Key: C
Introduction: C G F
C G F
In the far away fires
C G F
Where the hills forever burn
Em Dm
At the feet of our heroes
Am F Am
We try hard to learn
C G F
But the lesson is lost there
C G Dm
In the smoke and the mud
Em Dm C
That we are one flesh, one breath, one life, one blood
G F C G F
C G F
I stood by the river
C G F
That ran red with shame
Em Dm
I stood in the killing fields
Am F Am
Where death had no name
C G F
I stood with my brothers
C G Dm
And away it flood
Em Dm C
And we were one flesh, one breath, one life, one blood
G F C G F
C G F
Then I felt to the ground
C G F
Tasted ashes on my tongue
Em Dm
Thinking that only the dead
Am F Am
Are forever young
C G F
There was peace in the twilight
C G F
And for a moment among
Em Dm
It was a world without danger
Am F Am
A world without war
C G F
And I will take all your suffering
C G Dm
It will do any good
Em Dm C G F
Cause we are one flesh, one breath, one life, one blood
C G F