The Deserters Song

tune guitar half a step down Intro : C Am C Am G F G F E Am Verse : Am G E skies black , cold and vacant now Dm Am i sat on the hillside C the stars up above me G like pinholes in velvet Am i listened to the song E Am that i hoped i’d never hear Am G E and off behind me Dm Am guns snap like insects C we’re fighting for causes G we don’t really fathom Am but we’ll charge ahead E Am bloodied hands feed the flames Bridge Am G C E their guns all rain down Am G F C C Am Em F say your prayers , fall and run G Am G F this is do or die this time C Am G raise your fist , give ’em hell boys F let’s make them wish they’d never lived Am G E my eyes locked with a boy on the other side Dm Am hands dropped , he stood defenseless C but he wasn’t frightened G his face was accepting Am but i couldn’t pull Em Am i couldn’t pull , i couldn’t pull Am G C E Am and i could see it clear Am G C E Am to fall was not my fear Am G C E to make one fall was C F C and the chaos returned , i backed into the trees Am Em F G left my guns on the ground , wiped the mud from my knees C F C and i knew in my heart that my old life was gone Am C G that in walking away , my name was undone G so i might as well run Am G Am G Am G Am C G Am G Am G Am G Am C C G Am C Am G Am C Am Dm G Em F C parts and bones and strings of secrets cut the ties that bind me C G Am C Am G Am C Am Dm G Em F C i might dream myself as king , but i ain’t made for ruling C Am G just live another day , and i can find another way ( 3x ) email : doctorkennycat@hotmail . com with comments