Chords for Marty Robbins Singing 'Just Before The Battle Mother.'
Tempo:
92.35 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E]
[A] [E] [A]
Just before the [D] battle, Mother,
[E] [B] I [E] am thinking most of [A] you.
While upon the [D] fields we're watching,
[E] With [E] the enemy in [A] view,
[E] [A] Comrades brave are round me lying,
[D]
[E] Filled with thoughts of home and God,
[A] For well [A] they know that [D] on the [A] morrow,
[E] Some will sleep beneath [A] the [E]
sod,
Farewell, Mother, [A] you may [E] never
[A]
[B] Press me to your [E] heart again,
[A] But, oh, you'll not forget me, Mother,
[E]
If I'm numbered [A] with the slain.
Hark!
I hear the [D] bugles sounding,
[E] Tis the signal [A] for the fight,
Now [E] may [A] God protect us, Mother,
[D]
[E] As he ever [A] does the right.
Hear the battle cry [D] of [A] freedom,
[D] How [E] it swells up [A] in the [Em] [A] air,
[E] [A] Yes, we'll rally [D] round the [A] standard,
[D] [A]
[E] Or we'll perish nobly [A] there,
[F#m] [E]
Farewell, Mother, you [A] may [D] never
[A] [B] Press me to your heart [E] again,
[A] But, oh, you'll [Am] not forget [D] me, Mother,
[E] If I'm numbered with the
[A] slain.
[A] [E] [A]
Just before the [D] battle, Mother,
[E] [B] I [E] am thinking most of [A] you.
While upon the [D] fields we're watching,
[E] With [E] the enemy in [A] view,
[E] [A] Comrades brave are round me lying,
[D]
[E] Filled with thoughts of home and God,
[A] For well [A] they know that [D] on the [A] morrow,
[E] Some will sleep beneath [A] the [E]
sod,
Farewell, Mother, [A] you may [E] never
[A]
[B] Press me to your [E] heart again,
[A] But, oh, you'll not forget me, Mother,
[E]
If I'm numbered [A] with the slain.
Hark!
I hear the [D] bugles sounding,
[E] Tis the signal [A] for the fight,
Now [E] may [A] God protect us, Mother,
[D]
[E] As he ever [A] does the right.
Hear the battle cry [D] of [A] freedom,
[D] How [E] it swells up [A] in the [Em] [A] air,
[E] [A] Yes, we'll rally [D] round the [A] standard,
[D] [A]
[E] Or we'll perish nobly [A] there,
[F#m] [E]
Farewell, Mother, you [A] may [D] never
[A] [B] Press me to your heart [E] again,
[A] But, oh, you'll [Am] not forget [D] me, Mother,
[E] If I'm numbered with the
[A] slain.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _
_ _ Just _ before the [D] battle, Mother, _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [B] I [E] am thinking most of [A] you.
_ _ _ _ While _ _ upon the [D] fields we're watching,
_ _ _ _ [E] With [E] the enemy in [A] view, _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] Comrades brave are round me lying,
_ [D] _ _
_ [E] Filled with thoughts of home and _ God,
[A] _ _ For well _ [A] they know that [D] on the [A] morrow,
_ _ _ [E] Some _ will sleep beneath [A] the [E] _ _
_ sod,
_ _ _ Farewell, Mother, _ [A] you may [E] never
[A] _
_ _ [B] Press me to your [E] heart again, _ _ _ _
[A] But, oh, you'll not forget me, Mother,
_ _ _ _ [E]
If _ I'm numbered [A] with the _ _ _ _ slain.
_ Hark!
I hear the [D] bugles sounding, _
_ _ _ [E] Tis _ the signal [A] for the fight, _ _
Now _ [E] _ may [A] God protect us, Mother,
_ [D] _ _ _ _
[E] As he ever [A] does the _ right.
_ _ _ Hear _ the battle cry [D] of [A] freedom, _
[D] _ How _ [E] _ _ it swells up [A] in the _ [Em] _ [A] air,
[E] _ _ [A] Yes, _ we'll rally [D] round the [A] standard,
_ [D] _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ Or we'll perish nobly _ [A] there,
_ _ [F#m] _ [E] _ _
_ Farewell, Mother, you [A] may [D] never
_ [A] _ _ _ [B] Press me to your heart [E] _ again, _
_ _ [A] But, oh, you'll [Am] not forget [D] me, Mother, _ _ _
[E] If _ _ I'm numbered _ _ with the _ _ _
[A] slain. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _
_ _ Just _ before the [D] battle, Mother, _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [B] I [E] am thinking most of [A] you.
_ _ _ _ While _ _ upon the [D] fields we're watching,
_ _ _ _ [E] With [E] the enemy in [A] view, _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] Comrades brave are round me lying,
_ [D] _ _
_ [E] Filled with thoughts of home and _ God,
[A] _ _ For well _ [A] they know that [D] on the [A] morrow,
_ _ _ [E] Some _ will sleep beneath [A] the [E] _ _
_ sod,
_ _ _ Farewell, Mother, _ [A] you may [E] never
[A] _
_ _ [B] Press me to your [E] heart again, _ _ _ _
[A] But, oh, you'll not forget me, Mother,
_ _ _ _ [E]
If _ I'm numbered [A] with the _ _ _ _ slain.
_ Hark!
I hear the [D] bugles sounding, _
_ _ _ [E] Tis _ the signal [A] for the fight, _ _
Now _ [E] _ may [A] God protect us, Mother,
_ [D] _ _ _ _
[E] As he ever [A] does the _ right.
_ _ _ Hear _ the battle cry [D] of [A] freedom, _
[D] _ How _ [E] _ _ it swells up [A] in the _ [Em] _ [A] air,
[E] _ _ [A] Yes, _ we'll rally [D] round the [A] standard,
_ [D] _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ Or we'll perish nobly _ [A] there,
_ _ [F#m] _ [E] _ _
_ Farewell, Mother, you [A] may [D] never
_ [A] _ _ _ [B] Press me to your heart [E] _ again, _
_ _ [A] But, oh, you'll [Am] not forget [D] me, Mother, _ _ _
[E] If _ _ I'm numbered _ _ with the _ _ _
[A] slain. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _