The War Keeps Dragging On
The Wilburn Brothers


The Wilburn Brothers were born in Hardy Arkansas in the
early 1930's into a musical family. They attracted attention
as child performers beginning in 1937 with an act called 
The Wilburn Children. Roy Acuff discovered them and brought
them to the Grand Ole Opry in 1940. After growing up they 
were regulars on the Louisiana Hayride from 1948 until 1951. 
Both brothers served in the US army during the Korean War. 
In 1953 they continued touring as The Wilburn Brothers and 
toured with Faron Young and Webb Pierce.

Decca Records signed them to a recording contract in 1954 
and their first hit "Sparkling Brown Eyes" came the same year. 
Many hits followed over the years and they were instrumental 
in launching careers of several country music legends such as 
Loretta Lynn and Pattie Loveless. The Wilburn Brothers TV show 
was a great success running from 1963 to 1971 and they were 
members of the Opry until the time of Doyle's death in 1982. 
Teddy continued as a solo artist with the Opry until his death 
in 2003. They had such great harmony and left us with so many 
great great country songs.

G                          C        G
He's sitting on his lonely post out there
                      C     G
danger and death are in the air
        D                     G
and the war keeps on dragging on
              C          G
all alone and no friends near
                  C         G
He gets his first taste of fear
        D                     G
and the war keeps on dragging on
                     D
He wades through the mud and the blood and heat
              C             G
Can't tell a friend from an enemy

sure makes a homesick soilder feel alone
                C      G
If anybody ever said a prayer
                         C     G
Say it for the young men over there
          D                     G
While the war keeps on dragging on

E                  A          E
I wonder how many more young men
                        A          E
Will lose their buddies and their friends
     B                          E
In a war that keeps on dragging on
                         A          E
Some of these boys will lose their lives
                     A          E
Some will lose sweet hearts and wives
        B                     E
and the war keeps on dragging on
           B 
Off in the west a sound like thunder
         A                 E
and it makes that soilder wonder
            B                              E
If there'll ever come a time when he'll go home
                    A      E
Last night his best buddy killed
                 A        E
caught a bullet meant for him
        B                    E
and the war keeps ondragging on
                   A         E
and I wonder if it was your Jim
                  A              E
who caught that bullet meant for him
          B                     E
While the war keeps on dragging on

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God Bless Glen Travis Campbell