♫ Intro: Gm Bm C C Gm Bm C C Gm Bm C C Gm Bm C C Gm ♫ Verse 1: Gm My home above the clouds Bm Upon the mountainside C C An unmatched beauty Gm To behold Gm But now the war has come Bm And the wolf is at the door C For this land of mine C Gm I protect as I swore
♫ Chorus: G Gm Tiroler Edelweiss G Bm Picked from so high C C Gm Our enemies will falter and retreat G Gm Tiroler Edelweiss G Bm Upon the mountainside C C Gm Pinned to my cap, a symbol of their defeat ♫ Interlude: Gm Bm C C Gm Bm C C Gm ♫ Verse 2: Gm Dug within the snow Bm With my rifle in hand C I wait C Gm For the call to charge Gm The frostbitten limbs freeze Bm In the winter's cold breeze C C Gm I persist, for the flower is on my sleeve ♫ Chorus: G Gm Tiroler Edelweiss G Bm Picked from so high C C Gm Our enemies will falter and retreat G Gm Tiroler Edelweiss G Bm Upon the mountainside C C Gm Pinned to my cap, a symbol of their defeat ♫ Interlude: C Bm Gm C C C Gm ♫ Bridge: C Gm When the time has come Gm And all fades to black Bm I know I did Bm All I could C C C Gm For our women, our children and our land Guitar ♫ Solo: Gm G Gm G Bm C C Gm G Gm G Bm C C Gm C Gm Bm C C C Gm ♫ Bridge: Gm I’ll pass away Gm Under these grey skies Bm With no shame Bm On this battlefield C C The edelweiss will grow where I decay ♫ Outro: Gm Bm C C Gm Bm C C Gm
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