ballad of benjamin Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][D][Em][Am][D][C][D][G][D]
[G]

[Verse 1]
There he was on [D]a
blood stained road
In the [Em]freezing [D]cold, 16 years old
His name [C]was Ben
He was just a [D]boy, walking home
[G][D]

[Verse 2]
[G]
Ben was young, his life was [D]on the way
And now [Em]school is finally done,
and [D]he would easily get the grades
So [C]Ben was just a [D]boy, walking home
[G][D]

[Verse 3]
[G]But then, they came running
[D]through the night
Three [Em]boys in the dark wear[D]ing hoods,
holding knives and they see [C]Ben
On his [D]own, walking home
[G][D]

[Verse 4]
[C]And so a 16-[D] year- old boy
lays [Em]down in the [D]dark
[C]Far too young to fight, t[D]o run,
he [Em]stood no [D]chance
[C]Ben will feel the col[D]d of steel ins[G]ide
[D]his [C]lung[D]s and his heart

[Interlude 1]
[C][D][G]

[Verse 5]
There I was on a [D]blood stained road
In the [Em]freezing [D]cold, 16 years old
Then I saw [C]you on your [D]own,
walking home
[G][D]

[Verse 6]
[G]
And I was there when you
fell [D]to your knees
And I [Em]held you in my arms,
and we col[D]lapsed upon the street
And I said, [C]"Ben, don't you worry [D]son,
I'm gonna take you home"
[G][D]

[Verse 7]
[G]
And I was there, I swear [D]I tried my best
To stop the [Em]bleed[D]ing from
the holes in your chest
And I screamed, [C]"Ben, please just stay [D]awake,
I gotta get you home"
[G][D]

[Verse 8]
[C]And so two 16-[D] year- old boys
laid [Em]down on [D]the [C]road
And I was scared, I screamed, [D]"Ben,
don't you dare leave me [Em]here on [D]my own"
[C]You and I were sid[D]e by side when you[G]r
[D]eyes fi[C]nally [D]closed

[Interlude 2]
[C][D][G]

[Verse 9]
There we were on a [D]blood stained road
In the [Em]freezing [D]cold, 16 years old
Ben and [C]I, we were only [D]boys, walking home