The Blue And The Gray

Intro: Em7 D Cadd9 G D G Verse Em7 D The family's been here for Cadd9 G The last hundred years G D G And it's all that he's ever known Em7 D Life in the cotton fields Cadd9 G Swamps and the rolling hills G D G Always called Arkansas home D But when the war came like his father before C G He joined the army C G And went to the war Em7 D Leaving the rolling hills Cadd9 G Swamps and the cotton fields G D G Bound for a Normandy shore Riff Em7 D Cadd9 G D G verse 2 Em7 D The patch that he wore on Cadd9 G His uniform G D G Was both blue and grey Em7 D The colors of men who died Cadd9 G Fighting another fight G D G And more would die today D At Omaha beach against Germany Cadd9 G A young country boy C G Struggled out of the sea Em7 D Up on the sand where Cadd9 G Many a man G D G Would never know victory Riff Em7 D Cadd9 G D G verse 3 Em7 D Fought the entire time Cadd9 G Up on the front line G D G It was lonely, bloody and cold Em7 D The only relief he'd find C G Might be some old French wine G D G The water was all dirty and froze D But he was luckier than some, a better soldier than most Cadd9 G He came back from Europe C G But never got home Em7 D Now he's back on the farm Cadd9 G But not out of harm G D G He drank so the pain wouldn't show Riff Em7 D Cadd9 G D G verse 4 Em7 D Well he left behind Cadd9 G My brothers and I G D G We never really knew him at all Em7 D I barely remember him Cadd9 G Smoking with a grin G D G But looking mean; standing tall D Well I can only hope that he wouldn't be ashamed C G Of the man I become C G And the life that I made Em7 D And he did the hardest part C G And lived life with all his heart G D G And I hope I don't let him down Outro Em7 D Cadd9 G D G