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Dover by John Flynn
Dover
Capo:no capo
[Verse 1]
A Em
Elijah was a seargant, forty two years old
G D A
from Mesa Arizona, Elijah wont grow old
A Em
Patrick was with C troop, second armored cav
G D A
His buddies all remember how Patrick loved to laugh
A Em
Seth was from East Brunswick, just a newlywed
G D A
Somewhere in New Jersey Seth's young widow bows her head
A Em
Daniel was from Boston, shipped out from Fort Bragg
G D A
His mother got back Daniel with a folded flag
[Chorus]
A Em D A E
Oh big airplane, bring em down easy, out of the Delaware sky
A Em D A E G
Oh big airplane, Dover is waiting to welcome the heros you fly
[Verse]
A Em
William served in Anbar, combat engineer
G D A
First Marine Division, William is not here
A Em
Alan rebuilt bridges for Batallion B
G D A
Next to cause of death they wrote the letters I.E.D.
A Em
Gussie was a scrub nurse hailing from Fort Bliss
G D A
Gussie had a spirit this worlds gonna miss
A Em
Jeramiah's son cries on his momma's knee
G D A
There was no armor plating on his dad's Humvee
[Chorus]
A Em D A E
Oh big airplane, bring em down easy, out of the Delaware sky
A Em D A E G
Oh big airplane, Dover is waiting to welcome the heros you fly
[Bridge]
Bm G
Scrubbed wooden pallets with white straps cinched over
Bm E
Long boxes of flag drapped aluminum
Bm G
The C-5 is crowded when it lands in Dover
E Bm
The honor guard comes to make room again
G E
And again and again and again
[Verse]
A Em
Make it straight for Nineva, just like Jonah's wale
G D A
Holy truth you swallow over seas you sail
A Em
Sacred is your cargo, precious was their gift
G D A
Offered in a sand storm from which your wings lift
A Em
Those who should take notice can't watch you set down
G D A
Behind barbed wire fences miles from their town
A Em
No one breathes to question this silent parade
G D A
Except for the anguished loved ones left to say
[Chorus]
A Em D A E
Oh big airplane, bring em down easy, out of the Delaware sky
A Em D A E G A
Oh big airplane, Dover is waiting to welcome the heros you fly........home
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