I Died for the Red, White, and Blue by The Louvin Brothers
YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCefSKniSXA
Composed by Ira and Charlie Louvin
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Standard Tuning
Key:  D


[Intro]
     


[Verse 1]
             
Now dry up tho

             
se eyes, and s

            
mile for me da

rlin'
             
And the pictur

              
e of this worl

             
d it looks so 


bad
             
I must go and 

              
join by buddie

             
s in that batt

        
le over yonder
             
Let us kneel d

              
own and pray t

            
hat someday I'

        
ll come back



[Chorus]
             
If I never com

             
e back to you 

       
little darlin'
             
If I die over 

             
there never mo

          
re to see you
             
Keep your chin

              
 up and be bra

             
ve, for me, li

     
ttle darlin'
             
And remember t

              
hat I died for

             
 the red, whit

       
e, and blue


[Instrumental]
    


[Verse 2]
             
Now some of us

             
 must stay bey

              
ond that blue 


ocean
             
Some of us mus

             
t sleep beneat

            
h that cold cl

ay
             
We all can't r

             
eturn to our l

             
oved ones my d

arlin'
             
For wars never

             
 were, never w

             
ill be won tha

  
t way


[Instrumental]
   
  

[Verse 3]
             
If my ticket i

              
s one-way 'cro

             
ss that wild o

   
ld ocean
             
If after the w

              
ar you're amon

             
g the ones dre

        
ssed in black
             
Try not to bit

             
ter don't blam

    
e nobody
             
Just try to be

              
 glad for the 

             
ones that's co

     
min' back


[Chorus]

If I never com

e back to you 

little darlin'
             
If I die over 

             
there never mo

          
re to see you
             
Keep your chin

              
 up and be bra

             
ve, for me, li

     
ttle darlin'
             
And remember t

              
hat I died for

             
 the red, whit

       
e, and blue


[Outro]