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Grave Of Bonaparte

Key: G

Introduction:

 G                                                                 C                         D 
On a lone, barren isle, where the wild, roaring billows
                                                             G                       D 
Assail the stern rock and the loud tempest raves,
         G                                                 C                       G 
The hero lies still where the dew drooping willows
           C                         G                           D               G 
Like fond, weeping mourners, lean over his grave
         D                                                     G                       C 
The lightning may flash and the loud thunder rattle.
                           G                                   D         A             D 
He eats not, he hears not, he's free from all pain.
       G                                                         C                             G 
He sleeps his last sleep, he has fought his last battle.
       C                 G                       D           G 
No sound can awake him to glory again.
                           C                     D           G 
No sound can awake him to glory again.
 G                                                         C                     D 
Oh shade of the mighty, where now are the legions
                                                                   G                             D 
That rushed but to conquer, when thou ledst them on?
   G                                                   C                 G 
Alas, they have perished in far hilly regions,
         C                         G                           D                   G 
And all, save the fame, of their triumph is gone.
         D                                                 G                     C 
The trumpet may sound and the loud cannon rattle.
                                       G                                 D       A               D 
They eat not, they hear not, they're free from all pain.
           G                                                                 C                                 G 
They sleep their last sleep, they have fought their last battle.
       C                   G                       D           G 
No sound can awake them to glory again.
                             C                       D           G 
No sound can awake them to glory again.
 G                                                 C                     D 
Yet, spirit immortal, the tomb cannot bind thee.
                                                               G                         D 
For like thine own eagle, that soared to the Sun,
           G                                                     C                 G 
Thou springest from bondage, and leavest behind thee,
     C                         G                         D                   G 
A name which, before thee, no mortal had won.
           D                                             G                         C 
Tho' nations may combat, and war's thunder rattle,
                               G                             D         A               D 
No more on thy steed wilt thou sweep o'er the plain.
           G                                                                   C                             G 
Thou sleep'st thy last sleep, thou hast fought thy last battle.
       C                   G                       D           G 
No sound can awake thee to glory again.
                             C                         D           G 
No sound can awake thee   to glory again.

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