They ^Flaid beneath the ^C/Epine trees with their ^Bb/Dcaps over their ^Feyes They were ^Bbdrunk with home and ^Fmama as they ^Gbrushed away the ^Cflies

In an ^Finstant before the s^C/Eunrise they had gun^Bbned the rebels dow^Fn As their ^Bbflags were torn at ^Fhalf mast in the ^Cruins of the ^Ftown

There were ^Fwhite sails on the ^C/Ewater for the ^Bb/Dcrippled on the ^Fbeach There was a ^Bblack of ammu^Fnition so the ^Gcause was ^Cincomplete

When the ^Fbugle blew at ^C/Ebreakfast and they k^Bbnew their ships were i^Fn ^BbSigns of grand ^Fassurance wer^Ce carried on the wi^Fnd

Take it ^Fhome,^C/E take it ^Dmlow, ^F/Ctake responsi^Bbbili^Fties ^GmCame the message from the f^Cron^Bbt ^C

For the ^Fcaptains,^C/E captains ^Dmquarters^{F/C Bb}must ret^A7reat Pack the ^Gm7compass, pack the ^Ctents, take the ^Bbbunks^F

They just ^Fchalked it down in h^C/Eistory but they ^Bbkept their un^F/Ciforms They put their ^Bbmedals on the ^Fsideboards and they ^Gwent back to their ^Cfarms

For it was ^Fjust a mere re^C/Eminder that they ^Bbstood beside the ^Fbest That ^BbGod had saved the ^Fchosen few and the ^Cdevil took the rest^F

Take it ^Fhome,^C/E take it ^Dmlow, ^F/Ctake responsi^Bbbili^Fties ^GmCame the message from the front^{C Bb C}

For the ^Fcaptains,^C/E captains ^Dmquarters^{F/C Bb}must ret^A7reat Pack the ^Gm7compass, pack the ^Ctents, take the ^Bbbunks^F

On the ^Fplanes above the ^C/Erock face where the ^Bb/Dsculptured eagles ^Fswoop There's a ^Bbhaunted yell for a^Fction among the ^Gspectres of his ^Ctroops

It was ^Fsilent on the ^C/Ecoastline as the ^Bbcrazy angels ^Fdanced With the ^Bbsound of retreating f^Footfall from his ^Cmilitary camp^F

Take it ^Fhome,^C/E take it ^Dmlow, ^F/Ctake responsi^Bbbili^Fties ^GmCame the message from the front^{C Bb C}

For the ^Fcaptains,^C/E captains ^Dmquarters^{F/C Bb}must ret^A7reat Pack the ^Gm7compass, pack the ^Ctents, take the ^Bbbunks^F