The Grave Chords - Don McLean

Intro

Dm C E7

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Verse 1

Am G When the wars of our nation did beckon C Dm E7 A man barely twenty did answer the calling Am G Dm E7 A5 Proud of the trust that he placed in our nation. He's gone Dm Dm E7 But eternity knows him and it knows what we've done

Verse 2

Am Dm E7 And the rain fell like pearls on the leaves of the flowers Am Dm E7 Leaving brown muddy clay where the earth had been dry Am Am6 Dm E7 And deep in the trench he waited for hours C Dm E7 As he held to his rifle and prayed not to die

Verse 3

Dm Am But the silence of night was shattered by fire Dm Am As guns and grenades blasted sharp through the air Dm Am One after another his comrades were slaughtered C Dm E7 In a morgue of marines, alone standing there

Verse 4

F F Am He crouched ever lower, ever lower in fear F F Am They can't let me die, they can't let me die here F F Am I'll cover myself with the mud and the earth F F E7 I'll cover myself, I know I'm not brave! C Dm E7 The earth, the earth, the earth is my grave

Solo

Am7 G

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