Tears By The Firelight

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Dm   Am   E   Am
Am


[Verse 1]
Am           E          C       
Tears by the firelight, he won't
    G
 be home tonight
Dm              C                 
The Royal order reached him now to
 Am    G/B  C   G
 fight for  the land
Am          Em           C      
Eyes at the window-pane, staring
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 through pouring rain
Dm             C                  
All the room is cold and grey, the
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 fi_re burns bright


[Chorus]
      C              G        Am
Every night there is no one beside
      F            C        
She's counting the hours, the 
  Dm       E
memories burn
Am        C           G         
Day after day all her thoughts 
    Am
slip away
    Am    G/B Am  G   Am G  F   (E7)
She waits for the one to return


[Verse 2]
Am       E                  C   
Almost a year has gone, the 
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battles are raging on
Dm             C             Am 
She has got no sign of life, no 
G/B  C  G
news at all
Am           Em             C   
She wants to know his stand far 
       G
in the foreign land
Continúa después del anuncio
Dm                   C           
For King and Country he has left,
     Am     Dm  E7   Am
 the King's sleeping tight


[Chorus]
      C              G        Am
Every night there is no one beside
      F            C        
She's counting the hours, the 
  Dm       E
memories burn
Am        C           G         
Day after day all her thoughts 
    Am
slip away
    Am    G/B Am  G   Am G  F
She waits for the one to return


[Interlude]
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C5   Faug  B
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C5   Faug  B

Em   C    D   G
C    Am   B   B
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C    Am   C5 B5 G5 Am


[Verse 3]
Am          E           C       
Tears by the firelight, he won't
    G
 be home tonight
Dm               C                
Sparks of hope begin to glow, the 
Am  G/B C  G
end of the war
Am              E                
Church-bells proclaim the peace, 
     C           G
they welcome the returnees
Dm              C          Am  
"The victory is ours!" but she 
Dm      E7     Am
thinks, "What's mine?"


[Chorus]
      C              G        Am
Every night there is no one beside
      F            C        
She's counting the hours, the 
  Dm       E
memories burn
Am        C           G         
Day after day all her thoughts 
    Am
slip away
    Am    G/B Am  G   Am G  F   (E7)
She waits for the one to return


[Bridge]
             Am   C     G         
Tears by the light, the fire burns
 Am
 down
Am             F               C
Words black as grave's ground, 
            G
seals red as blood
       Am   C   G             Am
By the light, life's found an end
    Am   G/B  Am G     Am G   F
The parchment is still in her hand

             Am   C     G         
Tears by the light, the fire burns
 Am
 down
Am             F               C
Words black as grave's ground, 
            G
seals red as blood
       Am   C   G             Am
By the light, life's found an end
    Am   G/B  Am G     Am G   F
The parchment is still in her hand