D I served as a sailorG It was back in '81D Dm I can't say I'm sorry I volunteered for what I doneG We trained and we waitedGm Dm We would not be outdoneDm And then one day six battleships Came out of the rising sunGm So we all manned our stations We passed a jug of wineDm We waited with patienceAm We waited for a signDm First thunder, then lightningGm Then the ringing in my earsDm I can still hear that screaming Even after all of these years [Chorus] Cape Henry, Cape HenryG Dm Battlefield on fire On water, white waterA With them flames climbing higherDm We fired our cannonG D At least two hours or more Cape Henry, Cape HenryA Dm Off of that old Virginia shore [Verse 2] Our deck was in tattersGm That smoke was thick and blackDm For each shot they firedA We fired two right backDm And then I felt my shoulderG And then something knocked me downD Yeah, the last thing I rememberD Was that water all around So, I woke up in RichmondGm With a medal on my chestDm And I know that I earned itAm 'Cause I know that I did my bestDm We did lose that battleG But I heard we'd won the warDm So, I headed back home And I waited for my reward [Chorus]G Dm Cape Henry, Cape HenryG Dm Battlefield on fire On water, white waterA With them flames climbing higherDm We fired our cannonG Dm At least two hours or more Cape Henry, Cape HenryD Dm Off of that old Virginia shore [Verse 3]G I plowed this man's field now From morning until nightDm That war took my left arm I'm just a-working with my rightD I guess I fought for the freedomG Dm Of some richer man up northG Dm But I still fight for somethingD This plow goes back and forth [Chorus]Dm Cape Henry, Cape HenryGm D Battlefield on fireDm On water, white waterA D With them flames climbing higherDm We fired our cannonG Gm At least two hours or moreDm Cape Henry, Cape HenryD Off of that old Virginia shore Cape Henry, Cape HenryA D Off of that old Virginia shore
The Ballad Of Cape Henry
Todd Snider
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