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Holy Irons

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D7º - x,x,1,2,1,2
F7º - x,x,4,5,4,5
D8  - x,x,0,0,3,2
Gbrother on bB7rother lying Emon the fielCds 
Gonly the deEmvil is kC9eepin’ scGore 
Gyour blonde haired bB7oys are scattered Emlong these hCills 
Gpicked clean lEmike cotton in a ricCh man’s Gwar
Glay down B7your Emholy iCrons 
Glay down your Emguns and shining C9bayonGets 
Glay down B7your Emholy iCrons 
Git’s gonna’ be a Emjob to rC9aise the dGead
Ggot no manB7sion on the yonEmder mouCnt 
Gno plantation Empillars C9all in wGhite 
Gjust a sB7outhern boy behEmind a plCough 
Gswept up like nothEmin’ in a poor C9man’s fGight
Glay down B7your Emholy iCrons 
Glay down your Emguns and shining C9bayonGets 
Glay down B7your Emholy iCrons 
Git’s gonna’ be a Emjob to rC9aise the dGead
D                D8 - D           D7º  F7º
farewell cordelia let me hold ya close 
Emso i can remGember how it fCeels 
D                D8 - D           D7º        F7º
if a bullet brings me down before i make it home 
Emya know that i’ll be drGeamin’ of you sCtill 
yes i wA9ill…
 G   B7   Em   C-  G   Em   C  G  
Glittle solB7diers all in Emblue and Cgrey 
Gevery Emone of us a’ bC9leedin’ rGed 
Gand when B7this broken body fEmalls aCway 
Gwe’ll all lie Emdown in the same C9earthen bGed
Glay down B7your Emholy iCrons 
Glay down your Emguns and shining C9bayonGets 
Glay down B7your Emholy iCrons 
Git’s gonna’ be a Emjob to rC9aise the dGead

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Holy Irons

by Grant-Lee Phillips

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D7º - x,x,1,2,1,2

F7º - x,x,4,5,4,5

D8 - x,x,0,0,3,2

G B7 Em C

brother on brother lying on the fields

G Em C9 G

only the devil is keepin’ score

G B7 Em C

your blonde haired boys are scattered long these hills

G Em C G

picked clean like cotton in a rich man’s war

G B7 Em C

lay down your holy irons

G Em C9 G

lay down your guns and shining bayonets

G B7 Em C

lay down your holy irons

G Em C9 G

it’s gonna’ be a job to raise the dead

G B7 Em C

got no mansion on the yonder mount

G Em C9 G

no plantation pillars all in white

G B7 Em C

just a southern boy behind a plough

G Em C9 G

swept up like nothin’ in a poor man’s fight

G B7 Em C

lay down your holy irons

G Em C9 G

lay down your guns and shining bayonets

G B7 Em C

lay down your holy irons

G Em C9 G

it’s gonna’ be a job to raise the dead

D D8 - D D7º F7º

farewell cordelia let me hold ya close

Em G C

so i can remember how it feels

D D8 - D D7º F7º

if a bullet brings me down before i make it home

Em G C

ya know that i’ll be dreamin’ of you still

yes i will…

G B7 Em C G Em C G

G B7 Em C

little soldiers all in blue and grey

G Em C9 G

every one of us a’ bleedin’ red

G B7 Em C

and when this broken body falls away

G Em C9 G

we’ll all lie down in the same earthen bed

G B7 Em C

lay down your holy irons

G Em C9 G

lay down your guns and shining bayonets

G B7 Em C

lay down your holy irons

G Em C9 G

it’s gonna’ be a job to raise the dead

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