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[Intro]
Em    C  D
Em    C  D
[Verse]
EmCan you hear the shuffle of boots?
Old men in polyester suitsC  
Ties like regimental colours Dflying
EmWho they are I do not know
I just watch them row upon rowC  
Every single one of them is Dcrying
And they're Emmarching along the old dirt track
Looking up ahead, never looking backC  
Scared they'll catch the eye of some MeduDsa
[Chorus]
CHere they are now one, two, three
EmFour and five and more and many
And Csix and seven, Deight and nine
EmHere they come in a long, long lineC  
Count a dozen, Dcount a score
EmThere might be a hundred moCreD  
[Instrumental]
Em    C  D
Em    C  D
[Verse]
EmCan you hear the clatter of boots?
Kits and packs and khaki suitsC  
And ragged regimental colours Dflying
EmSwallowed whole by the cold steel rain
Just a little fresh blood in the serpent's veiCnsD  
And it's a Emsharp shrill whistle call to attack
And they're running up ahead, and they're never coming backC  
Caught right in the eye of some MeduDsa
[Chorus]
CHere they are now one, two, three
EmFour and five and more and many
And Csix and seven, Deight and nine
EmHere they come in a long, long lineC  
Count a dozen, Dcount a score
EmThere might be a hundred moCreD  
[Instrumental]
Em    C  D
Em    C  D
Em    C  D
Em    C  D
[Verse]
EmCan you hear the concrete clicking
And the telephones bawling and the clocks all tickingC  
And the red ink spilling on the Dembers
EmNo one cares, no one remembers
CNames like footsteps chiselled in stoneD  
Row upon Emrow, row upon Crow, row upon Drow, row upon Emrow
[Chorus]
CHere they are now one, two, three
EmFour and five and more and many
And Csix and seven, Deight and nine
EmHere they come in a long, long lineC  
Count a dozen, Dcount a score
EmThere might be a hundred moCreD  
[Chorus]
CHere they are now one, two, three
EmFour and five and more and many
And Csix and seven, Deight and nine
EmHere they come in a long, long lineC  
Count a dozen, Dcount a score
EmThere might be a hundred moCreD  Em  
A hundred moCreD  Em  
A hundred moCreD  Em  

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Medusa

by Karine Polwart

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[Intro]

Em C D

[Verse]

Can you hear the shuffle of boots?

Old men in polyester suits

Ties like regimental colours flying

Who they are I do not know

I just watch them row upon row

Every single one of them is crying

And they're marching along the old dirt track

Looking up ahead, never looking back

Scared they'll catch the eye of some Medusa

[Chorus]

Here they are now one, two, three

Four and five and more and many

C D

And six and seven, eight and nine

Em C

Here they come in a long, long line

Count a dozen, count a score

Em C D

There might be a hundred more

[Instrumental]

Em C D

[Verse]

Can you hear the clatter of boots?

Kits and packs and khaki suits

And ragged regimental colours flying

Swallowed whole by the cold steel rain

C D

Just a little fresh blood in the serpent's veins

And it's a sharp shrill whistle call to attack

And they're running up ahead, and they're never coming back

Caught right in the eye of some Medusa

[Chorus]

Here they are now one, two, three

Four and five and more and many

C D

And six and seven, eight and nine

Em C

Here they come in a long, long line

Count a dozen, count a score

Em C D

There might be a hundred more

[Instrumental]

Em C D

[Verse]

Can you hear the concrete clicking

And the telephones bawling and the clocks all ticking

And the red ink spilling on the embers

No one cares, no one remembers

C D

Names like footsteps chiselled in stone

Em C D Em

Row upon row, row upon row, row upon row, row upon row

[Chorus]

Here they are now one, two, three

Four and five and more and many

C D

And six and seven, eight and nine

Em C

Here they come in a long, long line

Count a dozen, count a score

Em C D

There might be a hundred more

[Chorus]

Here they are now one, two, three

Four and five and more and many

C D

And six and seven, eight and nine

Em C

Here they come in a long, long line

Count a dozen, count a score

Em C D Em

There might be a hundred more

C D Em

A hundred more

C D Em

A hundred more

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