Band: Street Dogs Album: Fading American Dream Song: Final Transmission Tabbed By Chaser ~~ - Hold Chord Am C F x2 Am C F He had just turned nineteen yesterday Am C F Wanted to be a school teacher someday Am C F Came from a small and modest town Am C F G Had never before traveled abroad Am C F He signed on the promise of a college fund Am C F Pop and Mom begged him to stay at home Am C F The last time they saw him was at an airport Am C F He hugged his distraught mother a final time G F He went abroad to serve when he was only nineteen G F Reality caught up with him, stole a heart full of dreams C G He's never gonna get a chance to chase all those hopes Am F Lost them all amidst this war and smoke C G Can you hear the sound of youth negated? Am F Watch on TV names are taken F~~ Mother, Mother N.C. My final transmission Am C F X2 Paris Island was plain hell on earth Got gunny yelling at him, "better prove your worth" Moved on to Baghdad about six months on Caught an IED today, now he is gone He went abroad to serve when he was only nineteen Reality caught up with him, stole a heart full of dreams He's never gonna get a chance to chase all those hopes Lost them all amidst this war and smoke Can you hear the sound of youth negated? Watch on TV names are taken Mother, Mother My final transmission Am x4 F Am Dad and Mom I am your only loving son C G Hid a written final transmission under my helmet F Am Love you both in heart and mind C G A better set of parents no boy could ever find Am~~ Weep for me and say thy prayers N.C Remember me through all your years Am~~ Only got to serve for six months on and N.C If you're reading this I have passed and gone [Verse Chords] So I harbor my final request A letter in my memory please send Off to the President and all his men Begging him with others to bring the troops back home He's never gonna get a chance to chase all those hopes Lost them all amidst the war and smoke Can you hear the sound of youth negated? Watch on TV names are taken He's never gonna get a chance to chase all those hopes Lost them all amidst this war and smoke Can you hear the sound of youth negated? Why are all those young lives taken? Mother, Mother My final transmission