Weeping

	  		

Verse:
 
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I knew a man who lived in fear 

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It was huge, it was angry, it was drawing near 

    D       A       D       A 
Behind his house a secret place 

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Was the shadow of the demon he could never face. 

Bridge:
 
    Em      A       Em         A 
He built a wall of steel and flame 

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And men with guns to keep it tame 

       D       A        D       A 
Then standing back he made it plain 

           D              G          A     D 
That the nightmare would never ever rise again 

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But the fear and the fire and the guns remain. 



G             D          G            D 
   It doesn't matter now,   it's over anyhow 

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   He tells the world that it's sleeping 

G             D                G              D 
   But as the night came round,   I heard its lonely sound 

G            D               A      D     D7 
   It wasn't roaring, it was    weeping 

G              D             A      D 
   It wasn't roaring, it was    weeping. 


Verse: 
And then one day the neighbours came 
They were curious to know about the smoke and flame 
They stood around outside the wall 
But of course there was nothing to be heard at all 

Bridge:
 
"My friends," he said, "We've reached our goal 
The threat is under firm control 
As long as peace and order reign 
I'll be damned if I can see a reason to explain 
Why the fear and the fire and the guns remain."