Written by Neil Young
D G D Today's the day our younger son is going off to war, G D fightin' in the age old battle we've sometimes won before. A E G Flags that line old Main Street are blowin' in the wind, D A D these must be the flags of freedom flyin'. D G D Church bells are ringin' as the families stand and wave, D G D some of them are cryin', ?cause the soldiers look so brave. A E G Lookin' straight ahead, like they know just where they're goin', D A D past the flags of freedom flyin'. D G D Sister has her headphones on, she hears the music blasting, G D she sees her brother marchin' by, their bond is everlasting. A E G Listening to Bob Dylan singin' in 1963, D A D watching the flags of freedom flyin'. D G D She sees the president speakin' on a flat-screen TV A G D in the window of the old appliance store. A E G She turns to see her brother again, but he's already walkin' past D A D the flags of freedom flyin'. A Have you seen the flags of freedom? G D What color are they now? A Do you think that you believe in yours G D more than they do theirs somehow, A D when you see the flags of freedom flyin'? D G D Today's the day our younger son is going off to war, G D fightin' in the age old battle we've sometimes won before. A E G Flags that line old Main Street are blowin' in the wind, D A D these must be the flags of freedom flyin'.