unsung heroes Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Em][E5][C#5][E5][C][C5][Em][E5][C#5][E5][C5][Em][E5][C#5][Em][C5][Em][E5][C#5][Em][D#]
[C5]
[D#][C5][C#5][C5][D#][C5][C#5][C5][E5][D#]

[Verse 1]
[C#5]Cata s[C5]trophe a[C#5]t Bata[C5]an[D#][C5]
Finished gallant [D#]stand[C5]
First en[C#5]coun t[C5]er m[D#]ade[C5]
Those they fought Vali[C#5]ant
[C5]With[E5] high[D#] forc[C5]ed tempo
[D#]The [C5]infamous death
[C#5]March[C5][D#][C5]
Kicking, beatings,
[C#5]stabbing[C5] s[D#][C5]
Merciless [C#5]guard [C5]s[E5][D#]

[Interlude 1]
[C#5][B]

[Verse 2]
[C#5]Without food or water[D5][C5]
Not allowed to [D#]rest
Con[C#5]stant molestation[C5]s
The [D#]heat intense
[C#5]Executions[C5]
[D#]Bewildered men
With [C#5]loss of thousands
As[C5]sembled in camps

[Interlude 2]
[F][B][D5][B][B5][B][D5][B5]
[B][C5][B][C5][D#5][B][B5][B]
[B5][D5][B5][C5]
[B]Emaciated corpses

[Verse 3]
De[C5]pressed [D#5]enviro[B]nment[C5]
[D#5]Deteri[B] orating carcasses
Mal[D5]nu tr[B5]i ti[B]on ai[C5]lments[B]
[D#]Nightmare [B]of captivity
[D#]This con[B]dition is [D5]Hell
[B5]General [B]debi[D#5]litation
[B]Repulsive[C5] smells

[Interlude 3]
[D#5][B][B5][B]

[Verse 4]
[C#5]Herded into holds
[C5]Destination [D#]Japan
[C#5]Space inadequate
[C5]Lack of oxy [D#]gen
[C#5]Crazed [C5]by dehydration
Shivering [D#]from cold
[C#5]Dying of [C5]pneumonia
Or US tor[F]pedoes
[D#5][B]

[Interlude 4]
[D5][D#][Dm][D#][Dm][D5][C5][B]
[B5][D#][Dm][D#][Dm][B][C5][B]
[D5][D#][Dm][D#][Dm][D5][B][C5][B]

[Verse 5]
[B]Humiliation[B5][D#][Dm]
Exhaus[C5]tion[B]
No [D5]medication[D#][Dm]
[C5]Inanition[B][C5][B]
Deprivation
[B5]Star[D#]vatio[Dm]n[D#][Dm][D5]
[C5][Em][E5]

[Interlude 5]
[Em][D#][Em][G5][D#][F5][D#][Dm][C#5][Dm][F][C#5][C5]
[Em][G5][D#][F][D#][Dm]
[C#5][Dm][F][C#5][C5][Em][D#][C5][C#5][D#][C5]
[C#5][Em][D#]
[C5]Day of libera

[Verse 6]
[D#]tion
Some [C5]fortunate sur[D#]vived
Lived to tell their [D#]tales
Traumatized for [Em]life[D#]

[Verse 7]
No medal or promotion
[D#]We must never forget
All those unsung her[D#]oes
Forever we're in debt
[D#]