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