Lebanon Chords

Tuning: E A D G B E Verse 1: [Intro Em] C Em The land is still, the sea is glistening C D The morning dove is on the wind C G Beneath the cedar trees, the endless scar B Em We come to Lebanon to die in spring Chorus: C D Em I am a farmer's son from Israel C D Em I am a carpenter from Palestine C D Em Allah be praised, Jehovah's will be done C D Why must I die tonight in Lebanon?

Verse 2: Em C Em This is a season of awakening C D We should be laughing in the sun C G We should be planting seeds in the empty fields B Em Instead of dynamite in Lebanon Chorus: C D Em I am a farmer's son from Israel C D Em I am a carpenter from Palestine C D Em Allah be praised, Jehovah's will be done C D Why must I die tonight in Lebanon? Bridge: Am Em G C D Tonight we sing again the ancient songs D/F# Am Em G D To - night we sing while widows weep D/F# Em C D G C To - night, while harvest scares the birds of songs D/F# Em C D Em Their songs are dying in the streets Verse 3: C Em How many years have there been refugees? C D People despised, people alone C G People denied their right of sovereignty B Denied their dignity denied their home Chorus: C D Em I am a farmer's son from Israel C D Em I am a carpenter from Palestine C D Em Allah be praised, Jehovah's will be done C D Em Why must I die tonight in Lebanon? Chorus: C D Em I am a farmer's son from Iowa C D Em I am a carpenter from Maryland C D Em We are the evidence of things to come C D We are the dead tonight in Lebanon