Wow, Sorcha, that's as cogent an explanation for using a noter as I've ever read.
Ma-K, I'm just guessing that Post family nite is at the American Legion post and that a patriotic song might catch on. Here are my numbers for "My Country 'Tis of Thee" in DAA tuning (the one where you tune the bass string to the desired tone, strum at the 4th fret and match the other two strings to that sound):
3,3,4,2,3,4,5,5,6,5,4,3,4,3,2,3.
My country tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. 7,7,7,7,6,5,6,6,6,6,5,4,5,6,5,4,3,5,6,7,8,6,5,4,3.
Land where my father died, Land of the pilgrims' pride, From every mountainside. Let freedom ring.