David Olney

1917

David Olney

cavaco

by  ESKIPII

save to print version add songbook text version e-mail correct tuner
chordsukulelecavacokeyboardtabbassdrumsharmonicaflute Guitar Pro
close

there isn't a video lesson for this song

chords

1917

Written by David Olney

Key:  Bm More
1917 Key F#mF#m
1917 Key GmGm
1917 Key G#mG#m
1917 Key AmAm(one step down)
1917 Key A#mA#m(half step down)
1917 Key BmBm(original key)
1917 Key CmCm(half step up)
1917 Key C#mC#m(one step up)
1917 Key DmDm
1917 Key D#mD#m
1917 Key EmEm
1917 Key FmFm
	  		Bm Em 
The strange young man who comes to me 
F# Bm 
A soldier on a three day spree 
Bm Em 
Who needs one night's cheap ecstasy  
F# Bm 
And a woman's arms to hide him 

Bm Em 
He greets me with a courtly bow 
F# Bm 
He hides his pain by acting proud  
Bm Em 
And he drinks too much and he laughs too loud  
F# Bm 
But, how can I deny him? 

D A 
Let us dance beneath the moon 
Em Bm 
I'll sing to you "Claire de Lune" 
D A 
The morning always comes too soon 
F# Bm 
But tonight the war is over 

Bm Em 
He speaks to me in schoolboy French 
F# Bm 
Of a soldier's life inside a trench 
Bm Em 
The look of death, the ghastly stench 
F# Bm 
I do my best to please him 

Bm Em 
He puts two roses in a vase  
F# Bm 
Two roses sadly out of place 
Bm Em 
Like the gallant smile on his haggard face  
F# Bm 
Playfully I tease him 

D A 
Hold me 'neath the Paris sky 
Em Bm 
Let's not talk of how or why 
D A 
Tomorrow's soon enough to die 
F# Bm 
But tonight the war is over 

Bm Em 
We make love too hard, too fast  
F# Bm 
He falls asleep, his face a mask 
Bm Em 
He wakes with the shakes and drinks from his flask 
F# Bm 
I put my arms around him 

Bm Em 
They die in the trenches, they die in the air 
F# Bm 
In Belgium an Franch the dead are everywhere 
Bm Em 
They die so fast there's no time to prepare 
F# Bm 
A decent grave to surround them 

D A 
Old World glory and Old World fame 
Em Bm 
The Old World's gone, gone up in flames 
D A 
Nothing will ever be the same 
F# Bm 
And nothing lasts forever 

Bm Em 
I'd pray for him, but I've forgotten how 
F# Bm  
And there's nothing, nothing that can save him now 
Bm Em 
There's always another with the same funny bow 
F# Bm 
And who am I to deny them 

D A 
La, la etc. 
Em Bm 
D A 
F# Bm 
Tonight the war is over 
		  

Full key step upFull key step up
Half key step upHalf key step up
Half key step downHalf key step down
Full key step downFull key step down

See also:

e-chords

Other versions:

auto scroll beats size up size down change color columns
tab show chords e-chords YouTube Clip e-chords hide all tabs e-chords go to top tab