Travis Tritt – The Day The Sun Stood Still (Guitar)
Key
-
Versions
(2)
Guitar
Ukulele
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
C F C F
C We were young and bound for glory F Itchin' for a fight like you G Bringin' hell and purgatory Em To the boys who wore the Blue F G And I thought I'd seen it all Em Am Till the day night wouldn't fall F Oh how the sun did blaze G Wouldn't go down for days. C I got shot and lost my rifle F When the first wave hit the rise G And the guns rolled out like thunder Em And the black smoke burned my eyes F G And I watched it all unfold Em Am Just the way the Bible told F Joshua's endless day G Keepin' the night at bay. Am And the soldiers kept a comin' F Til the ground looked like a sea G Of Blue and Grey Am And I watched it from a distance F G Wonderin' if I would've fought, or run away.
Chorus:
C The Day The Sun Stood Still G How they beat the bloody drums Am And the seconds moved like hours F But the sunset never comes C And the cannons shake the ground G And the bullets test your will Am Even shadows found no cover F On that Godforsaken hill G C F The Day The Sun Stood Still. C And I watched them lean their shoulders
To the fearful hail of lead
G And I prayed for night to save us Em And I cried and bowed my head F G But the sun just kept a-creepin' Em Am Cross a cold indifferent sky F Castin' a deadly glow G On all the men below. Am All the hours in a lifetime F G Don't add up to one while minute, in that s-un Am And the heroes and the cowards F G Look the same when they have fallen, by the gun.
Chorus2:
C The Day The Sun Stood Still G And the North and South looked west Am But the evening star was sleepin? F And the daylight wouldn't rest C Out on the killin? floor G The red sun on the hill Am Shinin' down on all the dead men F With a strange and eerie chill G C The Day The Sun Stood Still. Bb F Do not judge, what you brother does C Till you've walked a mile G Rank by bloody file Bb F G Who's to say, if you'll run or stay, and f-ight.
Chrous3:
C The Day The Sun Stood Still G Is just beneath the skin Am In the soul of every soldier F Every battle that he's in C The Day The Sun Stood Still G Will haunt your dreams at night Am And stalk your every sunrise F Though you will not know it till G C The Day The Sun Stood Still. G How they beat the bloody drums Am And the seconds moved like hours F But the sunset never comes C And the cannons shake the ground G And the bullets test your will Am Even shadows found no cover F On that Godforsaken hill G C F The Day The Sun Stood Still. C F The Day The Sun Stood Still C F The Day The Sun Stood Still C The Day The Sun Stood Still.