Intro DDDus4 DDDus4 Verse 1 D Dsus4 D Dsus4 Oh can you tell me, oh how the joy A D Dsus4 Passed from his childhood, that's not my boy D Dsus4 D Dsus4 I see he's finished, he's run his race A D Dsus4 We're not his family that's not his face D Dsus4 D Dsus4 We taught him well and from his youth A D Dsus4 He knew he always must know the truth D Dsus4 D Dsus4 He left his country to go to war A D Dsus4 When he returned, he'd found we closed the door Chorus Bb C D But we never dreamed when he was leaving Bb C D A That he would taste the flowers of evil Instrumental DDDus4 DDDus4 Verse 2 D Dsus4 D Dsus4 I know his habit was not so bad A D Dsus4 When for fifty dollars it could be had D Dsus4 D Dsus4 But now he's home to his promised land A D Dsus4 And what he needs got to cost a Grand D Dsus4 D Dsus4 When he'd been home for six month's time A D Dsus4 My son he told me, he'd made up his mind D Dsus4 D Dsus4 He's re-enlisted for three years more A D Dsus4 It's too expensive to stop this war Chorus Bb C D But we never dreamed when he was leaving Bb C D A That he would taste the flowers of evil Instrumental DDDus4 DDDus4 Outro D Dsus4 D Dsus4 Oh can you tell me, oh how the joy A D Dsus4 Passed from his childhood, that's not my boy D Dsus4 D Dsus4 He's re-enlisted for three years more A D Dsus4 Is the price of peace worth the price of war? A D Dsus4 Is the price of peace worth the price of war? A D Dsus4 Is the price of peace worth the price of war? A D DDFD4 Is the price of peace worth the price of war?