e|-0-| e|-0-| B|-1-| B|-1-| Am9 = G|-2-| Em6 = G|-0-| D|-2-| D|-2-| A|-2-| A|-2-| E|-0-| E|-0-| You can also use Am -> Am9 and Em -> Em6 Intro: e|------------0---|----------------|------------0---|----------------| B|------0-----1-0-|------0---------|------0-----1-0-|----0-----------| G|--0-2---0-------|--0-2---0---2-0-|--0-2---0-------|--0---2-0-2---0-| D|2---------4-----|2---------4-----|------------4---|------------4---| A|----------------|----------------|3---------------|3---------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Verse: Em Am9 The grass was as green as it always was that sinister day Em Am9 Em The blackbirds sang their songs as they always did that black-letter day Am9 Em We passed the great gate for the very last time Am9 I did not look back, I knew we'd stay Em Em6 Em6 G I knew they they would not let us go leave the death strip Em Em6 I saw the gleam in their eyes of fear and enslavement Em6 Em C Suffering from the crushing weight Bridge: D C D B B B B B N.C. I knelt ground take me home Chorus: Em Em6 Alesia, alisanos D C Wake me when I'm gone Em G Ianotouta, eternity D Em Em/C Proclaim our barren sacrifice Verse: Em Em6 On that ground we cherished life Em6 G We embraced death Em Em6 As the children's cries trailed off N.C. Sob yielded deathly hush Chorus: Em Em6 Alesia, alisanos D C Wake me when I'm gone Em G Ianotouta, eternity D Em Em/C Proclaim our barren sacrifice Instrumental: Em Em Em/C D Em Em Em/C D C D Em D C D B B Em Em Em6 Em6 C D C B Verse: Em Am9 The grass was as green as it always was that sinister day Em Am9 As we walked the alleys like thousand times before Am9 I knew we'd stay Chorus: Em Em6 Alesia, alisanos D C Wake me when I'm gone Em G Ianotouta, eternity D Em Em/C