Tom Paxton – There Was A Time (Guitar)
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[Verse 1]
Dm C Dm C F There was a time when cannons roared. C Dm Bugles sang a song of war. C Dm C F And nations rose to win or die. C Dm They shook the earth with battle cries.
[Chorus]
Dm F C Dm And I can hear their spirits cry. F C Dm This was a cruel way to die. Dm F C Dm The spirits of these fallen men F C Dm Remind us of what might have been.
[Verse 2]
Dm C Dm C F The cities fell in smoke and flames. C Dm And children cried their mothers' names. C Dm C F And nations died and were no more. C Dm The victors were the gods of war.
[Chorus]
Dm F C Dm And I can hear their spirits cry. F C Dm This was a cruel way to die. Dm F C Dm The spirits of these fallen men F C Dm Remind us of what might have been.
[Verse 3]
Dm C Dm C F They left their homes and went to war C Dm And died up-on some foreign shore. C Dm C F Their sons grew tall and soon were men, C Dm And bugles sang their songs a-gain.
[Chorus]
Dm F C Dm And I can hear their spirits cry. F C Dm This was a cruel way to die. Dm F C Dm The spirits of these fallen men F C Dm Remind us of what might have been.