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(Spoken)
The grave that they dug him had flowers
Gathered from the hillsides in bright summer colours
And the brown earth bleached white at the edge of his gravestone…
He's gone
[Intro]
e|-Dm1p0-----------0--------C-----------------0---------------E7----------------0--|
B|------3-----------3--------------0h1--3-----3-------0-----------------3-----|
G|---------2-----------2--------0----------------0h2-----2-----------1--------|
D|------------0--------------2------------------------------------0-----------|
A|------------------------3------------------------------------2--------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------0-----------------|
[Verse 1]
When the Amwars of our nation did Gbeckon
A Cman barely twenty did Dmanswer the E7calling
AmProud of the Gtrust that he Dmplaced in our nE7ation. He's A5gone
But etDmernity knows him and it Dmknows what we've E7done
[Verse 2]
And the Amrain fell like pearls on the Dmleaves of the E7flowers
Leaving Ambrown muddy clay where the Dmearth had been E7dry
And Amdeep in the Am6trench he Dmwaited for E7hours
As he Cheld to his rifle and Dmprayed not to E7die
[Verse 3]
But the Dmsilence of night was Amshattered by fire
As Dmguns and grenades blasted Amsharp through the air
DmOne after another his Amcomrades were slaughtered
In a Cmorgue of marines, alDmone standing E7there
[Verse 4]
He Fcrouched ever lower, ever Flower in Amfear
They Fcan't let me die, they Fcan't let me die Amhere
I'll Fcover myself with the Fmud and the Amearth
I'll Fcover myself, I Fknow I'm not E7brave!
The Cearth, the Dmearth, the E7earth is my grave
[Solo]
e|--5--5--Am75--------------5--7-----5--------5--5--G3----------------------------|
B|--------------------5-----------------------------------0--1-----0----------|
G|-----------------5-----------------5-----------------0--------0-----0h2-----|
D|--------------5--------------5--------------------0--------2-----0----------|
A|-----------7----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------5-----------------5-----------5-------\3----------------------------|
e|--C3-----------3--3--5-----3--------------------3--------------0-----0--0----|
B|-----------1--------------------6-----6-----6-----6-----6-------------------|
G|--------0--------------0-----3-----3--3--3-----------3-----3-----0----------|
D|-----2--------------5-----------------0-------------------------------------|
A|--3-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--0---------------3-----1-----0--0-------------0--------E7---------------0----|
B|--1------------1-----------------1----3-----------3-----0-----------0-------|
G|--2---------2--------2-----2-----2-------2-----------2--1--------1----------|
D|--3------3-----------------------3----------3-----------2-----2-------------|
A|--0---0--------------------------0------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------0----------------|
e|-Dm1p0-----------0--------C-----------------0---------------E7----------------0--|
B|------3-----------3--------------0h1--3-----3-------0-----------------3-----|
G|---------2-----------2--------0----------------0h2-----2-----------1--------|
D|------------0--------------2------------------------------------0-----------|
A|------------------------3------------------------------------2--------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------0-----------------|
[Outro]
The Amgrave that they dug him had Gflowers
CGathered from the hillsides in Dmbright summer E7colours
And the Ambrown earth bleached Gwhite at the Dmedge of his E7gravestone
He's Amgone
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