Lower The Flags

Am F C G Am F C G F Am Fmaj7 He's gone, he is dead Am Fmaj7 His remains upon the hearse ahead Am Fmaj7 C As silently we wander through the mist G He's free Am Fmaj7 This is the end Am Fmaj7 Your journey's over, night descends Am Fmaj7 Below into the abyss C E5 F5 E5 Farewell, my friend, you will be missed Am Lower the flags F A good man has passed C G He has reached the last of frontiers Am Lower the flags F Down to half-mast C G F5 For again the world has taken a turn for the worse Am Fmaj7 He's gone, he is dead Am Fmaj7 Six feet of earth upon his head Am Fmaj7 Now lay your wreaths C G Upon the one who lies beneath Am Fmaj7 Although you're gone Am Fmaj7 In memories you shall live on Am Fmaj7 Asleep in peace now rest C E5 F5 E5 The weight of the world is off your chest Am Lower the flags F A good man has passed C G He has reached the last of frontiers Am Lower the flags F Down to half-mast C G F5 E5 For again the world has taken a turn for the worse E5 F5 E5 G5 F5 E5 F5 That mourning light I'll always remember E5 F5 E5 G5 F5 E5 F5 And these August nights; cold as December Am Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7 C E5 F5 E5 Bm Lower the flags G A good man has passed D A He has reached the last of frontiers Bm Lower the flags G Down to half-mast D A Bm For again the world has taken a turn for the worse Bm G D A Bm G D A G5 Bm