Verse Em I saw a man this morning G Standing on a foreign shore Bm From his eyes tears were falling Em A7 As he made ready for war Em He shouted out a warning; G You slew my sweetest friend Bm And as sure as day is dawning Em A7 His death will be avenged
Chorus Dm Bb Was it so hard to die, Achilles C A7 So very hard to die? Dm Bb You know and I know not, Achilles Gm C So much the happier I Dm Bb You breached the walls of Troy, Achilles C A7 Slaughtered a thousand men Bb Gm Patroclus is destroyed, Achilles Em7b5 A7 Dm And can't come back again Bb C A7 GmBb C A7 Em Verse Em I saw a man this morning G Trudging through a muddy field Bm From the sky a shell was falling Em A7 With his name scratched in the steel Em Lend him your shield, Achilles G Ask the gods to be his guide Bm All he has is A Shropshire Lad Em A7 With this poem scrawled inside Chorus Dm Bb Was it so hard to die, Achilles C A7 So very hard to die? Dm Bb You know and I know not, Achilles Gm C So much the happier I Dm Bb Look to the starry skies, Achilles C A7 Look to the silver seas Bb Gm They Do not live or die, Achilles Em7b5 A7 Dm And neither Do we Gm I saw a man this morning C Am He was turning fifty-three Dm Bb And his pampered mind was turning Gm C To thoughts of mortality Dm Bb One day I will be nothing C Am Think how funny that will feel Outro Bb Gm For we, the living Em7b5 A7 Dm Death is the Achilles heel Bb C A7 Gm Bb C A7 Em
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