When Your Sons Go Off To War. (Such Mighty Men.)

A parent's view of war.
Capo 2
G Am7
When your sons go off to war
G Am7
Pipes and drums and banners soar,
G Am7 G D
Marching through the town such mighty men.
G Am7
Children wave and young girls cheer,
G Am7
And mothers cry such bitter tears.
G Am7 G
Marching through the town such mighty men.
Chorus
Am7 D G
To fight for King, to fight for freedom.
Am7 D
The sabre's ring, the musket ball.
When the marching fades away
We cannot meet our neighbour's gaze,
Our thoughts are with our sons such mighty men.
We turn our hands to daily chores
And put away the clothes they wore.
Our thoughts are with our sons such mighty men.
We count the days and then the news,
'They're overseas, the battle looms,'
Yet they are in good cheer such mighty men.
And then the wait the silent days,
For us all joy has passed away,
Yet they are in good cheer such mighty men.
The news breaks when the Miller's son,
With just one leg is carried home.
He knows the fate of all our mighty men.
He bravely says, 'The battle's won.'
I fear to ask, 'What of my son?'
He knows the fate of all our mighty men.
When your sons go off to war
Pipes and drums and banners soar,
Marching through the town such mighty men.
Children wave and young girls cheer,
But mothers cry such bitter tears.
Marching through the town such mighty men.
Such mighty men.
Such mighty men.
©2013 John David Coupland

[@fominator]

Прекрасно. Что бы ни говорили западные СМИ про Россию, мы всегда за мир.

[@JohnCouplandguitar]

War happens when politicians fail.

[@dominikpokorny]

A very pleasant song with a sad topic 👏 thank you for sharing

[@JohnCouplandguitar]

Glad you enjoyed it Dominik

[@mototakahe836]

Hi John you still have a lovely gentle voice. God bless.

[@JohnCouplandguitar]

Thanks for listening

[@robbo916]

Beautiful!

[@JohnCouplandguitar]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@user-uw4wb7qo3i]

Very good job sir. Peace to you.

[@JohnCouplandguitar]

God bless.

[@microdot4374]

Donovan did a couple of tunes in that vein.....I'm sure you knew that!...🎸...✍🏼

[@JohnCouplandguitar]

All of us aging hippies had to have an anti-war song in our quivers.

[@redherby858]

Hallo from VIENNA

[@JohnCouplandguitar]

Good to hear from you again! Blessings from Glasgow.

[@bradwitt4672]

Well done.

[@JohnCouplandguitar]

Thanks Brad, much appreciated.

[@thefray123]

Excellent song John
Hope you and your wife are well. Miss your weekly sermons

[@JohnCouplandguitar]

I am fine and Isobel is recovering from her stroke. She can now get up and down stairs by herself.

[@badarinarayana3117]

Soothing🎸 :) please tell me what is Capo? and it's need in 🎸!?

[@JohnCouplandguitar]

If you look carefully you will see a silver clamp on the 2nd fret. This capo allows me to sing in a key that suits my voice (A) yet play an easier set of chords (G). I made a video about the capo a while back. czcams.com/video/6wE08XUWLIU/video.html

[@predragsinko2513]

Amazing Sir John

[@JohnCouplandguitar]

Many thanks.