Intro Am 


[Verso 1]


Am           F                Am 
I heard the cavalry ride that day 
            G                 Am 
My parents hid me and there I'd stay 
            F                Am 
Then those troops came one by one 
            G              F             Am 
Men with honor, men with virtue, men with none 


[Verso 2]

Am           F                Am 
When they held her I heard him cry 
            G                 Am 
And when they butchered him, I watched her die 
           F                Am 
I shed no tears but vowed that day 
            G              F             Am 
Men would crumble, men would suffer, men would pay 


[Refrão]


F                         Am 
  Before the war came, I was free 
F        G                 Am 
  Then a darkness consumed me 
              G           F 
  The face of war is all I see 
                Dm      G      Am 
  And I find no hope on bended knee 

( F  G  Am  F  G  Am  F  G  Am ) 


[Verso 3]


Am           F                   Am 
I kept my word as the years crept by 
               G                 Am 
I slaughtered all to watch them die 
                F                Am 
I'd make them doubt all they believed 
           G              F             Am 
Men can marry, men can father, men can grieve 


[Verso 4]


Am                 F                 Am 
They'd beg their lords, they did my will 
                   G                         Am 
Their wives would scream and their children still 
               F             Am 
I heard their stories one by one 
            G                F             Am 
Men have prayers, men have regrets, I have none 


[Refrão]

F                         Am 
  Before the war came, I was free 
F        G                 Am 
  Then a darkness consumed me 
              G           F 
  The face of war is all I see 
                Dm      G      Am 
  And I find no hope on bended knee