Big Country – Where The Rose Is Sown (Guitar Intro)

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[Intro] A A5 D D5 E A A5 D D5 E A A5 D D5 E A A5 D D5 E [Verse 1]
E                    D
We're at war all the papers say

Bm            E
We will win I read today

              D
We are strong It wasn't us

Bm           E
We are right Who started this?

                D
Leave your work I just left school

Bm              E
Leave your home I am no fool

             D
Take up arms It left me strong

Bm               E
Sound alarms The school bell rings
[Chorus]
D       A       E          D
Sons of men who stand like gods

F#m             A        E
We give life to feed the cause

D          A          E       D
And run to ground our heathen foe

    A               F#m
Our name will never die

D                 A
This time will be forever

   [Link]
  F#m              A     D                F#m          A    Bm
e|-------17-19-21--21-19-17---------------17-17----------------------|
B|-17-19--------------------19--17--------------17-15-14-15-14-------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------17-15-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

  F#m              A     D             F#m               Bm    E
e|-------17-19--21-21-19-17------------------------------------------|
B|-17-19--------------------19--14-----14-15-------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------16-16-14-13-14-13-------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------16-14-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
E            D
Join up here I wave goodbye

Bm              E
We need you Oh, my breast sighs

             D
Have no fear I must try

Bm               E
God will be with braver men

             D
Take the vow I know its right

Bm              E
Praise the flag The good fight

             D
We're at war I'm on my way

Bm          E
We will win Why do I pray?
[Chorus]
D       A       E          D
Sons of men who stand like gods

F#m             A        E
We give life to feed the cause

D          A          E       D
And run to ground our heathen foe

    A               F#m
Our name will never die

D                 A
This time will be forever

   [Link]
  F#m              A     D                F#m          A    Bm
e|-------17-19-21--21-19-17---------------17-17----------------------|
B|-17-19--------------------19--17--------------17-15-14-15-14-------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------17-15-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

  F#m              A     D           F#m          A         Bm
e|-------17-19-21--21-19-17----------17--17-19-21-19--17-16--------------|
B|-17-19--------------------19--17--------------------------17-15-14-----|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------14--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

   [E- Bow Instrumental]
  N.C.
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-14-------17---------12---------14-15-14---12-10-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

  N.C.
   (Or Intro Chords)
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-14-17-14-12-10-10-12------14-10-12-12-14-12--|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

  N.C.
    (Or Intro Chords)
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-14-17-14-12-10-10-12-------14--10-12-14------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
E           D
I wait here in this hole

Bm            E
Playing poker with my soul

                 D
I hold the rifle close to me

Bm                E
It lights the way to keep me free

              D
If I die in a combat zone

Bm            E
Box me up and ship me home

             D
If I die and still come home

Bm           E
Lay me where the rose is sown
[Chorus]
D       A       E          D
Sons of men who stand like gods

F#m             A        E
We give life to feed the cause

D          A          E       D
And run to ground our heathen foe

    A               F#m
Our name will never die

D                 A
This time will be forever

   [Link]
  F#m              A     D              F#m          A    Bm
e|-------17-19-21--21-19-17-------------17-17----------------------|
B|-17-19--------------------19--17------------17-15-14-15-14-------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------17-15-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

  F#m              A     D      F#m                 Bm        E
e|-------17-19--21-21-19-17----------------------------------------|
B|-17-19--------------------19--14---14-15-------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------16-16-14-13-14-13-------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------16-14-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

   [Outro]
      (Repeat to Fade)
  F#m          A        D           F#m       A     Bm
e|----------------------------------17--16-16-17-16-14----|
B|-14-17-14----14-17-19-17-14--------------------------17-|
G|----------16--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

   F#m         A        D           A               Bm     F#m
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-14-17-14----14-17-19-17-14-------15--14-14-15-14-------|
G|----------16--------------------------------------16-14-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Mark W