[Intro]
Am C G F
[Verse 1]
Am E7
We shall let our songs drown
Am
The rattle of the train
E7
And the roaring of the crowd
Am E7 Am
We shall wet our throat with sticky dark wine
E7
And toast this blood wedding so fine
Am E7 Am
To new horizons! to a new dawn!
E7
To a new and reckless generosity!
Am E7
For this our land of the free
Am E7
We shall win, die or betray and turn
[Chorus]
Am C
Swords to rust - hearts to dust
G
In vain to write our name
F
In blood and in flowers of flame
Am C
Swords to rust - hearts to dust
G
All blind and gone astray
F
Our envy green as may
[Verse 2]
Am E7
All smothered in wild flowers
Am E7
We break the windows to breathe
Am E7
That golden dawn is ours
Am E7
For tonight hesitation is on leave
Am E7
To wear god down
Am
To flatten him out
E7
To pray to no other
Am E7
To parley with death
Am
To bury the crown
E7
To silence all lovers
We shall turn
[Chorus]
Am C
Swords to rust - hearts to dust
G
In vain to write our name
F
In blood and in flowers of flame
Am C
Swords to rust - hearts to dust
G
All blind and gone astray
F
Our envy green as may
[interlude]
N.C.
Schwerter zu rost herzen zu staub!
N.C.
Dennoch die schwerter halten
N.C.
Dennoch die herzen spalten
[Chorus]
Am C
Swords to rust - hearts to dust
G
In vain to write our name
F
In blood and in flowers of flame
Am C
Swords to rust - hearts to dust
G
All blind and gone astray
F
Our envy green as may
Am C
Swords to rust - hearts to dust
G
In vain to write our name
F
In blood and in flowers of flame
Am C
Swords to rust - hearts to dust
G
All blind and gone astray
F
Our envy green as may