Capo 3rd Fret (chords not lined up perfectly) minor Battle hymns for the broken flat minor Battle hymns for the misled Battle hymns for the wretched minor The forgotten and the dead minor Battle hymns of redemption flat minor Of solidarity and pride Battle hymns we will be singing minor At the turning of the tide minor minor Can you explain to the mothers And the fathers of those Who come riding home in coffins minor In their military clothes minor Shiny medals pinned To their dead teenage chests While the trumpets blare minor And you lie your best minor So ask all you want From the dusk til the dawn The answer's still no minor Cause brother I'm gone minor Battle hymns for the broken flat minor Battle hymns for the misled Battle hymns for the wretched minor The forgotten and the dead minor Battle hymns of redemption flat minor Of solidarity and pride Battle hymns we will be singing minor At the turning of the tide Can you explain away the sleight of hand minor And the criminality Of spending souls for oil minor Well in the mirror I can see minor I am the path that leads down I am a dark and bloody hall I'm the reaper, executioner minor Hangman, judge, and the law minor So tie a yellow ribbon Round the oak tree on the lawn But the cavalry's not comin' minor Cause brother they're gone minor Battle hymns for the broken flat minor Battle hymns for the misled Battle hymns for the wretched minor The forgotten and the dead minor Battle hymns of redemption flat minor Of solidarity and pride Battle hymns we will be singing minor At the turning of the tide So I'm sharpening my shovel minor I'm firing the kiln I'm blind and I am purposeful minor A martyr on the hill minor The dream you might be dreaming Might be someone else's dream tonight I'm the whisperer of misgivings minor I'm the fading tail light minor I'm the call for retribution From the back of the smoke filled hall I'm the vow of bitterness minor I'm the poison in the well minor I've a photographic memory Of the deeds I will avenge I'm the cold in the river hollow minor I've a hatpin, I've a plan minor I don't care of cause or consequence Head shaved and body lean I'm the go getter, the score settler minor I'm the shadow on the green minor There's a flock of blackbirds flying Nearly ten thousand strong Who set off this morning minor And brother they're gone minor Battle hymns for the broken flat minor Battle hymns for the misled Battle hymns for the wretched minor The forgotten, for the dead minor Battle hymns of redemption Of solidarity and pride minor Battle hymns we will be singing minor At the turning of the tide