Bended Knee

[Intro] Am

[First Part]

Am           F                Am
I heard the cavalry ride that day
            G                 Am
My parents hid me and there I'd stay
            F                Am
Then those troops came one by one
            G              F      
Men with honor, men with virtue, 
       Am
men with none

[Second Part]

Am           F                Am
When they held her I heard him cry
            G                 
And when they butchered him, I 
Am
watched her die
           F                Am
I shed no tears but vowed that day
            G              F      
Men would crumble, men would 
       Am
suffer, men would pay

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[Chorus]

F                         Am
  Before the war came, I was free
F        G                 Am
  Then a darkness consumed me
             G           F
The face of war is all I see
               Dm      G      Am
And I find no hope on bended knee

( F  G  Am  F  G  Am  F  G  Am )

[Third Part]

Am           F                   Am
I kept my word as the years crept by
               G                 Am
I slaughtered all to watch them die
                F           
I'd make them doubt all they 
     Am
believed
           G              F       
Men can marry, men can father, men
      Am
 can grieve

[Fourth Part]

Am                 F             
They'd beg their lords, they did 
    Am
my will
                   G               
Their wives would scream and their 
          Am
children still
               F             Am
I heard their stories one by one
            G                F    
Men have prayers, men have 
         Am
regrets, I have none

[Chorus]

F                         Am
  Before the war came, I was free
F        G               Am
Now a darkness consumed me
              G           F
I`m the last face men will see
            Dm        G      
And they waste their breath on 
     Am
bended knee