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Letter From A Distant Shore

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[Intro]
A            F#m            D            A      E
[Verse]
Dear Abrother, you would F#mnot believe
What these Dkilling fields, force my Aeyes to Esee
From a Asnipers post, with a F#mtrembling hand
Put a Dbullet in.....to Aanother Eman
Watch the Acrimson bloom, on his F#muniform
Billow Dlike a cloud, ‘till his Alife was Egone
[Chorus]
The Gkillers Dstain heavy Aon me now
Fix my Ebayonet for the Afinal hour
When that Dwhistle blows, its Amournful sound
Will Edeliver me to the Dhungry mouth
Of the Fhowling Ghounds of Ahell
[Bridge]
A            F#m            D            A      E
[Verse]
When the Asnowball comes, the reF#mcruitment drive
Don’t  Dlet your heart swell up, with unAfounded Epride
For a Adistant King, you’d be F#mfighting for
Lay you Ddown to waste, on a Adistant Eshore
[Chorus]
The Gkillers Dstain heavy Aon me now
Fix my Ebayonet for the Afinal hour
When that Dwhistle blows, its Amournful sound
Will Edeliver me to the Dhungry mouth
Of the Fhowling Ghounds of Ahell
[Coda - repeat until fade]
A            F#m            D            A      E

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Letter From A Distant Shore

by Bernard Fanning

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

[Intro]

A F#m D A E

[Verse]

A F#m

Dear brother, you would not believe

D A E

What these killing fields, force my eyes to see

A F#m

From a snipers post, with a trembling hand

D A E

Put a bullet in.....to another man

A F#m

Watch the crimson bloom, on his uniform

D A E

Billow like a cloud, ‘till his life was gone

[Chorus]

G D A

The killers stain heavy on me now

E A

Fix my bayonet for the final hour

D A

When that whistle blows, its mournful sound

E D

Will deliver me to the hungry mouth

F G A

Of the howling hounds of hell

[Bridge]

A F#m D A E

[Verse]

A F#m

When the snowball comes, the recruitment drive

D A E

Don’t let your heart swell up, with unfounded pride

A F#m

For a distant King, you’d be fighting for

D A E

Lay you down to waste, on a distant shore

[Chorus]

G D A

The killers stain heavy on me now

E A

Fix my bayonet for the final hour

D A

When that whistle blows, its mournful sound

E D

Will deliver me to the hungry mouth

F G A

Of the howling hounds of hell

[Coda - repeat until fade]

A F#m D A E

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