Biography:
Tom T. Hall (born May 25, 1936 in Olive Hill, Kentucky) is an American country balladeer and songwriter. He has written 11 #1 Hits, with 26 more that hit the Top 10. He was the son of a preacher.
As a teen, Hall put together a band called the Kentucky Travelers that performed before movies for a travelling theater. During a stint in the Army, Hall performed over the Armed Forces Radio Network and wrote comic songs about Army experiences. His early career included being a radio announcer at WRON
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Other songs:
- Christmas Tree
- I Flew Over Our House Last Night
- That Song Is Driving Me Crazy
- Sneaky Snake
- A Hero In Harlan
- A Picture Of Your Mother
- A Week In A County Jail
- Aint Got The Time
- Another Town
- Back When Gas Was Thirty Cents A Gallon
- Back When We Were Young
- Ballad Of Forty Dollars
- Bar With No Beer
- Bill Monroe For Breakfast
- Candy In The Window
- Christmas Is
- Country Is
- Dont Forget The Coffee Billy Joe
- Everything From Jesus To Jack Daniels
- Faster Horses
- Forbidden Flowers
- Girls In Saigon City
- Homecoming
- I Cried All The Way To Kentucky
- I Like Beer
- I Love
- I Miss A Lot Of Trains
- I Want My Dog Back
- It Feels Better Now
- It Sure Can Get Cold In Des Moines
- La Blues
- Me And Jesus
- O Christmas Candle
- Old Dogs Children And Watermelon Wine
- Old Five And Dimers Like Me
- Once Upon A Road
- Over And Over Again
- Pay No Attention To Alice
- Ravishing Ruby
- Salute To A Switchblade
- Second Handed Flowers
- Shoe Shine Man
- Spokane Motel Blues
- Thats How I Got To Memphis
- The Monkey That Became President
- The Year Clayton Delaney Died
- The Year That Clayton Delaney Died
- Too Many Do Goods
- Tulsa Telephone Book
- Wash My Hands In The Morning Dew
- Were All In This Thing Alone
- When Nobody Wants Your Body Anymore
- Whos Gonna Feed Them Hogs
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A Hero In Harlan
Recorded by Tom T. Hall
Album: Tom T. Hall Sings Miss Dixie & Tom T.
Capo on 2, in 68 time
[Intro]
G
G C G
A grey silver casket rolls off of the air- plane
D G
The Stars and the Stripes are draped over the lid
G C G
In- side is the body of our little brother
G D G
They say he's a soldier, but he's just a kid
G C G
Well, we're here to take him to Harlan Ken- tucky
G D G
Where he will be buried in our family plot
G C G
We think of that day when he went in the army
G D G
Ex- pecting a much better job than he got
[Chorus]
C G D G
He'll be a hero in Harlan like all the young soldiers be- fore
C G Em G D G
He's not the first and he won't be the last to lay down his life in a war
G C G
Some- where in the records, he'll just be a number
G D G
An- other young man lyin' under a sheet
G C G
We're takin' him home to rest high on a hillside
G D G
And he'll be a hero in Harlan this week
[Chorus]
C G D G
He'll be a hero in Harlan like all the young soldiers be- fore
C G Em G D G
He's not the first and he won't be the last to lay down his life in a war
[Instrumental]
A A A
A D A
Now world is a big place and maybe needs saving
A E A
But what can a country boy do with a gun
A D A
He used to win teddy bears down at the fair- grounds
A E A
When livin' was easy and shootin' was fun
A D A
Well, they fold up the Stars and the Stripes for his mother
A E A
And gently they trade her the flag for her son
A D A
Well, a harder exchange never took place in Harlan
A E A
But it's not the first time, it's ever been done
[Chorus]
D A E A
He'll be a hero in Harlan like all the young soldiers be- fore
D A F#m A E A
He's not the first and he won't be the last to lay down his life in a war
[Outro]
D A
And he'll be a hero in Harlan
Recorded by Tom T. Hall
Album: Tom T. Hall Sings Miss Dixie & Tom T.
Capo on 2, in 68 time
[Intro]
G
G C G
A grey silver casket rolls off of the air- plane
D G
The Stars and the Stripes are draped over the lid
G C G
In- side is the body of our little brother
G D G
They say he's a soldier, but he's just a kid
G C G
Well, we're here to take him to Harlan Ken- tucky
G D G
Where he will be buried in our family plot
G C G
We think of that day when he went in the army
G D G
Ex- pecting a much better job than he got
[Chorus]
C G D G
He'll be a hero in Harlan like all the young soldiers be- fore
C G Em G D G
He's not the first and he won't be the last to lay down his life in a war
G C G
Some- where in the records, he'll just be a number
G D G
An- other young man lyin' under a sheet
G C G
We're takin' him home to rest high on a hillside
G D G
And he'll be a hero in Harlan this week
[Chorus]
C G D G
He'll be a hero in Harlan like all the young soldiers be- fore
C G Em G D G
He's not the first and he won't be the last to lay down his life in a war
[Instrumental]
A A A
A D A
Now world is a big place and maybe needs saving
A E A
But what can a country boy do with a gun
A D A
He used to win teddy bears down at the fair- grounds
A E A
When livin' was easy and shootin' was fun
A D A
Well, they fold up the Stars and the Stripes for his mother
A E A
And gently they trade her the flag for her son
A D A
Well, a harder exchange never took place in Harlan
A E A
But it's not the first time, it's ever been done
[Chorus]
D A E A
He'll be a hero in Harlan like all the young soldiers be- fore
D A F#m A E A
He's not the first and he won't be the last to lay down his life in a war
[Outro]
D A
And he'll be a hero in Harlan
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