Key: D
Introduction: D A D A D A D A
D A D A
They say the skies of Lebanon are burning
D A D A
Those mighty cedars bleeding in the heat
D A D A
They're showing pictures on the tele-vision
D A
Women and children dying in the street
G
Now we're still at it in our own place
D A
Still trying to reach the future through the past, Still tryin' to
G
Carve tomorrow from a tombstone
A D G
But hey don't listen to me, This wasn't meant to be no sad song
A D A D
We've heard too much of that before
A G A D
Right now I only want to be here with you 'til the morning dew comes falling
G A D A D
I wanna take you to the island and trace your footprints in the sand
A
And in the evening when the sun goes down
G A D
We'll make love to the sound of the ocean
D A D A
They're raising battles over by the markets
D A D A
Whitewashing slogans on the shipyard wall
D A D A
Witchdoctors praying for a mighty showdown
D A Drun
The way a holy flag is gonna fall
G D A Drun
Up here we sacrifice our children,To feed the,Worn out dreams of yesterday
G
And teach them "Dying will lead us into Glory"
A D G
But hey don't listen to me, This wasn't meant to be a sad song
A D A D
We've heard too much of that before
D A G A D
Right now I only wanna be here with you 'til the morning dew comes falling
Chorus....I wanna take you to the island etc
D A D A
I know us plain folks don't see all the story
D A D A
I know peace and love's just copping out
D A D A
I guess these young boys dying in the ditches
D A
That's just what being free is all about
G
How this twisted wreckage down on Main Street
D A
Will bring us all together in the end
G
As we go marching down the road to freedom... Freedom