The Patriot's Dream
The Patriot's Dream

The Patriot's Dream chords by Gordon Lightfoot

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Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 2

Capo

Transpose

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  • G

  • C

  • A

  • D

  • Em

  • B

    2
  • Am

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  • C

  • A

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  • Em

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    2
  • Am

  • Intro 1

    Verse 1
    The songs 
    of 
    the wars 
    are as 

    old 
    as 
    the 
    hills 

    They cling 
    like 
    the 
    rust 
    on 

    the cold 
    steel 
    that kills 

    They tell 
    of 
    the boys 
    who went 

    down 
    to 
    the tracks 

    In 
    patriotic 
    manner 
    with 

    the cold 
    steel 
    on 
    their backs 

    Verse 2

    The 
    patriot's 
    dream 
    is 

    as 
    old 
    as 
    the sky 

    It lives 
    in 
    the lust 
    of 
    a cold 
    callous 
    lie 

    Let's 
    drink 
    to 
    the men 
    who got 

    caught 
    by 
    the chill 

    Of the 
    patriotic 
    fever 
    and 
    the cold 
    steel 

    that 
    kills 

    Interlude 1



    Verse 3
    The train 
    pulled 
    away 
    on 
    that 

    glorious 
    night 

    The drummer 
    got 
    drunk 
    and 

    the bu
    gler 
    got 
    tight 

    While the 
    boys 
    in 
    the back 
    sang 

    a song 
    of good 
    cheer 

    While 
    riding 
    off 
    to glory 
    in 
    the spring 

    of 
    their 
    years 

    Verse 4
    The patriot's 
    dream 
    still 
    lives 
    on 
    today 

    It 
    makes 
    mothers 
    weep 
    and 

    it 
    makes 
    lovers 
    pray 

    Let's 
    drink 
    to 
    the men 
    who got 

    caught 
    by 
    the 
    chill 

    Of the 
    patriotic 
    fever 
    and 
    the cold 

    steel 
    that 
    kills 

    Interlude 2


    Verse 5
    Well there 
    was 
    a sad, 
    sad 
    lady, 

    weeping 
    all 
    night 
    long 

    She re
    ceived 
    a sad, 

    sad 
    mes
    sage 
    from 
    voice 
    on the 
    telephone 

    Her 
    children 
    were all 
    sleep
    ing 

    as she 
    waited 
    out 
    the dawn 

    How 
    could 
    she tell 
    those 
    chil
    dren 

    that their 
    father 
    was 
    shot 
    down 

    So she 
    took 
    them 
    to 
    her side 
    that 
    day 

    and she 
    told 
    them 
    one 
    by 
    one 

    Your 
    father 
    was 
    a good 
    man 
    ten 

    thousand 
    miles 
    from home 

    He tried 
    to do 
    his 
    duty 
    and 
    it 

    took him 
    straight 
    to hell 

    He 
    might 
    be 
    in some 
    pris
    on, 

    hope 
    he's 
    treated 
    well 

    Interlude 3

    Verse 6
    Well there 
    was 
    a young 
    girl 
    watch
    ing 

    in the 
    early 
    afternoon 

    When she 
    heard 
    the name 
    of 
    someone 

    who 
    said he'd 
    be 
    home 
    soon 

    And she 
    wondered 
    how 
    they got 
    him, 

    but the 
    papers 
    did 
    not 
    tell 

    There would 
    be no 
    sweet 
    reunion, 

    there would 
    be no 
    wedding 
    bells 

    So she 
    took 
    herself 
    in
    to 
    her room 
    and she 

    turned 
    the bed 
    sheets 
    down 

    And she 
    cried 
    into 
    the silken 
    folds 

    of 
    her new 
    wedding 
    gown 

    He 
    tried 
    to do 
    his 
    duty 
    an
    d it 

    took 
    him straight 
    to hell 

    He 
    might 
    be 
    in some 
    pris
    on, 

    hope 
    he's 
    treated 
    well 

    Interlude 4

    Verse 7
    Well there 
    was 
    an old 
    man 
    sit
    ting 

    in his 
    mansion 
    on 
    the 
    hill 

    And he 
    thought 
    of his 
    good 
    for
    tune 

    and 
    the 
    time 
    he'd 
    yet 
    o kill 

    Well he 
    called 
    to his 
    wife 
    one 
    day, 

    "Come sit 
    with 
    me 
    awhile" 

    Then 
    turning 
    to
    ward 
    the sun
    set, 

    he smiled 
    a wicked 
    smile 

    "Well 
    I'd 
    like 
    to say 
    I'm 
    sorry 

    for 
    the 
    sinful 
    deeds 
    I've 
    done 

    But 
    let 
    me first 
    remind 
    you, 

    I'm a 
    patriot
    ic 
    son" 

    They tried 
    to do 
    their 
    duty 
    and it 

    took 
    'em straight 
    to hell 

    They 
    might 
    be 
    in some 
    pris
    on, 

    hope 
    they're treated 
    well 

    Interlude 5

    Verse 8
    The songs 
    of 
    the wars 
    are as 

    old 
    as 
    the 
    hills 

    They cling 
    like 
    the 
    rust 
    on 

    the cold 
    steel 
    that 
    kills 

    They tell 
    of 
    the boys 
    who went 

    down 
    to 
    the tracks 

    In 
    patriotic 
    manner 
    with 

    the cold 
    steel 
    on 
    their backs 

    Verse 9
    The train 
    pulled 
    away 
    on 
    that 

    glorious 
    night 

    The drummer 
    got 
    drunk 
    and 

    the bu
    gler 
    got 
    tight 

    While the 
    boys 
    in 
    the back 
    sang 

    a song 
    of good 
    cheer 

    While 
    riding 
    off 
    to glory 
    in 
    the spring 

    of 
    their 
    years 

    Verse 10
    The patriot's 
    dream 
    still 

    lives 
    on 
    today 

    It makes 
    mothers 
    weep 
    and 

    it makes 
    lovers 
    pray 

    Let's 
    drink 
    to 
    the men 
    who got 

    caught 
    by 
    the 
    chill 

    Of the 
    patriotic 
    fever 
    and 

    the cold 
    steel 
    that 
    kills 

    Outro 1


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