Written by John Flynn
verse 1 Am Em elijah was a seargant forty two years old G D from mesa arizona elijah wont grow old Am Em patrick was with c troop second armored cav G D his buddies all remember how patrick loved to laugh Am Em seth was from east brunswick just a newlywed G D somewhere in new jersey seth's young widow bows her head Am Em daniel was from boston shipped out from fort bragg G D his mother got back daniel with a folded flagVerse Am Em william served in anbar combat engineer G D first marine division william is not here Am Em alan rebuilt bridges for batalion b G D next to cause of death they wrote the letters i.e.d. Am Em gussie was a scrub nurse hailing from fort bliss G D gussie had a spirit this worlds gonna miss Am Em jeramiah's son cries on his momma's knee G D there was no armor plating on his dad's hmmvAm Em G D oh big airplane bring em down easy out of the delaware sky Am Em G D Am oh big airplane dover is waiting to welcome the heros you fly.....homeBridge Em D scrubbed wooden pallets with white straps cinched over Em D long boxes of flag drapped aluminum Em D the c-5 is crowded when it lands in dover Em D the honor guard comes to make room again Em D and again and again and again Verse Am Em make it straight for nineva just like jonas wale G D holy truth you swallow over seas you sail Am Em sacred is your cargo precious was their gift G D offered in a sand storm from which your wings lift Am Em those who should take notice can't watch you set down G D behind barbed wire fences miles from their town Am Em no one breathes to question this silent parade G D except for the anguished loved ones left to sayAm Em G D oh big airplane bring em down easy out of the delaware sky Am Em G D oh big airplane dover is waiting to welcome the fallen you flyAm Em G D oh big airplane bring em down easy out of the delaware sky Am Em G D Am oh big airplane dover is waiting to welcome the heros you fly.....home
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