[Intro]
G    G    C    G    C   Em   D    C   G

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[Strophe]
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
[Refrain]
G       Em       C        G 
Oooh-Oh-Oooh-Oh-Oooh-Oh-ooooh 
G       Em       C        G 
Oooh-Oh-Oooh-Oh-Oooh-Oh-ooooh
[Strophe]
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
[Refrain]
G       Em       C        G 
Oooh-Oh-Oooh-Oh-Oooh-Oh-ooooh 
G       Em       C        G 
Oooh-Oh-Oooh-Oh-Oooh-Oh-ooooh
[Pont]
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
[Strophe]
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
[Refrain]
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