Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Difficulty: Novice Intro: A Dm Bb C Am Bb Dm E A Verse: Dm As the drum roll started on that day Bb Heard a hundred miles away C A million shells were fired A And the green fields turned to grey Dm The bombardment lasted all day long Bb Yet the forts were standing strong C Heavily defended Bb F C Now the trap has been sprung and the battle has begun Pre-Chorus: Gm A Descend into darkness Gm Bb C Three-hundred-three days below the sun Chorus: Dm Bb Fields of Verdun C Am And the battle has begun Bb Nowhere to run Dm Father and son Gm Fall one by one A Under the gun Dm Bb Thy will be done (thy will be done) C Am And the judgement has begun Bb Nowhere to run Dm Father and son E Fall one by one A Fields of Verdun Verse: Dm Though a million shells have scarred the land Bb No one has the upper hand C From the ground above to trenches A Where the soldiers make their stand Dm As the trenches slowly turn to mud Bb And then quickly start to flood C Death awaits in every corner Bb F C As they die in the mud, fill the trenches with blood Pre-Chorus: Gm A Descend into darkness Gm Bb C Three-hundred-three days below the sun Chorus: Dm Bb Fields of Verdun C Am And the battle has begun Bb Nowhere to run Dm Father and son Gm Fall one by one A Under the gun Dm Bb Thy will be done (thy will be done) C Am And the judgement has begun Bb Nowhere to run Dm Father and son E Fall one by one A Fields of Verdun Instrumental: Dm Bridge: Dm Bb Fields of execution C Dm Turned to wasteland from the grass Bb Dm Thou shalt go no further F A It was said: "They shall not pass!" Bb F C F The spirit of resistance and the madness of the war So... Bb Go ahead! Am Face the led! Gm Join the dead! F Though you die! E Where you lie! E A Never asking why! Guitar solo: Dm / A / A / Dm C Dm / Bb / C / Bb C Pre-Chorus: Gm A Descend into darkness Gm Bb C Three-hundred-three days below the sun Chorus: Dm Bb Fields of Verdun C Am And the battle has begun Bb Nowhere to run Dm Father and son Gm Fall one by one A Under the gun Dm Bb Thy will be done (thy will be done) C Am And the judgement has begun Bb Nowhere to run Dm Father and son E Fall one by one A Fields of Verdun Outro: A Dm
"Fields of Verdun" is the lead single off of Swedish metal rockers Sabaton's 2019 album The Great War, their ninth in total. "Fields of Verdun" features the band's new guitarist Tommy Johannson.