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Dear Old Battlefield

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Eminor

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I find the lack of string tabs on this site disturbing, so..
Intro
Em D Dsus4 D Em
Verse I
EmJust another rusty brother
DSeeing his old Dsus4role rDeplEmayed
Looking in the Dworld like a Gbroken Cmirror
GSeeing his old Dface Emdisplayed
They come and go, come and go
DWhy do you adveDsus4rtise DgooEmdbye
Living a Dlie will Glay you Clow, wGhat can I tell you, wDhat can I sell you
EmBut the truth will make you high
Chorus
AmDeath is unreal that's the Emway I feel
There's Cmore to Gbe rDevealed
AmLovers and friends meet Emagain and again
On the dear old
On the dear old
On the dear Gold AmbattleEmfield
Solo I
(Identical to the first half of the verse)
Em D Dsus4 D Em D G C G D Em
Chorus
Verse II
EmI will see my memory DligDsus4htly lDet me Emgo
I know that Dwe will Galways Cbe but Gtime pass Dfast and Emslow
Agelong cradlesong Dalmost had me Dsus4sleeping Dfor Emgood
If not for the Dplan of the Gmagic Cman who Gfinally helped me Dout of the Emwood.
Solo II
(Identical to chorus)
Am Em C G D Am Em
Keep playing Em until..
On the dear Gold AmbattleEmfield
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Dear Old Battlefield

by The Incredible String Band

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Dsus4

I find the lack of string tabs on this site disturbing, so..

Intro

Em D Dsus4 D Em

Verse I

Just another rusty brother

D Dsus4 D Em

Seeing his old role replayed

D G C

Looking in the world like a broken mirror

G D Em

Seeing his old face displayed

They come and go, come and go

D Dsus4 D Em

Why do you advertise goodbye

D G C G D

Living a lie will lay you low, what can I tell you, what can I sell you

But the truth will make you high

Chorus

Am Em

Death is unreal that's the way I feel

C G D

There's more to be revealed

Am Em

Lovers and friends meet again and again

On the dear old

G Am Em

On the dear old battlefield

Solo I

(Identical to the first half of the verse)

Em D Dsus4 D Em D G C G D Em

Chorus

Verse II

Em D Dsus4 D Em

I will see my memory lightly let me go

D G C G D Em

I know that we will always be but time pass fast and slow

D Dsus4 D Em

Agelong cradlesong almost had me sleeping for good

D G C G D Em

If not for the plan of the magic man who finally helped me out of the wood.

Solo II

(Identical to chorus)

Am Em C G D Am Em

Keep playing Em until..

G Am Em

On the dear old battlefield

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Seriously that was the last tweak, now it's correct.

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