Chords for Searching For A Soldier's Grave

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_ _ You ask me stranger, why [Bb] I made this journey, [Eb] _ _ _
[F] why I crossed three thousand miles of [C] rolling way.
_ _ [F] Like _ many others, my loved one was [Bb] killed in action, _ _ [F]
that's why I'm here, [C] I'm searching [F] for his grave.
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Somewhere, here among these [Bb] many thousands, _ _ _
[F] _ half of Americans who all died [C] true and brave.
_ _ [F] That's where I know, _ _ I'll [Bb] find him resting, _ _ _ [F] so _ I'm here, [C] I'm searching [F] for his grave.
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_ Beside each cross mark, here [Bb] all around _ me, _ [F] _ I'll kneel down and gladly [C] say a prayer.
_ For _ all [Cm] their loved ones, back [Bb] home across the ocean, _ _ [F] whose hearts like mine [C] are buried [F] over here. _ _ _
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_ _ When _ I come to the spot where [Bb] he's sleeping, _ _ [F] I know it will cause more heartaches [C] and _ sorrow.
But [F] I long to be by his side much [Bb] more and tell him, _ [F] tell him that I love him [C] and will _ [F] until I die.
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Somewhere, _ [Cm] here among these [Bb] many thousands, _ _ _ _
[F] half of Americans who all died [C] true and brave.
_ _ [F] That's where I know, _ _ I'll [Bb] find him resting, [Bb] _ _ _
[F] so I'm here, [C] I'm searching [F] for his grave.
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