Chris de Burgh - Oh My Brave Hearts
From the album: This Way Up (1994)
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Capo 3
Verse 1:
Am C G F
Oh my brave hearts, we must leave this land tomorrow.
F Em7 F
We can't live here anymore.
G Am7
And in the quiet hours, we talk before the dawn.
Verse 2:
Am C G F
And the old hearts, they are calling from the shadows.
F Em7 F
Telling us we must not go,
G F
Oh but we cannot fight, the power of the gun,
G F G
To take away our land, they take it from our sons, swear it on my hands.
Chorus:
C G
We will return to run here like the wolf,
F G
And see the hunter's moon and watch our river flow,
Am7
It's not gone forever.
Verse 3:
Am C G F
Oh my bold hearts, we will go down to the city.
F Em7 F
We will live by city light.
G Am7
But in the darkest hour, keep this fire alive.
Verse 4:
Am C G F
We will grow strong, we will bring our wealth together.
F Em7 F
Never showing what we have,
G F
And when the time has come, we'll reach out for the gun.
G F G
Taking back our land, take it for our sons, swear it on my hands.
Chorus:
C G
We will return to run here like the wolf,
F G
And see the hunter's moon and watch our river flow.
C G
We will return to touch the open sky,
F G
And see the eagle fly and feel the morning rain.
Am7 D Am7 D Am7 D F G Am7
It's not gone forever...