Bended Knee chords by The Heavy Horses

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
Am

Verse 1:

Am           F                Am
I heard the cavalry ride that day
            G                 Am
My parents hid me and there I'd stay
            F                Am
Then those troops came one by one
            G              F             Am
Men with honor, men with virtue, men with none

Verse 2:

Am           F                Am
When they held her I heard him cry
            G                 Am
And when they butchered him, I watched her die
           F                Am
I shed no tears but vowed that day
            G              F             Am
Men would crumble, men would suffer, men would pay

Chorus:

F                         Am
  Before the war came, I was free
F        G                 Am
  Then a darkness consumed me
              G           F
  The face of war is all I see
                Dm      G      Am
  And I find no hope on bended knee


Instrumental:

F G Am x3

Verse 3:

Am           F                   Am
I kept my word as the years crept by
               G                 Am
I slaughtered all to watch them die
                F                Am
I'd make them doubt all they believed
           G              F             Am
Men can marry, men can father, men can grieve

Verse 4:

Am                 F                 Am
They'd beg their lords, they did my will
                   G                         Am
Their wives would scream and their children still
               F             Am
I heard their stories one by one
            G                F             Am
Men have prayers, men have regrets, I have none

Chorus:

F                         Am
  Before the war came, I was free
F        G                 Am
  Then a darkness consumed me
              G           F
  The face of war is all I see
                Dm      G      Am
  And I find no hope on bended knee