Bm
Few of the sins of the father
     D
Are visited upon the son
A/E            
Hearts have been hard
                              E
Hands have been clenched into fists too long
    Bm
Our sons need never be soldiers
    D
Our daughters will never need guns
A/E
These are the years between
                              E
These are the years that were hard fought an won
Bm
Contracts torn at the edges
     D
Old signatures stained with tears
   A/E
Seasons of war and grace
                     E
The should not be forgotten years
Bm
Still it aches like tetanus
   D
It reeks of politics
A/E
How many dreams remain
                      E
This is a feeling too strong to contain
Chorus:
       D                                G                 A
The hardest years the darkest years the roaring years the fallen years
D                      A
These should not be forgotten years
       D                                G                A
The hardest years the wildest years the desperate and divided years
Bm        D
We will remember
                       A         
These should not be forgotten years
Bm
Our shore line was never invaded
   D
Our country was never in flames
A/E
This is the calm we breathe
                              E
This is the feeling too strong to contain
Bm
Still it aches like tetanus
   D
It reeks of politics
A/E
Signatures stained with tears
                         E
Who can remember?  We've got to remember
Chorus:
The hardest years, the darkest years...
Forsaking aching breaking years.
The Time and tested heartbreak years.
These should not be forgotten years.
The blinded years, the binded years.
The desperate and divided years.
These should not be forgotten years
Remember