The Star-Spangled Banner - Misc Traditional
Tuning: D, E A D G B E
[Verse 1]
O say can you
see, by the da
wn's early lig
ht,
What so proudl
y we hailed at
the twilight'
s last gleamin
g
Whose broad st
ripes and brig
ht stars throu
gh the perilou
s fight,
O'er the rampa
rts we watched
, were so gall
antly streamin
g?
And the rocket
s' red glare,
the bombs burs
ting in air,
Gave proof thr
ough the night
that our flag
was still the
re;
O say does th
at star-spangl
ed banner yet
wa-ve
O'er the land
of the freeeee
e and the home
of the brave?
[Verse 2]
On the shore d
imly seen thro
ugh the mists
of the deep
Where the foe'
s haughty host
in dread sile
nce reposes,
What is that w
hich the breez
e, o'er the to
wering steep,
As it fitfully
blows, half c
onceals, half
discloses?
Now it catches
the gleam of
the morning's
first beam,
In full glory
reflected now
shines in the
stream,
'Tis the star-
spangled banne
r - O long may
it wave
O'er the land
of the free an
d the home of
the brave!
[Verse 3]
And where is t
hat band who s
o vauntingly s
wore,
That the havoc
of war and th
e battle's con
fusion
A home and a C
ountry should
leave us no mo
re?
Their blood ha
s wash'd out t
heir foul foot
step's polluti
on.
No refuge coul
d save the hir
eling and slav
e
From the terro
r of flight or
the gloom of
the grave,
And the star-s
pangled banner
in triumph do
th wave
O'er the land
of the freeeee
e and the home
of the brave?
[Verse 4]
O thus be it e
ver when freem
en shall stand
Between their
lov'd home and
the war's des
olation!
Blest with vic
t'ry and peace
may the heav'
n rescued land
Praise the pow
er that hath m
ade and preser
v'd us a natio
n
Then conquer w
e must, when o
ur cause it is
just,
And this be ou
r motto - "In
God is our tru
st,"
And the star-s
pangled banner
in triumph sh
all wave
O'er the land
of the freeeee
e and the home
of the brave?