Trojan Blues by Icehouse


Verse 1:

Am (x02210@1)                  Fmaj7/AThe (103210@1)soldiers standing on the shore
              G (320003@1)             Amtake (x02210@1)up their golden shields
               Fmaj7/AYou (103210@1)watch them from your room
            G (320003@1)         Amhigh (x02210@1)on the city wails
                       Fmaj7/AIn (103210@1)the distance on the shifting sea
           G (320003@1)             
a thousand coloured sails
            AmIs (x02210@1)this the moment you made
            Fmaj7/Ais (103210@1)this the way that you planned
            Gyou (320003@1)know it won`t be long now

Chorus:

G (320003@1)        Dadd9The (x43141@2)finest treasures of kings
             E7sus4all (020200@1)of those precious things
           Bbthey (x1333x@1)never tempted you
          Dadd9So (x43141@2)as you stood in the ruins
              E7sus4how (020200@1)could you bear to look on
        Bb (x1333x@1)             C (x32010@1) Gas (320003@1)they burned for you?
           Dadd9The (x43141@2)broken pieces of clay
        E7sus4and (020200@1)the palest eyes, painted in
BbTrojan (x1333x@1)blue

Verse 2:

Am (x02210@1)                Fmaj7/AYou (103210@1)remember how it used to be
              Gwhen (320003@1)you were just a girl
Am (x02210@1)           Fmaj7/ANothing (103210@1)really mattered then
        Gyou (320003@1)can remember so well
Am (x02210@1)                      Fmaj7/AHow (103210@1)you used to hold your head so high
                Gthose (320003@1)days will never return ..(to chorus)

Verse 3:

Am (x02210@1)                    Fmaj7/ADust (103210@1)is drifting in the evening air
           Gacross (320003@1)the field below
           Am (x02210@1)                 Fmaj7/AThe (103210@1)silver mirror you hold will never tell...
              Gyou (320003@1)turn your face away ..(to chorus)