An Ode To Lmanburg
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C#dim 0434Edim7 0101Gm* 0765 [Verse]D Em G It all started on a day like any otherD Em G All the salmon had swum to the seaD Em When my lover she darted, awayG down the streamD G With a heart that she'd taken fromD me [Instrumental]D Em Em GD G D D [Verse]D Em And my chest though it ached,G there was hopeD Em G A little beacon of lightD Em Though my sunniest days were nowG stolen awayD G D I still had our son by my side [Pre-Chorus]G And as he looked up at me, withC#dim those wondering eyesEm G I just knew that I must protect him with my lifeD Em And make a land that is goodG And a land that is freeContinues after the adEm A D For the better of you and of me [Chorus]G We'll build these walls, with ourD own fair handsG Through the wind and the rain andD the snowEm And I swear on my life, that I'llG stay by your sideEm G Through whatever the world has toD throw [Instrumental]D Em Em GD G D D [Verse]D Em G So I summoned my men to my sideD Em G And we sung a familiar tuneD Em As a final goodbye, with our fistsG to the skyD G D To our past as we started anew [Chorus]G D We built these walls, with our own fair handsG Through the wind and the rain andD the snowEm And we swore that we'd keep anG unwavering faithEm G To the land that we carved for aD home [Instrumental]D Em Bm G Gm DEm A Edim7 BmD Em Bm G Gm DEm Gm* Em Edim7 C#dim Bm B7 [Bridge]Em Oh, the dawn of the day set ourG country aflameD F#m Bm As the sun rose bloody and trueB7Em Arrows burned through the skies, asG we swallowed our prideD F#m And we ran with our backs to theB7 moonEm To our demise...Gm* From a friend full of lies... [Verse]D Em Oh, the break of the day shed it'sG lightD Em On our hearts left battered andGm* bruisedD Em All the hopes that we'd laid, onG the home that we madeD G Torn to pieces and left in theD blue...D Em G But my friend with an angry cryD Em Held the weight of our world at hisG sideD Em Took a trembling stand, with anG arrow in handD Gm* D As he muttered a final goodbye...