D
I served as a sailor
               G
It was back in '81
D       Dm
I can't say I'm sorry

I volunteered for what I done
G
We trained and we waited
 Gm               Dm
We would not be outdone
 Dm
And then one day six battleships

Came out of the rising sun

 Gm
So we all manned our stations

We passed a jug of wine
 Dm
We waited with patience
    Am
We waited for a sign
   Dm
First thunder, then lightning
        Gm
Then the ringing in my ears
       Dm
I can still hear that screaming

Even after all of these years


[Chorus]

Cape Henry, Cape Henry
G              Dm
Battlefield on fire

On water, white water
          A
With them flames climbing higher
   Dm
We fired our cannon
 G                    D
At least two hours or more

Cape Henry, Cape Henry
          A              Dm
Off of that old Virginia shore


[Verse 2]

Our deck was in tatters
  Gm
That smoke was thick and black
   Dm
For each shot they fired
   A
We fired two right back
    Dm
And then I felt my shoulder
        G
And then something knocked me down
          D
Yeah, the last thing I remember
 D
Was that water all around


So, I woke up in Richmond
       Gm
With a medal on my chest
      Dm
And I know that I earned it
       Am
'Cause I know that I did my best
   Dm
We did lose that battle
     G
But I heard we'd won the war
     Dm
So, I headed back home

And I waited for my reward


[Chorus]
     G           Dm
Cape Henry, Cape Henry
   G           Dm
Battlefield on fire

On water, white water
          A
With them flames climbing higher
   Dm
We fired our cannon
 G                    Dm
At least two hours or more

Cape Henry, Cape Henry
       D                Dm
Off of that old Virginia shore


[Verse 3]
                    G
I plowed this man's field now

From morning until night
 Dm
That war took my left arm

I'm just a-working with my right
 D
I guess I fought for the freedom
        G             Dm
Of some richer man up north
       G              Dm
But I still fight for something
     D
This plow goes back and forth


[Chorus]
 Dm
Cape Henry, Cape Henry
Gm             D
Battlefield on fire
 Dm
On water, white water
          A               D
With them flames climbing higher
Dm
We fired our cannon
   G                  Gm
At least two hours or more
 Dm
Cape Henry, Cape Henry
            D
Off of that old Virginia shore

Cape Henry, Cape Henry
            A            D
Off of that old Virginia shore