Germany chords by Ghost Mice

Chords with lyrics

The fifth stop on this vacation takes us to Germany, where Chris and Hannah disobey safety
guidelines (punk), show a disregard for safe highway speeds (very punk), and see a horrifying-sounding
biblical statue (punxxx).

CHORDS USED:
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G+G
D MajorD
A minorAm
E minorEm

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Back in World War Two, the bombs kept dropping,
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this whole city was smashed to the ground.
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And the orders were given to destroy everything,
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even to bring that beautiful cathedral down.

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But the best bomber pilots, well,
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they all tried it but their aim was never true.
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As if the work of God or divine protection,
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or could the men just not do what they were ordered to do.
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Could they not do what they were ordered to do.

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Today it still stands like a giant tombstone,
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a monument to a time long gone.
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To the old lady beggars with their faces to the ground,
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it's tall arch doorways are right where they belong.


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And oh, Hitler, he would have been pissed I guess,
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but I'm glad that the good guys missed.
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No matter what you believe or how you feel about churches,
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let me tell you, you really wanna see this.
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You'll be thankful those bombs didn't hit.

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We went south down the river to where the Rhine and the Basel meet.
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We stood on that small triangle of ground
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where this country was founded on our own two feet.

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And on the way we learned that castles are a lot smaller
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in real life then they are in the fairy tales.
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But that realization didn't stop our fascination
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as we explored the secret tunnels behind the safety rails.
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As we hopped over those safety rails...


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We headed East and we crossed the border,
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the border that was no longer there.
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And although the fences and walls are long gone,
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the weight of their ghosts hung heavy in the air.
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And the buildings all had different looks on their faces,
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they were stern and strong and stout.
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Going 80 on the Audabon will really take you places,
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if you wanna learn history get outta your house.
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If you wanna learn, get outta your house


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And all of the statues of Dresden looked mean and cold and angry.
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They've all got black faces that say, "You can never kill me!"
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And our bus drove by Slaughterhouse 5 on the way to our campground.
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We ended up sleeping in a farmer's field cause two years ago the place was shut down.
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We went to the forest and camped a few nights and then we said goodbye
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To all the bakeries and the nice young bees that would always give us rides.


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And the train, the train, took us away!