2 acessos
G Am King Henry marched forth, a sword in his hand, G Dm Two thousand horsemen all at his command; G Am G In a fortnight the rivers ran red through the land, Dm Am G The year fifteen hundred and twenty. [Verse 2] Am The year it is now nineteen sixty-five, G Dm It's easier far to stay half-alive. G Am G Just keep your mouth shut while the planes zoom and dive Dm Am G Ten thousand miles over the ocean. [Verse 3] Am Simon was drafted in sixty-three G Dm In sixty-four, sent over the sea G Am G Last month this letter he sent to me Dm Am G He said, "You won't like what I'm sayin'." [Verse 4] Am He said, "We've no friends here, no hardly a one, G Dm We've got a few generals who just want our guns. G Am G But it'll take more than that if we're ever to win; Dm Am G Why, we'll have to flatten the country." [Verse 5] Am "It's my own troops I have to watch out for," he said, G Dm "I sleep with a pistol right under my head;" G Am G He wrote this last month, last week he was dead, Dm Am G And Simon came home in a casket. [Verse 6] Am I mind my own business, I watch my TV, G Dm Complain about taxes but pay anyway. G Am G In a civilized manner my forefathers betray Dm Am G Who long ago struggled for freedom. [Verse 7] Am But each day a new headline screams at my bluff, G Dm On TV some general says we must be tough. G Am G In my dreams I stare at this family I love Dm Am G All gutted and spattered with napalm. [Verse 8] G Am King Henry marched forth, a sword in his hand, G Dm Two thousand horsemen all at his command; G Am G In a fortnight the rivers ran red through the land, Dm Am G The year fifteen hundred and twenty. [Verse 9] Am The year it is now nineteen sixty-five, G Dm It's easier far to stay half alive. G Am G Just keep your mouth shut while the planes zoom and dive Dm G Ten thousand miles over the ocean. [Alternate verse 2/9:] G Am The year it is now much later it seems, G Dm It's easier far, in the land of our dreams, G Am G Just keep your mouth shut and don't hear the screams Dm Am G Ten thousand miles over the ocean.