Chords with lyrics
Tuning: G C E A (G C E A) Verse: D Em G It all started on a day like any other D Em G All the salmon had swum to the sea D Em G When my lover she darted, away down the stream D G D With a heart that she'd taken from me Instrumental: D Em G D G D
Verse: D Em G And my chest though it ached, there was hope D Em G A little beacon of light D Em G Though my sunniest days were now stolen away D G D I still had our son by my side Pre-Chorus: G G73 And as he looked up at me, with those wondering eyes Em G I just knew that I must protect him with my life D Em And make a land that is good G And a land that is free Em G D For the better of you and of me Chorus: G D We'll build these walls, with our own fair hands G D Through the wind and the rain and the snow Em G And I swear on my life, that I'll stay by your side Em G D Through whatever the world has to throw
Instrumental: D Em G D G D Verse: D Em G So I summoned my men to my side D Em G And we sung a familiar tune D Em G As a final goodbye, with our fists to the sky D G D To our past as we started anew Chorus: G D We built these walls, with our own fair hands G D Through the wind and the rain and the snow Em G And we swore that we'd keep an unwavering faith Em G D To the land that we carved for a home Instrumental: D Em Bm G Gm D Em A Em71 Bm D Em Bm G Gm D Em Em5 Em Em71 G73 Bm B7 Bridge: Em G Oh, the dawn of the day set our country aflame D Gbm Bm B7 As the sun rose bloody and true Em G Arrows burned through the skies, as we swallowed our pride D Gbm B7 And we ran with our backs to the moon Em To our demise... Em5 From a friend full of lies... Verse: D Em G Oh, the break of the day shed it's light D Em Em5 On our hearts left battered and bruised D Em G All the hopes that we'd laid, on the home that we made D G D Torn to pieces and left in the blue... D Em G But my friend with an angry cry D Em G Held the weight of our world at his side D Em G Took a trembling stand, with an arrow in hand D Em5 D As he muttered a final goodbye... Outro: D Em G D Em5 D
