Am - E - G - D (2x)
Am
E
G
1. There are children
standing here, arms outstretched into the sky,
D
tears drying on their face, he
has been here.
Am E G
Brothers lie in shallow
graves, fathers lost without a trace,
D
a nation
blind to their disgrace, since he's been here.
Am E G D
And I see no bravery, no
bravery in your eyes anymore,
only sadness.
Am E G D
And I see no bravery, no
bravery in your eyes anymore,
- F - D - F - D - E
only
sadness. Only sadness.
Am E G
2. Houses burnt beyond repair, the smell of death is in the air,
D
a woman
weeping in despair, says, he has been here.
Am E
G
Tracer lighting up the sky,
it's another family’s turn to die,
D
a child
afraid to even cry out, says, he has been here.
Am E G D
And I see no bravery, no
bravery in your eyes anymore,
only
sadness.
Am E G D
And I see no bravery, no
bravery in your eyes anymore,
- F - D - F - D - E
only
sadness.
Am E G
3. There are children standing
here, arms outstretched into the sky,
D
but no one asks the question
why he has been here.
Am E
Old men kneel to accept their
fate,
G
wives and daughters cut and
raped,
D
a generation drenched in hate,
yes, he has been here.
Am E
G D
And I see no bravery, no
bravery in your eyes anymore,
only
sadness.
Am E G D
And I see no bravery, no
bravery in your eyes anymore.
+ Am - E - G - D (2x)
Am E G D
And I see no bravery, no bravery in your eyes
anymore,
only
sadness.
Am E
G D
And I see no bravery, no
bravery in your eyes anymore,
- F - D - F - D - E - Am
only
sadness. Only sadness.
(James Blunt)