C F
It's hard to keep tears out of my eyes
C G7
For this may be our last goodbye
C F
Your country calls you to defend this land
C G7 C G7
You’ll do your part just like a man
C F
Down where the river bends
C G7
With God's help we'll meet again
C F
Under the same old sycamore tree
C G7 C
Proud of each other and the land of the free
F
I go down to the ocean blue
C G7
And be as close as I can to you
C F
Though this old ocean my keep us apart
C G7 C G7
It can't keep you dear out of my heart
C F
Down where the river bends
C G7
With God's help we'll meet again
C F
Under the same old sycamore tree
C G7 C
Proud of each other and the land of the free
F
If the worst should happen and the poppies should wave
C G7
Over your far and lonely grave
C F
All the rest of my life I'll spend in prayer
C G7 C
I'll meet you in heaven there's no war there
C F
Down where the river bends
C G7
With God's help we'll meet again
C F
Under the same old sycamore tree
C G7 C
Proud of each other and the land of the free