Biografía:
Few people who knew singer-songwriter John Flynn as a boy would have predicted the path his life would take. A self-professed "painfully straight" arrow, as a senior at Ridley High in suburban Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the former altar boy who once strummed a New Year's Day banjo in the world famous Mummers parade was named president of the National Honor Society and Scholar Athlete of the Year while receiving two congressional nominations to the United States Naval Academy.
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John Flynn
Dover
[Verse 1]
Am Em
elijah was a seargant forty two years old
G D
from mesa arizona elijah wont grow old
Am Em
patrick was with c troop second armored cav
G D
his buddies all remember how patrick loved to laugh
Am Em
seth was from east brunswick just a newlywed
G D
somewhere in new jersey seth's young widow bows her head
Am Em
daniel was from boston shipped out from fort bragg
G D
his mother got back daniel with a folded flag
[Chorus]
Am Em G D
oh big airplane bring em down easy out of the delaware sky
Am Em G D Am
oh big airplane dover is waiting to welcome the heros you fly.....home
[Verse]
Am Em
william served in anbar combat engineer
G D
first marine division william is not here
Am Em
alan rebuilt bridges for batalion b
G D
next to cause of death they wrote the letters i.e.d.
Am Em
gussie was a scrub nurse hailing from fort bliss
G D
gussie had a spirit this worlds gonna miss
Am Em
jeramiah's son cries on his momma's knee
G D
there was no armor plating on his dad's hmmv
[Chorus]
Am Em G D
oh big airplane bring em down easy out of the delaware sky
Am Em G D
oh big airplane dover is waiting to welcome the fallen you fly
[Bridge]
Em D
scrubbed wooden pallets with white straps cinched over
Em D
long boxes of flag drapped aluminum
Em D
the c-5 is crowded when it lands in dover
Em D
the honor guard comes to make room again
Em D
and again and again and again
[Verse]
Am Em
make it straight for nineva just like jonas wale
G D
holy truth you swallow over seas you sail
Am Em
sacred is your cargo precious was their gift
G D
offered in a sand storm from which your wings lift
Am Em
those who should take notice can't watch you set down
G D
behind barbed wire fences miles from their town
Am Em
no one breathes to question this silent parade
G D
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
Am Em G D Am
oh big airplane dover is waiting to welcome the heros you fly.....home
Dover
[Verse 1]
Am Em
elijah was a seargant forty two years old
G D
from mesa arizona elijah wont grow old
Am Em
patrick was with c troop second armored cav
G D
his buddies all remember how patrick loved to laugh
Am Em
seth was from east brunswick just a newlywed
G D
somewhere in new jersey seth's young widow bows her head
Am Em
daniel was from boston shipped out from fort bragg
G D
his mother got back daniel with a folded flag
[Chorus]
Am Em G D
oh big airplane bring em down easy out of the delaware sky
Am Em G D Am
oh big airplane dover is waiting to welcome the heros you fly.....home
[Verse]
Am Em
william served in anbar combat engineer
G D
first marine division william is not here
Am Em
alan rebuilt bridges for batalion b
G D
next to cause of death they wrote the letters i.e.d.
Am Em
gussie was a scrub nurse hailing from fort bliss
G D
gussie had a spirit this worlds gonna miss
Am Em
jeramiah's son cries on his momma's knee
G D
there was no armor plating on his dad's hmmv
[Chorus]
Am Em G D
oh big airplane bring em down easy out of the delaware sky
Am Em G D
oh big airplane dover is waiting to welcome the fallen you fly
[Bridge]
Em D
scrubbed wooden pallets with white straps cinched over
Em D
long boxes of flag drapped aluminum
Em D
the c-5 is crowded when it lands in dover
Em D
the honor guard comes to make room again
Em D
and again and again and again
[Verse]
Am Em
make it straight for nineva just like jonas wale
G D
holy truth you swallow over seas you sail
Am Em
sacred is your cargo precious was their gift
G D
offered in a sand storm from which your wings lift
Am Em
those who should take notice can't watch you set down
G D
behind barbed wire fences miles from their town
Am Em
no one breathes to question this silent parade
G D
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
Am Em G D Am
oh big airplane dover is waiting to welcome the heros you fly.....home
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