It is a good day to die Chords

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[Intro 1]
[Am]

[Verse 1]
[Am]The general rode
[Dm]for sixteen [Am]days
The horses were thirsty and tired
On the trail of a renegade chief
One he'd come to admire
[G]The[Am] soldiers hid behind the hills
That surrounded the village
[G]And[Am] he rode down
to warn the chief
They'd come to conquer
and pil[G]lage[Am]

[Verse 2]
[F]Lay down your arm[G]s[Em][C]
[F]Lay down your [Am]spear[Em]
[F]The chief's eyes were sad[Em]
But [Dm]showed no sign [Em]of fear
[Am][Dm]

[Verse 3]
[Am]It is a good day to die (it is a
[Dm]good[Am] day to die)
Oh, my children dry your eyes
It is a good day to die

[Verse 4]
[Em]And [Am]he spoke of the days
before the white man came
With his guns and [G]whisky[Am]
He told of a time long ago
Before what you call his[G]tory[Am]
The general couldn't believe his words
Nor the look on his face
But he knew these people
would rather die

[Verse 5]
Then have to live in this disgrace
[F]What law have I [G]broken[Em][C]
[F]What wrong have I [Am]done[Em]
[F]That makes you want to bur[Em]y me
Upon [Dm]this trail of [Em]blood
[Am][Dm]

[Verse 6]
It is a good [Am]day to die (it is a[Dm] good
[Am]day [Dm]to di[Am]e)
Oh, my children don't you cry
It is a good day to [Dm]die

[Interlude 1]
[G][Am][Dm][Am]

[Verse 7]
We [Am]cared for the land [Dm]and the
land cared [Am]for us
And that's the way it's [G]always [Am]been
Never asked for more
never asked too much
And now you tell me [G]this is [Am]the end
[C]I

[Verse 8]
[F]laid down my weapon
[G]I l[Em]aid d[C]ow[F]n my bow[G][Em][F]
Now you want to [Em]drive me out
With no [Dm]place left to [Em]go
[Am]

[Verse 9]
[Dm]It is a good day t[Am]o die (it is
a good day [D]to [Am]die)
Oh, my children don't you cry
It is a good day to die (it is a good

[Verse 10]
day to die)
[Am]And he turned to his people and
[D]sai[Am]d dry your eyes
We've [Dm]been blessed[Am]
and we are thankful
Raise [Dm]your voices to the sky
[Am]It is a good day to die

[Verse 11]
Oh, [Am]my children do[Dm]n't yo[Am]u cr[Dm]y
(don't y[Am]ou cry)
Dry your eyes (dry your eyes)
Raise your voice up [Dm]to the s[Am]ky

[Outro 1]
It is a good day to die
[Em][Am]
[G][Am][G][Am]