Dropkick Murphys

Broken Hymns(Chords)

Dropkick Murphys

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        D 
Now the fog and smoke is lifting 
         D             A 
From the fallen row on row 
   D                   D                 A   
In 1861 the prayed for God to keep their souls 
 D 
Jimmy left home in April 
             D           A      
That was one year to the day 
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Writes his mother back home in Brighton 
       D                 A 
But he ain't got much to say 
         G                   D  
He's forgotten what his town looks like 
    A        G            A        D A 
The smell of death is all around 
    G                   D 
He dreams of the blue Atlantic 
   A     D         G   D   A        
To once again be homeward bound 
         D 
Homeward bound 
           D 
Though the road was long and winding 
A    D          G  D     A 
Many snares lay in their path 
    D 
But their struggle they saw as righteous 
A               D         G     D    A 
The fought with might and stuck with wrath 


G D Now the battle hymns are playing A G A D A Report of shots not far ways G D A No prayer, no promise, no hand of God D G D A Could save their souls that April day D Tell their wives that they fought bravely A D G D A As they lay them in their graves
D As the train pulled in the station A D A And the families gathered 'round D You could hear the first car echo A D G D A With a loud triumphant sound D But the last car it was silent A D A They listened close but they couldn't hear D It was laden down with coffins A D G D A That didn't speak and couldn't cheer Chorus Solo: D D A Bm9 G D As the train pulled in the station A D A And the families gathered 'round Bm9 You could hear the first car echo A D A With a loud triumphant sound G D Now the battle hymns are playing A G A D A Report of shots not far away G D A No prayer, no promise, no hand of God D G D A Could save theirs souls that April day G D Now the battle hymns are playing A G A D A Report of shots not far away G D A No prayer, no promise, no hand of God D G D A Could save the souls of the blue and grey D Tell their wives that they fought bravely A D G D A As they lay them in their graves

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