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Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914)
A butcDmher Gyes that was Dmmy Gtrade
But the kinFg's shiDmlling is Fnow my Afee
A butcDmher I Gmay as well Dmhave Gstayed
For the slaFughter Gthat I Asee
And AmI
And DmI can't stop Dm/Cshaking
                Dm/B  Dm/Bb  
My hands won't stop shaking
My Dmarms won't stop sDm/Chaking
                Dm/B  Dm/Bb  
My mind won't stop shaking
I Amwant to go Ghome
Please Flet me go hEbooooDooooCmme
Go hDome
From their 1968 album 'Odessey and Oracle'.

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Butchers Tale Western Front 1914

by The Zombies

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Dm/C

Dm/B

Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914)

Dm G Dm G

A butcher yes that was my trade

F Dm F A

But the king's shilling is now my fee

Dm G Dm G

A butcher I may as well have stayed

F G A

For the slaughter that I see

And I

Dm Dm/C

And I can't stop shaking

Dm/B Dm Bb

My hands won't stop shaking

Dm Dm/C

My arms won't stop shaking

Dm/B Dm Bb

My mind won't stop shaking

Am G

I want to go home

F Eb D Cm

Please let me go hoooooooome

Go home

From their 1968 album 'Odessey and Oracle'.

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