Chords with lyrics
Tuning: D MajorD Tuning (D MajorD G+G C majorC FF A augmentedA D MajorD)
Difficulty: Novice
Intro:
A minorAm FF C majorC G+G
A minorAm FF C majorC G+G
FF
Verse 1:
A minorAm Fmaj7Fmaj7
He's gone, he is dead
A minorAm Fmaj7Fmaj7
His remains upon the hearse ahead
A minorAm Fmaj7Fmaj7 C majorC
As silently we wander through the mist
G+G
He's free
A minorAm Fmaj7Fmaj7
This is the end
A minorAm Fmaj7Fmaj7
Your journey's over, night descends
A minorAm Fmaj7Fmaj7
Below into the abyss
C majorC E5E5 F5F5 E5E5
Farewell, my friend, you will be missed
Chorus:
A minorAm
Lower the flags
FF
A augmentedA good man has passed
C majorC G+G
He has reached the last of frontiers
A minorAm
Lower the flags
FF
Down to half-mast
C majorC G+G F5F5
For again the world has taken a turn for the worse
Verse 2:
A minorAm Fmaj7Fmaj7
He's gone, he is dead
A minorAm Fmaj7Fmaj7
Six feet of earth upon his head
A minorAm Fmaj7Fmaj7
Now lay your wreaths
C majorC G+G
Upon the one who lies beneath
A minorAm Fmaj7Fmaj7
Although you're gone
A minorAm Fmaj7Fmaj7
In memories you shall live on
A minorAm Fmaj7Fmaj7
Asleep in peace now rest
C majorC E5E5 F5F5 E5E5
The weight of the world is off your chest
Chorus:
A minorAm
Lower the flags
FF
A augmentedA good man has passed
C majorC G+G
He has reached the last of frontiers
A minorAm
Lower the flags
FF
Down to half-mast
C majorC G+G F5F5 E5E5
For again the world has taken a turn for the worse
E5E5 F5F5 E5E5 G5G5 F5F5 E5E5 F5F5
That mourning light I'll always remember
E5E5 F5F5 E5E5 G5G5 F5F5 E5E5 F5F5
And these August nights; cold as December
Solo:
A minorAm Fmaj7Fmaj7
A minorAm Fmaj7Fmaj7
A minorAm Fmaj7Fmaj7
C majorC E5E5 F5F5 E5E5
Chorus:
B minorBm
Lower the flags
G+G
A augmentedA good man has passed
D MajorD A augmentedA
He has reached the last of frontiers
B minorBm
Lower the flags
G+G
Down to half-mast
D MajorD A augmentedA B minorBm
For again the world has taken a turn for the worse
Outro:
B minorBm G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
B minorBm G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
G5G5
B minorBm