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 )

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