Searching For A Soldiers Grave - The Louvin Brothers

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[Intro]
  


[Verse 1]
              
You ask me str

              
anger why I ma

        
de this journe

y
             
Why I crossed 

              
three thousand

              
 miles of roll

    
ing waves
             
Like many othe

              
rs my love was

           
 killed in act

ion
             
That's why i’m

             
 here I’m sear

              
ching for his 


grave


[Chorus]
              
Somewhere here

              
 among these m

    
any thousands
             
Of Americans w

              
ho all died tr

       
ue and brave
             
That’s where I

              
 know I’ll fin

      
d him resting
             
So I’m here I’

             
m searching fo

      
r his grave


[Instrumental]
  


[Verse 2]
              
Beside each cr

              
oss mark here 

     
all around me
             
I’ll kneel dow

              
n and gladly s

     
ay a prayer
             
For all their 

              
loved ones bac

              
k home across 

    
the ocean
             
Whose hearts l

             
ike mine are b

           
uried over her

e


[Instrumental]
  


[Verse 3]
              
When I come to

              
 the spot wher

       
e he's sleepin

g
             
I know it will

              
 'cause more h

            
eartaches insi

de
             
But I'll long 

              
to be by his s

              
ide once more 

    
and tell him
             
Tell him that 

              
I love him and

             
 will until I 


die


[Outro]
              
Somewhere here

              
 among these m

    
any thousands
             
Of Americans w

              
ho all died tr

       
ue and brave
             
That’s where I

              
 know I’ll fin

      
d him resting
             
So I’m here I’

             
m searching fo

      
r his grave

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