[intro]
D Bm G A D Bm A A
Bm Bm
[verse 1]
Bm D
Few of the sins of the father are visited upon the son,
A/E A/E E
Hearts have been hard, hands have been clenched into fists too long.
Bm D
Our sons need never be soldiers, our daughters will never need guns,
A/E A/E E
These are the years between, these are the years that were hard fought and won.
Bm D
Now, contracts torn at the edges, old signatures stained with tears,
A/E A/E
Seasons of war and grace, these should not be forgotten years.
Bm Bm
Still it aches like tetanus, it reeks of politics,
A G F#m Em
How many dreams remain, this is a feeling too strong to contain.
[chorus]
D Bm
The hardest years, the darkest years,
G A
the roaring years, the fallen years.
D Bm A A
These should not be forgotten years.
D Bm
The hardest years, the wildest years,
G F#m
the desperate and divided years
Em Bm A A
These should not be forgotten years.
[verse 2]
Bm Bm
Bm D
Our shoreline was never invaded, our country was never in flames,
A/E A/E
This is the calm we breathe, this is a feeling to strong to contain.
Bm Bm
Still it aches like tetanus, it reeks of politics,
A G F#m Em
Signatures stained with tears. Who can remember? We've got to remember!
[chorus]
D Bm
The hardest years, the darkest years,
G A
the roaring years, the fallen years.
D Bm A A
These should not be forgotten years.
D Bm
The hardest years, the wildest years,
G F#m
the desperate and divided years
Em Bm A A
These should not be forgotten years.
[instrumental]
Bm Bm Bm Bm
Bm Bm Bm A A A A
[chorus]
D Bm
The hardest years, the darkest years,
G A
the roaring years, the fallen years.
D Bm A A
These should not be forgotten years.
D Bm
The hardest years, the wildest years,
G F#m
the desperate and divided years
Em Bm A A
These should not be forgotten years.
D Bm
Forsaken, aching, breaking years,
G A
the time and tested heartbreak years.
D Bm A A
Your nation mother sings to you now.
D Bm
The blinded years, the binded years,
G F#m
the desperate and divided years
Em Bm A A
These should not be forgotten years.
[outro]
Bm D A G F#m Em B
Remember! We will try...
