G    G    C    G    C   Em   D    C   G

E|------------7----10-12-12-10-7----12-10-7-10-(8)-7---------|
B|----8-8-10-------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|


[Verse 1]

G                  C      G      C  Em  D    C      G
Charlie boy, don't go to war, first born in forty-four
G            C      G      C  Em  D    C      G
Kennedy made him believe we could do much more


[Chorus]

G       Em       C        G
Oooh-Oh-Oooh-Oh-Oooh-Oh-ooooh
G       Em       C        G
Oooh-Oh-Oooh-Oh-Oooh-Oh-ooooh


[Verse 2]

G                C       G      C     Em     D        C      G
Lillian, don't hang your head, love should make you feel good
    G             C      G       C   Em   D   C    G   
In uniform you raised a man, who vol-un-teered to stand


[Chorus]

G       Em       C        G
Oooh-Oh-Oooh-Oh-Oooh-Oh-ooooh
G       Em       C        G
Oooh-Oh-Oooh-Oh-Oooh-Oh-ooooh


[Bridge]

C         Em     G          D
Play the bugle, play the taps and
C         Em      G
Make your mothers proud
C          Em    G        D
Raise your rifles to the sky boys
C         Em     G
Fire that volley loud


[Verse 3]

G                C     G        C    Em    D    C   G
News was bad on Upland Ave, metuchen and mourn our loss
G                      C     G            C   Em     D    C    G
Sons rebelled, while fathers yelled, and moth-ers clutched the cross


[Chorus]

G       Em       C        G
Oooh-Oh-Oooh-Oh-Oooh-Oh-ooooh
G       Em       C        G
Oooh-Oh-Oooh-Oh-Oooh-Oh-ooooh


[Outro]

C         Em     G          D
Play the bugle, play the taps and
C         Em      G
Make your fathers proud
C          Em    G        D
Raise your rifles to the sky boys
C         Em     G
Fire that volley loud