Chords with lyrics
CAPO: 7
Intro: C majorC FF C majorC DmDm (4x)
verse 1
N.C. FF G+G C majorC
I took the children by the hand
FF E minorEm DmDm FF
Promised to show them all that we had planned
A minorAm FF G+G A minorAm
It's sad but true, this moral maze
E minorEm C majorC G+G
Betrays the innocence of bygone days
DmDm G+G DmDm
You can't hold back the march of time, I said
FF G+G FF
We can't hold back the march of time
G+G C majorC
This blood stained desert road on which we stand
FF E minorEm DmDm G+G C majorC
Is testament to man, this barren land
Interlude
C majorC FF C majorC FF C majorC FF C majorC
verse 2
N.C. FF G+G C majorC FF C majorC
Our song of joy, the countryside
FF E minorEm DmDm FF
Radiant fields, forever glowed with pride
A minorAm FF G+G A minorAm
That once were blessed as golden shires
E minorEm C majorC G+G
Now bear the sad remains of funeral pyres
DmDm G+G DmDm
We can't hold back the march of time, I said
FF G+G FF C majorC DmDm
You can't hold back the march of time
G+G C majorC
This wicked wilderness in which we stand
FF E minorEm DmDm G+G C majorC
Is testament to man, this barren land
Lead Break
A minorAm D MajorD A minorAm
We can't hold back the march of time, I said
C majorC D MajorD C majorC
You can't hold back the march of time
D MajorD G+G
This way of no return on which we stand
C majorC B minorBm A minorAm D MajorD G+G
Is testament to man, this barren land
verse 3
N.C. C majorC D MajorD G+G
On sullen shores we make our peace
C majorC B minorBm A minorAm C majorC
We pray that the howling wind will someday cease
E minorEm C majorC D MajorD E minorEm
The waves of power can never bend
B minorBm G+G D MajorD
They ever take their course until the end
A minorAm D MajorD A minorAm
We can't hold back the march of time, I said
C majorC D MajorD C majorC G+G A minorAm
You can't hold back the march of time
D MajorD G+G
This crumbling cliff-top path on which we stand
C majorC B minorBm A minorAm D MajorD G+G
Is testament to man, this barren land
C majorC B minorBm A minorAm D MajorD G+G
Is testament to man, this barren land