Key: F
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Intro: Dm - F - A/C# - Dm - Gm - F - A - A/C# - Dm--
Verse 1:
Dm C
We're living underneath
A/C# Dm
the land of sorrow
Gm F A A/C#
I can hear the bombs rain down
Dm C
And how do I explain
A/C# Dm
there's no tomorrow
Gm F A A/C#
I can hardly make a sound
Chorus 1:
Gm - Dm - Bb - F-
Gm
Dead silence
Dm
I think we can't
Bb
escape Til death
Do us part
A A/C#
In the end
Verse 2:
Dm
They're marching
C
up the main street
A/C# Dm
As my heart beats
Gm F A A/C#
Louder then machine gun fire
Dm
The sound of all the
C A/C# Dm
sirens sing like violins
Gm F A A/C#
Rattling the coil of wire
Dm C
I heard the soldiers say
A/C# Dm
"don't let them get away"
Gm F
But I could not escape
A A/C#
their bullets and grenades
Dm C
A casualty of war
A/C# Dm
A victim of mistake
Gm F C Dm
Another widow has been made
Chorus 2:
Gm
Dead silence
Dm
Will come to
rescue me
Bb
When violence
F
Has took this
world away
Gm
Dead silence
Dm
I think we
can't escape
Bb
Til death
Do us part
A A/C#
In the end
Chorus 3:
Gm
Dead silence
Dm
Will come to
rescue me
Bb
When violence
F
Has took this
world away
Gm
Dead silence
Dm
No time to be afraid
Bb
My love I will
A A/C#
see You again
Interlude: Hey Hey Hey Hey
Dm - C - A/C# - Dm - Gm - F - A - A/C#-- x2
Guitar Solo: Gm - Dm - Bb - F - Gm - Dm - Bb-
A - Gm - F - C/E-
Bridge:
Dm Am
Fly away like the wind
Bb F
Some things God can't forgive
Gm Dm
Why is war just a fight
Bb A
While the innocent die
Dm Am
They can tear us apart
Bb F
I'll still live in your heart
Gm Dm
If your spirit gives up
Bb A Bb - F - Bb - F
Don't surrender your love
Bb F
And the world will survive
Bb F
If we stand side by side
Bb F
One day hope will arrive
Bb A
Now I must say goodbye
(Repeat Chorus 2)
(Repeat Chorus 3)
Outro: Bass Solo
Gm Dm
Dead silence
Bb F
When violence
Gm Dm Bb A - A/C#
Dead silence
Gm Dm
Dead silence
Bb F
When violence
Gm Dm Bb A - A/C#
Dead silence
Gm Dm
Dead silence
Bb F
When violence
Gm Dm Bb A - A/C#
Dead silence
Gm Dm
Dead silence
Bb F
When violence
Gm Dm Bb A - A/C#
Dead silence
(Repeat Until fade Out)