Spring Again

Am F G Am F Am Forty years of winter, we never saw the sun G F We never smiled at strangers, or talked to anyone G For there were walls between us, so no one came too near Am G And who knows who'd have seen us, we never lost that fear Am F We bowed our heads in silence, we all lived by their law Am G They ruled us with their violence and the knock upon the door F G We clung to hope with sorrow, tried not to hear the screams Am D Tomorrow and tomorrow, but still we had our dreams G C Of spring again, the first we'd see A D Of spring again, when we'd be free B7 Em The tales we'd tell of how we'd stand A D As tyrants fell, across our land G C Let Spring return once more to Prague A D Take down the wall, disarm the guard B7 Em It's time to sing our long lost song A D They said was dead, they said was wrong G C Let Spring return, let playwrights rule A D Let poets rhyme the sins of fools G C Let Spring begin in Bucharest A D C And in Berlin, let Spring begin F Then we heard the whispers, they echoed on the wind Am G We stood in darkened corners where the posters had been pinned F G Someone said "Together", someone said "We may" Am G Someone said "No, never", then someone said "Today" Am F So suddenly it happened, we never stopped to think Am G We filled the square with people before the guards could blink F G They lost their day forever when they washed the stones with blood Am D The people were a river, then the river was a flood G C It's Spring again, the first we'll see A D It's Spring again, and we are free B7 Em The Summer calls, but we must stand A D As tyrants fall, across our land G C Let Spring return once more to Prague A D Take down the wall, disarm the guard B7 Em It's time to sing our long lost song A D They said was dead, they said was wrong G C It's Spring again, the playwright rules A D The poet rhymes the sins of fools G C Let Spring begin in Bucharest A D C And in Berlin, let Spring begin Am E Am F G A Let Spring begin