Reproducible Kit XS-1278

How Do You Tell A Veteran

“Thank You”?
by Karl Hitzemann

Music For Young Voices

from the pages of Music K-8 magazine
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 How Do You Tell A Veteran
“Thank You”?
with gratitude (Î=66)
Karl Hitzemann
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How do you tell a vet’ - ran “thank you”? What do you say to show you care in ev’-ry way?
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They sac-ri-ficed so we’d have free-dom. Tell them how grate-ful you are ev’-ry sin-gle day.

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 How Do You Tell A Veteran “Thank You”?

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Tell them you know the good that’s in their heart. And all that they gave up so that
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Ooh. Ooh.

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they could do their part. We’ll hon - or them for an-swer-ing the call. Their

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 How Do You Tell A Veteran “Thank You”?
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Let them know it ev’ - ry sin - gle day. And make them
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 How Do You Tell A Veteran
“Thank You”?
with gratitude (Î=66) Karl Hitzemann
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How do you tell a vet’ - ran “thank you”? What do you say to show you

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care in ev’ - ry way? They sac - ri - ficed so we’d have free-dom.
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Tell them how grate-ful you are ev’ - ry sin - gle day. Tell them you know the
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Ooh.

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good that’s in their heart. And all that they gave up so that they could do their part. We’ll

##
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Ooh.

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spire us one and all. Oh,

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feel like ev’ - ry day is Vet’ - ran’s Day.

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How Do You Tell A Veteran “Thank You”?
solo (optional):
How do you tell a vet’ran “thank you”?
What do you say to show you care in ev’ry way?
They sacrificed so we’d have freedom.
Tell them how grateful you are ev’ry single day.

all; part 1 (part 2, opt.; sing “Ooh’s”)

Tell them you know the good that’s in their heart.
And all that they gave up so that they could do their part.
We’ll honor them for answering the call.
Their bravery and courage will inspire us one and all.

Oh, how do you tell a vet’ran “thank you”?

What do you say to show you care in ev’ry way?
They sacrificed so we’d have freedom.
Tell them how grateful you are.

Let them know it ev’ry single day.

And make them feel like ev’ry day is Vet’rans Day.

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