Chords for Tell My Father Civil War, the Musical
Tempo:
136.6 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[G] Dear mother, I write this day as a letter to you, and so our great [Abm] victory is [Gm] over.
[G] [Am] Tell my father [B] that I am tired of my [G] face to the end.
[D]
[G] Tell my father that [N] his [G] son
didn't run or [Eb] [Em] surrender.
[G] I [D] bore his name right, [G] as I tried to [C] remember.
[G] He was judged by what he [D] should do,
no [G] passing [C]
[G] [Am] Tell my father [B] that I am tired of my [G] face to the end.
[D]
[G] Tell my father that [N] his [G] son
didn't run or [Eb] [Em] surrender.
[G] I [D] bore his name right, [G] as I tried to [C] remember.
[G] He was judged by what he [D] should do,
no [G] passing [C]
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[G] _ _ Dear mother, _ _ _ _ I write this day as a letter to you, and so our great [Abm] victory is [Gm] over. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [Am] Tell my father [B] that I am tired of my [G] face to the end. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ Tell my father _ that [N] his _ [G] son
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _
didn't run _ _ _ _ or [Eb] _ [Em] surrender. _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ I [D] bore his name _ _ right, _ _ [G] as I _ _ _ tried to _ [C] _ remember. _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ He was judged by what he [D] should do, _ _
no _ [G] passing [C] _ _ _
through.
_ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
I put it right on his heels of greed. _
[D] _ _ _ [G] Let it leak [Dm] _ _ [G] out of [C] your _ shoulder.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ Tell him how I [Bm] spent my [D] years, _
_ _ [G] so that I, true, _ [C] could grow _ older.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ Tell my father, who [D] I'm to tell,
I _ _ _ [C] wore a lonely _ _ _ _ mask.
[G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ Tell him he broke me [G] at _ last,
_ [C] when the angels _ _ _ [D] burned the _ _ flag. _
_ _ [Em] _ _ Tell him he [Gb] broke [G] me _ at last. _
_ [C] Tell my father, did _ _ _
_ _ [G] I die?
[D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ Tell him how I wore [D] the blue, _
_ _ [G] worn and _ true, through [C] the fire. _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
Tell my father, [D] so I love him, _
_ _ [G] love _ [C] him [Em] so.
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ Tell him how I wore [D] the _ blue, _ _ _ _
[G] proud and _ _ _ true,
like [C] he taught _ _ [Em] _
me.
[Am] _ [G] _ _ _ Tell my father,
_ and I [D] will cry,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ and say, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ goodbye. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ [G] _ [Am] Tell my father [B] that I am tired of my [G] face to the end. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ Tell my father _ that [N] his _ [G] son
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _
didn't run _ _ _ _ or [Eb] _ [Em] surrender. _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ I [D] bore his name _ _ right, _ _ [G] as I _ _ _ tried to _ [C] _ remember. _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ He was judged by what he [D] should do, _ _
no _ [G] passing [C] _ _ _
through.
_ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
I put it right on his heels of greed. _
[D] _ _ _ [G] Let it leak [Dm] _ _ [G] out of [C] your _ shoulder.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ Tell him how I [Bm] spent my [D] years, _
_ _ [G] so that I, true, _ [C] could grow _ older.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ Tell my father, who [D] I'm to tell,
I _ _ _ [C] wore a lonely _ _ _ _ mask.
[G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ Tell him he broke me [G] at _ last,
_ [C] when the angels _ _ _ [D] burned the _ _ flag. _
_ _ [Em] _ _ Tell him he [Gb] broke [G] me _ at last. _
_ [C] Tell my father, did _ _ _
_ _ [G] I die?
[D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ Tell him how I wore [D] the blue, _
_ _ [G] worn and _ true, through [C] the fire. _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
Tell my father, [D] so I love him, _
_ _ [G] love _ [C] him [Em] so.
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ Tell him how I wore [D] the _ blue, _ _ _ _
[G] proud and _ _ _ true,
like [C] he taught _ _ [Em] _
me.
[Am] _ [G] _ _ _ Tell my father,
_ and I [D] will cry,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ and say, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ goodbye. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _