Chris de Burgh - The Revolution Trilogy
From the album: The Getaway (1982)
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This song is divided in 3 parts: The Revolution, Light a Fire and Liberty.
These songs are originally played with a 12-snared guitar.
Intro:
Am F Am
Am Dm Am
Am F Am
Am G Am
Wake up boys, there's a light at the window,
C G Am
I can hear someone knocking on the door,
Am
There are voices in the street,
D
And the sound of running feet,
F G Am
And they whisper the word, revolution!
Am G Am
There are men coming down from the valleys,
C G Am
There are tall ships lying off the coast,
Am
And they carry the light,
D
In the dark of the night,
F G Am
Like a whisper in the wind, revolution!
Am G Am
Bring my gun and a handful of silver,
C G Am
By the sea we will gather for the fight,
Am
It's been so many years,
D
So many tears,
F G
We have lost once before,
Am G
Now we'll settle the score,
F D Am
When our cannons will roar, revolution!!!!!
Am F C G
Am F C G
Am F C G
Am F C G
Am G C F
Watch and wait, get ready for the sign,
C F E
There are many here among us now who have not seen the light,
Am G C F
We must send the word to all the people in the land,
C F E
Go to every hill and mountain for the time is now at hand,
Am F G
To light a fire!
Am F G
Light a fire!
Am F G
Light a fire!
Am F C G
Am F C G
Am G C F
Let us march the road up the rocky hill tonight,
C F E
Under cover of the darkness we will slip behind the lines,
Am G C F
And we will take the men who have stolen our land,
C F E
For the years of domination, hit them right between the eyes,
Am F G
To light a fire!
Am F G
Light a fire!
Am F G
Light a fire!
Am F C G
They will see through the world!
Am F C G
Am F C G
Am F C G
Am G C F
C F E
Am G C F
C F E
Am F G
Am F G
Am F G Am
A
A
Roll away the dawn,
A Bm
Roll away the dawn and let me see,
E
The land of the free,
A
Has anything changed at all,
A
Sweet liberty,
A Bm
Sweet liberty is in our hands,
E
It's part of the plan,
F G A
Or is it a state of mind?
A
Horses and men,
A Bm
Horses and men are on the field,
E
They didn't yield,
A
Many have fallen here,
A
Never forget,
A Bm
Never forget what they have done,
E
The time will come,
F G A
When it will change again,
Am F Am E
Never forget!
Am F Am E
Am F Am E
Am F Am E
Am F Am E
Am F Am E
Am F Am E
Am F Am E
Am F Am E
Am F Am E
Am F Am E
F G A
Am Am F
Am Dm E
If you want to play along with the flute, you need to play these notes:
A A B C A A B C A A B C E C B A A
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10---10-12-13-10---10-12-13-10---10-12-13-----13-12-10-10-|
G|-------------------------------------------9---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Play this 11 times then end on:
A B C B C B A G A
e|------------------------------|
B|-10-12-13-12---13-12-10----10-|
G|------------------------12----|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
