Am              G/B            Am
Thousands of my brothers lay before me
   Am                   G/B                Fmaj7
A hallowed ground like ghosts I hear them cry
 Dm               C                  Dm             Am  G/B Am
Young men taking bullets fordstrum blood smoke and fear     Am        G/B               Am
As I enter the valley of death and heartache
   Am               G/B          Fmaj7
A river of blood as far as I can see
Dm            C                   Dm                F
Angry and confused it's hard to stand and walk the line
  C   G  Am  F    G   Am
Shine on unknown soldiers

[Verse 2]
       Am                G/B            Am
They fought and died at Gettysburg and Shiloh
         Am                   G/B               Fmaj7
They're still fighting in the town where I was born
 Dm                C             Dm            Am  G/B Am
Nothing seems to change in this world that we see
 C   G  Am  F    G   Am
Sail on unknown soldier

[Verse 3]
Am             G/B            Am
Only God knows all the unknown soldiers
 Am           G/B             Fmaj7
How did they learn to hold a gun?
        Dm                C              Dm             Am  G/B Am
Was it just that got the oil to keep the enemy off our shores
  C   G  Am  F    G   Am
Shine on unknown soldiers

[Verse 4]
     Am                 G/B         Am
The tears that fall for innocence around us
     Am              G/B          C
The cry for peace is truly never heard
    Dm                 C
Why can't we see that history tells us
 Dm             F
Nothing's ever learned?
  C   G  Am  F    G   Am
Shine on unknown soldiers
 C   G  Am  F    G   Am
Sail on unknown soldier