The Patriot's Dream Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G]

[Verse 1]
[G]The songs of the wars are as
[C]old as the hills
[G]They cling like the rust on
[A]the cold steel [D]that kills
[G]They tell of the boys who went
down to [C]the tracks
In a [D]patriotic manner with
[C]the cold steel on their backs
[G]

[Verse 2]
The patriot's dream is
as [C]old as the sky
[G]It lives in the lust of [A]a cold callous [D]lie
Let's [G]drink to the men who got
caught by [C]the chill
Of the [D]patriotic fever and [C]the cold steel
that [G]kills

[Interlude 1]
[G][C][G][A]
[D][G][C][D][C]
[G]

[Verse 3]
[G]The train pulled away on that
[C]glorious night
[G]The drummer got drunk and
the bu[A]gler got [D]tight
While the [G]boys in the back sang
a song of good [C]cheer
While [D]riding off to glory in the spring
[C]of their [G]years

[Verse 4]
[G]The patriot's dream still [C]lives on today
It [G]makes mothers weep and
it [A]makes lovers [D]pray
Let's [G]drink to the men who got
caught by the [C]chill
Of the [D]patriotic fever and [C]the cold
steel that [G]kills

[Interlude 2]
[G][Em]

[Verse 5]
Well there [G]was a sad, sad [Em]lady,
[G]weeping all night [Em]long
She re[G]ceived a sad,
sad mes[Em]sage from a [G]voice on the [Em]telephone
Her [G]children were all sleep[Em]ing
as she waited [D]out [Em]the dawn
How [G]could she tell those chil[Em]dren
that their [G]father was shot [Em]down
So she [G]took them to [Em]her side that day
and she [G]told them [D]one by [Em]one
Your [G]father was a good [Em]man ten
thousand [D]miles [G]from home[B]
[Am]He tried to do his duty [D]and it
[G]took him straight [C]to hell
He [Am]might be in some pris[D]on,
I [G]hope he's treated well

[Interlude 3]
[C][Am][Em]

[Verse 6]
Well there [G]was a young girl watch[Em]ing
in the [G]early [Em]afternoon
When she [G]heard the name of [Em]someone
who [G]said he'd be home [Em]soon
And she [G]wondered how they got [Em]him,
but the [G]papers did not [Em]tell
There would [G]be no sweet [Em]reunion,
there would [G]be no wedding [Em]bells
So she [G]took herself in[Em]to her room and she
[G]turned the bed sheets [Em]down
And she [G]cried into [Em]the silken folds
of her new [D]wedding [G]gown[B]
He [Am]tried to do his duty an[D]d it
[G]took him straight to hell
[C]He mig[Am]ht be in some prison,[D]
I [G]hope he's treated well

[Interlude 4]
[C][Am][Em]

[Verse 7]
Well there [G]was an old man sit[Em]ting
in his mansion on the hill
And he [G]thought of his good for[Em]tune
and the [G]time he'd [D]yet [Em]o kill
Well he [G]called to his [Em]wife one day,
"Come sit with [D]me awhile"
[Em]Then [G]turning to[D]ward the sun[Em]set,
[G]he smiled a wicked [Em]smile
"Well I'd [G]like to say I'm [Em]sorry
for the [G]sinful deeds I've [Em]done
But [G]let me first remind [Em]you,
I'm a patriot[D]ic [G]son"[B]
[Am]They tried to do their [D]duty and it
[G]took 'em straight [C]to hell
They [Am]might be in some pris[D]on,
I [G]hope they're treated well

[Interlude 5]
[C][Am][D]

[Verse 8]
[G]The songs of the wars are as
[C]old as the hills
[G]They cling like the rust on
[A]the cold steel that [D]kills
[G]They tell of the boys who went
down to [C]the tracks
In a [D]patriotic manner with
[C]the cold steel on their backs
[G]

[Verse 9]
The train pulled away on that
[C]glorious night
[G]The drummer got drunk and
the bu[A]gler got [D]tight
While the [G]boys in the back sang
a song of good [C]cheer
While [D]riding off to glory in the spring
[C]of their [G]years

[Verse 10]
[G]The patriot's dream still
[C]lives on today
[G]It makes mothers weep and
[A]it makes lovers [D]pray
Let's [G]drink to the men who got
caught by the [C]chill
Of the [D]patriotic fever and
[C]the cold steel that [G]kills

[Outro 1]
[G][C][D]
[C][G]