Key: A
Introduction:
F#
The drum fish
E
They beached themselves in Harakiri
D
The blackbirds
Bm
They fell in thousands from the sky
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Their red wings
E
Streaming down from the higher seas
D Bm
Deflected by the ground
They crowned the sun..
F#
Our statues
E
The soaring edifice of our times
D Bm
Detracted from the ways of the wise
F# E
The future will view all history as a crime
D Bm
So father, tell us when is the time to rise..