BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: This is Your Sword
From the Album: High Hopes

F Bb F C
F Bb F C

C
Brothers and sisters listen to me
Bb                            F          C
These are the few things that I leave to thee
     C                        
This sword of our fathers with lessons hard taught
     Bb                            F            C
This shield strong and sturdy from battles well fought

F
This is your sword, this is your shield
Bb                   F
This is the power of love revealed
Bb                      F
Carry them with you wherever you go
    F                          C            F
And give all the love that you have in your soul

    C
The times they are dark, darkness covers the earth
         Bb                             F        C
But this world’s filled with the beauty of God’s work
     C
Hold tight to your promise, stay righteous, stay strong
        Bb               F          C
For the days of miracles will come along

F
This is your sword, this is your shield
Bb                   F
This is the power of love revealed
Bb                    F
Carry it with you wherever you go
    F                          C            F
And give all the love that you have in your soul

F F C F

       Bb         F        Bb       F
In the days of despair you can grow hard
         F                   C
Till you close your mind and empty your heart
       Bb       F            Bb      F
If you find yourself staring in the abyss 
     F                              C
Hold tight to your loved ones and remember this

     F
This shield will protect your sacred heart
     Bb                          F            
This sword will defend from what comes in the dark
Bb                           F
Should you grow weary on the battlefield
F              C           F
Do not despair our love is real

F
This is your sword, this is your shield
Bb                   F
This is the power of love revealed
Bb                    F
Carry it with you wherever you go
    F                          C            F
And give all the love that you have in your soul
    F                          C            F
And give all the love that you have in your soul