walls [C] with sorrow, love, [G] and pride.
But their greatest [D] monument [Em] of [D] all is this [C] dear land [D] for which [G] they die.
And that's [D] their greatest [G] legacy, the freedom
[D] we [G] hold, yes.
We [C] never can [G] repay them, [Am] and we never [D] should [G] forget.
[D] Long may old glory fly o'er the [C] land of the [G] free.
You [C] gave of your best, [G] now old soldier rest, [Am] and pass [D] the flag [G] to me.
[C] [Am] [G]
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
Old soldiers _ [G] never die, [C] they say, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] they just _ [G] fade away.
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ And did you think that [D] _
we'd [G] forget you, _ _ and that your memory [D] _ would [G] soon fade?
[Bm] That [C] the passing _ _ years [G] would rob you _ [Cm] [G] of your place in history's [D] page?
_ Did [G] you think we'd scorn your _ sacrifice and [C] find no honor _ in [G] the debt?
_ _ When your lives [D] paid [Em] our freedom's [G] price, _ [C] how then [D] could we [G]
forget?
_ _ _ And that's [D] their greatest [G] legacy, _ _ [C] the [G] [D] freedom we [G] hold, yes.
_ [C] We never _ can [G] repay them, _ and [Am] we never [D] should forget.
[G] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Did you think [D] we'd take for [G] granted _ all you fought [D] to keep [G] alive? _ _
That [C] the seed your [G] courage planted _ _ would struggle to [D] survive?
_ _ _ [G] When mothers, _ fathers, _ daughters, sons gave [C] their blood and tears [G] and sweat
_ to _ nourish [D] a peace [Em] so dearly [G] won, _ [C] how then [D] could we [G] forget? _ _ _
And that's [D] their greatest [G] legacy, _ _ the [D] freedom we [G] hold, yes.
_ [C] We never can [G] repay them, _ and we [Am] never [D] _ should [G] [C] forget. _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
[G] _ _ _ _ There's an empty _ [D] table [G] here tonight _ to honor _ [D] _ comrades [G] lost,
_ _ [C] to remind us all [G] that _ liberty's light cannot burn without a [D] cost. _ _
[G] So carve their names on granite [B] walls [C] with sorrow, _ love, [G] and pride.
_ But their greatest [D] _ monument [Em] of [D] all is this [C] dear land [D] for which [G] they die. _
_ _ And that's [D] their greatest [G] legacy, _ _ the freedom _
[D] we [G] hold, yes.
_ We [C] never can [G] repay them, _ _ [Am] and we never [D] should _ [G] forget.
_ _ _ _ [D] Long _ may old glory fly o'er the [C] land _ of the [G] free. _ _
_ You [C] gave of your best, [G] now old soldier rest, _ _ [Am] and _ _ pass [D] the flag _ [G] to me. _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
Old soldiers _ [G] never die, [C] they say, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] they just _ [G] fade away.
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ And did you think that [D] _
we'd [G] forget you, _ _ and that your memory [D] _ would [G] soon fade?
[Bm] That [C] the passing _ _ years [G] would rob you _ [Cm] [G] of your place in history's [D] page?
_ Did [G] you think we'd scorn your _ sacrifice and [C] find no honor _ in [G] the debt?
_ _ When your lives [D] paid [Em] our freedom's [G] price, _ [C] how then [D] could we [G]
forget?
_ _ _ And that's [D] their greatest [G] legacy, _ _ [C] the [G] [D] freedom we [G] hold, yes.
_ [C] We never _ can [G] repay them, _ and [Am] we never [D] should forget.
[G] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Did you think [D] we'd take for [G] granted _ all you fought [D] to keep [G] alive? _ _
That [C] the seed your [G] courage planted _ _ would struggle to [D] survive?
_ _ _ [G] When mothers, _ fathers, _ daughters, sons gave [C] their blood and tears [G] and sweat
_ to _ nourish [D] a peace [Em] so dearly [G] won, _ [C] how then [D] could we [G] forget? _ _ _
And that's [D] their greatest [G] legacy, _ _ the [D] freedom we [G] hold, yes.
_ [C] We never can [G] repay them, _ and we [Am] never [D] _ should [G] [C] forget. _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
[G] _ _ _ _ There's an empty _ [D] table [G] here tonight _ to honor _ [D] _ comrades [G] lost,
_ _ [C] to remind us all [G] that _ liberty's light cannot burn without a [D] cost. _ _
[G] So carve their names on granite [B] walls [C] with sorrow, _ love, [G] and pride.
_ But their greatest [D] _ monument [Em] of [D] all is this [C] dear land [D] for which [G] they die. _
_ _ And that's [D] their greatest [G] legacy, _ _ the freedom _
[D] we [G] hold, yes.
_ We [C] never can [G] repay them, _ _ [Am] and we never [D] should _ [G] forget.
_ _ _ _ [D] Long _ may old glory fly o'er the [C] land _ of the [G] free. _ _
_ You [C] gave of your best, [G] now old soldier rest, _ _ [Am] and _ _ pass [D] the flag _ [G] to me. _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _