Faded Coat Of Blue Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[G][C]

[Verse 1]
My brave lad [C]sleeps
in his faded coat of blue
In a lonely silent [G]grave lies the
[C]heart that beat so [G]true
He [C]sank faint and hungry among
the famish'd [G]brave
And [C]they laid him sad [F]and lonely
within his nameless grave
[C]

[Verse 2]
He cried, "Give me water
and just a little crumb
And my mother she will bless
[G]you [C]in all the years to [G]come
Oh! [C]tell my sweet sister,
so gentle, good and [G]true
That [C]I'll meet her up in heav[F]en,
in my faded coat of [C]blue."

[Verse 3]
[C]
No more the bugle calls the weary one
Rest, noble [G]spirit [C]in thy grave unkno[G]wn
[C]I'll find you and know you
among the good [G]and true
When [C]a robe of white [F]is given
for the faded coat [C]of blue

[Verse 4]
Long, [C]long years have vanished,
and though he comes no more
Yet my heart [G]will startling beat with
[C]each footfall at my [G]door
I [C]gaze over the hill where
he waved a last [G]adieu
But no gal[C]lant lad I [F]see,
in his faded coat [C]of blue

[Verse 5]
No [C]more the bugle calls the weary one
Rest, [G]noble spirit [C]in thy grave un[G]known
[C]I'll find you and know you
among the good and [G]true
When a [C]robe of white is [F]given for
the faded coat [C]of blue

[Outro 1]
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