The Battle Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]Whil[G]e th[F]e [Dm]king[Am][Dm]
and queen lie sleep[F]ing
[Gsus4]And their daughters[Em] smile so nice[F]
[Dm]Brothers wait through [G]windows
And the [Em]peasants die for [Am]rice
[F]And her[Dm]e I'm standing nak[G]ed
Laughing [C]madly at the sun
[F]Though I wan[Em]ted to sleep lat[F#dim]e today
The [F]Battle's just [Am]begun

[Verse 2]
[C]Oh, the Devil in all his [Eb]wis dom
The [F]father in all [G]his grace
The ser[Cm]vant's [Bb]son s are
[G#]washed in [G]blood
And [F]the man has run his
[Am]race
[G][F][Em][Dm]

[Verse 3]
[Am]
A [Dm]moving [D]target [G]looms behind
[Em]the street where soldiers [F]stood
[Dm]Siren screams out [G]desperately
Like [Em]only humans [Am]could
[F]And sta[Dm]nding on my bal[G]cony
I [C]watch the battle [F]run
Yes the [Em]war is never o[F#dim]ver
[F]But the day is never [Am]done
[F]Oh, the

[Verse 4]
[C]Devil in all his [Eb]wis dom
The [F]father in all his [G]grace
The [Cm]ser vant's s[Bb]ons are [G#]washed in blood
And the [F]man has run his
[Am]race
[G][F][Dm][Am]

[Verse 5]
[F]Six- white [Dm]horses like
[F]the wind are running
[Em]Five are far behind
[F]The cap[Dm]tain lost his dau[Gm]ghter
The [Em]ser geant lost his mind
[F]The sol[Dm]diers they still scr[Gsus4]eam for riche[F]s
[C]Even though they [F]swore
[Em]That sons and daughters [F#dim]wouldn't live
Un[F]less we won the [Am]war

[Verse 6]
Oh, the [C]Devil in all his [Eb]wisdom
The [F]father in all his [G]grace
The [Cm]ser vant's s[Bb]on s are
[G#]washed in [G]blood
And the [F]man has run his
[Am]race

[Outro 1]
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