A Hero In Harlan Recorded by Tom T. Hall (Capo on 2, in 6/8 time) Intro.: | (G) | A (G)grey silver casket rolls (C)off of the air-(G)plane The Stars and the Stripes are (D)draped over the (G)lid In-(G)side is the body of (C)our little (G)brother
They (G)say he's a soldier, but (D)he's just a (G)kid Well, (G)we're here to take him to (C)Harlan Ken-(G)tucky Where (G)he will be buried in (D)our family (G)plot We (G)think of that day when he (C)went in the (G)army Ex-(G)pecting a much better (D)job than he got (G) (Chorus) (C)He'll be a hero in (G)Harlan like (D)all the young soldiers be-(G)fore (C)He's not the first and he (G)won't be the (Em)last to (G)lay down his (D)life in a (G)war Some-(G)where in the records, he'll (C)just be a (G)number An-(G)other young man lyin' (D)under a (G)sheet We're (G)takin' him home to rest (C)high on a (G)hillside And (G)he'll be a hero in (D)Harlan this (G)week (Chorus) (C)He'll be a hero in (G)Harlan like (D)all the young soldiers be-(G)fore (C)He's not the first and he (G)won't be the (Em)last to (G)lay down his (D)life in a (G)war / / / / / | Inst.: | (A) / / / / / | (A) / / / / / | (A) --- Now (A)world is a big place and (D)maybe needs (A)saving But (A)what can a country boy (E)do with a (A)gun He (A)used to win teddy bears (D)down at the fair-(A)grounds When (A)livin' was easy and (E)shootin' was (A)fun Well, they (A)fold up the Stars and the (D)Stripes for his (A)mother And (A)gently they trade her the (E)flag for her (A)son Well, a (A)harder exchange never (D)took place in (A)Harlan But (A)it's not the first time, it's (E)ever been (A)done (Chorus) (D)He'll be a hero in (A)Harlan like (E)all the young soldiers be-(A)fore (D)He's not the first and he (A)won't be the (F#m)last to (A)lay down his (E)life in a (A)war (Tag) And (D)he'll be a hero in (A)Harlan