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Artist/Band: John Flynn Tabs
Song: Dover Tab

John Flynn
Dover

INTRO 

VERSE 1
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ELIJAH WAS A SEARGANT FORTY TWO YEARS OLD
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PATRICK WAS WITH C TROOP SECOND ARMORED CAV
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HIS BUDDIES ALL REMEMBER HOW PATRICK LOVED TO LAUGH
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SETH WAS FROM EAST BRUNSWICK JUST A NEWLYWED 
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SOMEWHERE IN NEW JERSEY SETH'S YOUNG WIDOW BOWS HER HEAD
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DANIEL WAS FROM BOSTON SHIPPED OUT FROM FORT BRAGG
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HIS MOTHER GOT BACK DANIEL WITH A FOLDED FLAG

cHORUS
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OH BIG AIRPLANE BRING EM DOWN EASY OUT OF THE DELAWARE SKY
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OH BIG AIRPLANE DOVER IS WAITING TO WELCOME THE FALLEN YOU FLY

VERSE 2
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WILLIAM SERVED IN ANBAR COMBAT ENGINEER
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FIRST MARINE DIVISION WILLIAM IS NOT HERE
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ALAN REBUILT BRIDGES FOR BATALION B
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NEXT TO CAUSE OF DEATH THEY WROTE THE LETTERS I.E.D.
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GUSSIE WAS A SCRUB NURSE HAILING FROM FORT BLISS 
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GUSSIE HAD A SPIRIT THIS WORLDS GONNA MISS
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JERAMIAH'S SON CRIES ON HIS MOMMA'S KNEE
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THERE WAS NO ARMOR PLATING ON HIS DAD'S HMMV

cHORUS
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OH BIG AIRPLANE BRING EM DOWN EASY OUT OF THE DELAWARE SKY
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OH BIG AIRPLANE DOVER IS WAITING TO WELCOME THE FALLEN YOU FLY

BRIDGE:
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SCRUBBED WOODEN PALLETS WITH WHITE STRAPS CINCHED OVER 
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LONG BOXES OF FLAG DRAPPED ALUMINUM
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THE C-5 IS CROWDED WHEN IT LANDS IN DOVER
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THE HONOR GUARD COMES TO MAKE ROOM AGAIN 
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AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN

VERSE 3 
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MAKE IT STRAIGHT FOR NINEVA JUST LIKE JONAS WALE
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HOLY TRUTH YOU SWALLOW OVER SEAS YOU SAIL 
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SACRED IS YOUR CARGO PRECIOUS WAS THEIR GIFT 
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OFFERED IN A SAND STORM FROM WHICH YOUR WINGS LIFT
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THOSE WHO SHOULD TAKE NOTICE CAN'T WATCH YOU SET DOWN
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BEHIND BARBED WIRE FENCES MILES FROM THEIR TOWN 
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NO ONE BREATHES TO QUESTION THIS SILENT PARADE 
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EXCEPT FOR THE ANGUISHED LOVED ONES LEFT TO SAY

cHORUS
Am              Em                 G                   D
OH BIG AIRPLANE BRING EM DOWN EASY OUT OF THE DELAWARE SKY
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OH BIG AIRPLANE DOVER IS WAITING TO WELCOME THE HEROS YOU FLY.....HOME