Cross The Green Mountain
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C G/B Am7 G
Am7 G/B C D(sus4) D
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Am7 I cross the green mounG/Btain C I sit by the Dstream
Am7 Heaven blazing in G/Bmy head CI dreamt a monstrous Ddream
C Something came G/Bup Am7 out of the sea D D
Em Swept through the Cland of Dthe rich and Emthe free
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Am7 I look into the G/Beyes C of my merciful Dfriend
Am7 And then I ask myG/Bself C is this the Dend?
C Memories linG/Bger Am7 sad yet sweet D D and I
Emthink of the Csouls in Dheaven who will Emmeet
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C Altars are G/Bburning Am7 with flames far Gand wide
C The foe has crossed oG/Bver Am7 from the other side D D
C They tip their G/Bcaps Am7 from the top of the Ghill
Am7 You can feel them G/Bcome more brave blood to Dspill
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Am7 Along the dim G/BACtlantic Dline
Am7 The ravaged G/Bland Clies for miles beDhind
C The light's coming forG/Bward Am7 and the streets are Dbroad D
Em All must Cyield D to the avenging EmGod
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C The world is G/Bold Am7 the world is Ggray
C Lessons of G/Blife Am7can't be learned in a day D D
C I watch and I G/Bwait Am7and I listen while I Gstand
Am7 To the music that G/Bcomes from a far-better Dland
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Close the Am7eyes of our G/Bcaptain C peace may he Dknow
Am7 His long night is G/Bdone C the great leader is Dlaid low
C He was ready to G/Bfall Am7 he was quick to defend D D
Em Killed outright he Cwas D by his own Emmen
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Am7 It's the last day's last G/Bhour C of the last happy Dyear
Am7 I feel that the unkG/Bnown C world is so Dnear
C Pride will vaG/Bnish Am7 and glory will rot D D
Em But virtue Clives D and cannot be Emforgot
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Am7 The bells G/B Cof leavening have Drung
Am7 There's blaspheG/Bmy C on every tonDgue
C Let 'em say that I G/Bwalked Am7 in fair nature's Dlight D
Em And that I was Cloyal D to truth and to Emright
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C Serve God and be G/Bcheerful Am7 look upward Gbeyond
C Beyond the darkness of G/Bmasks Am7 the surprises of Ddawn D
C In the deep green G/Bgrasses Am7 of the blood stained Gworld
Am7 They never dreamed of surrenG/Bderin' they fell where Dthey stood
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Am7 Stars fell over AlaG/Bbama C I saw each Dstar
Am7 You're walkin' in G/Bdreams C whoever you Dare
C Chilled are the G/Bskies Am7 keen as the frost D D
Em The ground's froze Chard D and the morning Emis lost
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Am7 A letter to moG/Bther C came toDday
Am7 Gunshot wound to the G/Bbreast C is what it did Dsay
C But he'll be better G/Bsoon Am7 he's in a hospital Dbed D
Em But he'll never be betCter - D he's alreaEmdy dead
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Am7 I'm ten miles outG/Bside the city Cand I'm lifted Daway
Am7 In an ancient G/Blight C that is not of Dday
C They were calm they were G/Bblunt Am7 we knew 'em all too Dwell D
Em We loved each other more Cthan Dwe ever dared Emto tell
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