This Barren Land
The Strawbs
C
(início)
C F C Dm (4x)
Verse 1
N.C. F G C I took the children by the hand F Em Dm F Promised to show them all that we had planned Am F G Am It's sad but true, this moral maze Em C G Betrays the innocence of bygone days
Chorus
Dm G Dm You can't hold back the march of time, I said F G F We can't hold back the march of time G C This blood stained desert road on which we stand F Em Dm G C Is testament to man, this barren land
Interlude
C F C F C F C
Verse 2
N.C. F G C F C Our song of joy, the countryside F Em Dm F Radiant fields, forever glowed with pride Am F G Am That once were blessed as golden shires Em C G Now bear the sad remains of funeral pyres
Chorus
Dm G Dm We can't hold back the march of time, I said F G F C Dm You can't hold back the march of time G C This wicked wilderness in which we stand F Em Dm G C Is testament to man, this barren land
Chorus
Am D Am We can't hold back the march of time, I said C D C You can't hold back the march of time D G This way of no return on which we stand C Bm Am D G Is testament to man, this barren land
Verse 3
N.C. C D G On sullen shores we make our peace C Bm Am C We pray that the howling wind will someday cease Em C D Em The waves of power can never bend Bm G D They ever take their course until the end
Chorus
Am D Am We can't hold back the march of time, I said C D C G Am You can't hold back the march of time D G This crumbling cliff-top path on which we stand C Bm Am D G Is testament to man, this barren land C Bm Am D G Is testament to man, this barren land
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