Key: G
Introduction:
G C9 G C9 G Em D/F# G
Charlie boy, don't go to war, first born in forty-four
G C9 G C9 G Em D/F# G
Kennedy made him believe we could do much more
Em D/F# G C9 G D/F# G
Ooooh-Oo-oooooh-Oo-ooooh-oo-ooooh
G C9 G C9 G Em D/F# G
Lillian, don't hang your head, love should make you feel good
G C9 G C9 G Em D/F# G
In uniform you raised a man, who vol-un-teered to stand
Em D/F# G C9 G D/F# G
Ooooh-Oo-oooooh-Oo-ooooh-oo-ooooh 2x
C9 G Em D/F#
Play the bugle, play the taps and
C9 G D/F#
Make your mothers proud
C9 G Em D/F#
Raise your rifles to the sky boys
C9 G D/F#
Fire that volley loud
G C9 G C9 G Em D/F# G
News was bad on Upland Ave, my touch and mourn our loss
G C9 G C9 G Em D/F# G
Sons rebelled, while fathers yelled,
C9 G Em D/F# G
and moth-ers clutched the cross
Em D/F# G C9 G D/F# G
Ooooh-Oo-oooooh-Oo-ooooh-oo-ooooh
C9 G Em D/F#
Play the bugle, play the taps and
C9 G D/F#
Make your mothers proud
C9 G Em D/F#
Raise your rifles to the sky boys
C9 G D/F#
Fire that volley loud