Rebel Waltz

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  G          C            B           Em
I slept as I dreamed of a time long a-go.
         B       Em     C          Am
I saw an army of rebels dancing on air.
  G            C              B
I dreamed as I slept. I could see the camp fires,
Em            Bm              Em          Bm
A song of the battle that was born in the flames,
        Em          Bm          G
And the rebels were waltzing on air
  G             C           B         Em
I danced with a girl to the tune of a waltz
         B             Em        C          Am
That was written to be danced on the battle-field
G                C             B
I danced to the song of a voice of a girl
Em         Bm       Em            Bm
A voice that called, 'Stand till we fall.
   Em         Bm           G
We stand till all the boys fall.'
      G               C             B           Em
As we danced came the news that the war was not won
     B           Em          C            Am
Five armies were coming with carriage and gun.
            G            C              B
Through the heart of the camp swept the news from the front.
  Em                Bm      Em              Bm
A cloud crossed the moon. A child cried for food.
   Em           Bm           G
We knew the war could not be won.
      G             C            Bm            Em
So we danced with a rifle to the rhythm of the gun.
     Bm                 Em           C       Am
In a glade, through the trees, I saw my only one.
         G               C          B
Then the earth seemed to rise, hell hot as the sun.
    Em            Bm                 Em          Bm
The soldiers were dying. There was a tune to the sighing.
    Em          Bm        G
The song was an old rebel one.
       G            c          B             Em
As the smoke of our hopes rose high from the field,
   B           Em                 C            Am
My eyes played tricks through the moon and the trees.
  G          C         B
I slept as I dreamed I saw the army rise.
  Em             Bm    Em             Bm
A voice began to call, Stand till you fall
    Em          Bm        G
The tune was an old rebel one.
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