Last Monday In May - performed by Ward Davis.
https://youtu.be/Gr5WUyL2H-s
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[Verse]
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I took a musket ball in Chancellorsville
Bm A D
I went down and I lie here still
D
Underneath a cross of stone
Bm D
The world has turned and time's moved on
Bm A Bm
There are seasons when it seems
E F G A
That everyone's forgotten me
[Chorus]
G A D
'Till, the last Monday in May
G A D
When all the springtime flowers bloom
G A Bm
They come and decorate my grave
A G
But only bones lie here entombed
G A Bm A
My spirit flies as high as Old Glory waves
G A D
On, the last Monday in May
[Verse]
D
I fough on a distant shore
Bm A D
In the war to end all wars
D
World War One turned into Two
Bm A D
Argonne into Pellielieu
Bm A Bm
It's hard to rest so far from home
E F G A
But one day a year I'm not alone
[Chorus]
G A D
The last Monday in May
G A D
When all the springtime flowers bloom
G A Bm
They come and decorate my grave
A G
But only bones lie here entombed
G A Bm A
My spirit flies as high as Old Glory waves
G A D
On, the last Monday in May
[Bridge]
G A
From the jungles of Vietnam
G A
To the mounatins of Afghanistan
Bm
And whatever wars are yet to be
E F G A
We'll fight to keep our country free
[Verse]
D
My chopper went down in Iraq
Bm A D
One more week and I'dve made it back
D
Now my war and battle's done
Bm A D
I rest in peace in Arlington
Bm A Bm
My wife is here most days with me
E F G A
Won't you come and keep us company
[Outro]
G A D
The last Monday in May
G A D
When all the springtime flowers bloom
G A Bm
They come and decorate my grave
A G
But only bones lie here entombed
G A Bm A
My spirit flies as high as Old Glory waves
G A Bm A
Remember all of us and the sacrifice we made
G A D
On, the last Monday in May
G A D
The last Monday in May...