Last American Waltz Chords

Tuning: E A D G B E Intro: D G D G A G A G Verse: D A Come out, come out, wherever you roam G D A There's time enough for one last song D A G Bm A So gather in close before the music fades D A Kick up your heels, lay down your stones G D A Roll over backwards in your sweet baby's arms D A G And rise like Lazarus, the band is beginning to play Bm A D G The last American Waltz

[Vesre] D A We were young when we carved out our names in the sky G D A With a song on our tongues and our hearts on the line D A G Bm A On an unruly vessel, we sailed in the perilous wind D A We cut through the irons, all Jake-legged and numb G D A To the mystical pounding of Indian drums D A G Bm A Now we're called all together to join in this motley parade Chorus: A Oh, the fire in the furnace, the fog in the air G Sparks flew like tinsel all down your red hair A Making desperate love where there's no hope to spare G A All the while hear the wild, reckless tune D G Is anybody listening? D G Can anybody hear A G A G A The last American waltz? Verse: D A Oh, this hammer don't ring, this cannon don't roar G D A This train bound for glory don't stop here no more D A G Bm A The scrap heaps are piling with heroes whose ship has sailed D A Hush, pretty baby, rally the men G D A The patroller's sweeping all over the land D And he'll snuff out your songs A G Bm A If you join in his desperate crusade Chorus: A Well, me, I'm not treading down no trail of tears G Just going out where the air is clear A You'll know by the sound of my violin G A If I'm ever back this way again D G Is anybody listening? D G Can anybody hear A G The last American waltz? A Is anybody listening? G Can anybody hear A D The last American waltz? Outro: G D G D