Where Silent Shadows Fall chords by Strawbs

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Novice

Verse:
          C majorC
The valiant soldier smiles
          Dm7Dm7
The lady lowers her eyes
          C majorC
The battle has been won
          Dm7Dm7
With no sense of surprise
           C majorC
She questions not at all
           Dm7Dm7
The valiant soldier’s prize
           C majorC
The valiant soldier’s prize

Chorus:
  FF   E minorEm    Dm7Dm7   G+G
For all of those who fail to hear
  Dm7Dm7  C majorC   FF   G+G
The silent hero’s call
  DmDm   C majorC     FF    G+G
We honour those who face themselves
   FF   G+G    Csus4Csus4
Where silent shadows fall

Verse 2:
          C majorC
The valiant soldier hears
           Dm7Dm7
From far and distant lands
         C majorC
The piper’s sad lament
           Dm7Dm7
He feels his mother’s hands
         C majorC
When all are in retreat
          Dm7Dm7
The valiant soldier stands
          C majorC
The valiant soldier stands

Chorus:
  FF   E minorEm    Dm7Dm7   G+G
For all of those who fail to hear
  Dm7Dm7  C majorC   FF   G+G
The silent hero’s call
  DmDm   C majorC     FF    G+G
We honour those who face themselves
   FF   G+G    Csus4Csus4
Where silent shadows fall

Instrumental:
FF E minorEm Dm7Dm7 G+G Dm7Dm7 C majorC FF G+G DmDm C majorC FF G+G FF G+G Csus4Csus4

Verse:
          C majorC
The valiant soldier calls
          Dm7Dm7
The public purse denies
          C majorC
He sadly shakes his head
       Dm7Dm7
Weary of the lies
          C majorC
Who never knows his child
          Dm7Dm7
The valiant soldier dies
          C majorC
The valiant soldier dies

Chorus:
  FF   E minorEm    Dm7Dm7   G+G
For all of those who fail to hear
  Dm7Dm7  C majorC   FF   G+G
The silent hero’s call
  DmDm   C majorC     FF    G+G
We honour those who face themselves
   FF   G+G    Csus4Csus4
Where silent shadows fall

Outro:
FF E minorEm Dm7Dm7 G+G Dm7Dm7 C majorC FF G+G DmDm C majorC FF G+G FF G+G Csus4Csus4
FF E minorEm Dm7Dm7 G+G Dm7Dm7 C majorC FF G+G DmDm C majorC FF G+G FF G+G Csus4Csus4
FF E minorEm Dm7Dm7 G+G Dm7Dm7 C majorC FF G+G DmDm C majorC FF G+G FF G+G Csus4Csus4
FF E minorEm Dm7Dm7 G+G Dm7Dm7 C majorC FF G+G DmDm C majorC FF G+G FF G+G Csus4Csus4