(C)We fought in the trenches when you were a baby
Fought for the love of the (Dm)noblest (G)cause
(C)We are all tired and (F)soon to be (C)beaten
(Em)We have ( /G) for(Am)saken our (G)ancestors' (C)laws

Many's the morning we wander to battle
With so many reasons for playing the game
With life so short and death so long
We were all comrades when the savages came

We must kill everyone that we find in this forest
We must stamp out every stranger's fire
We are all men, but these claws hang above us
Everyone's out here and killing for hire

If you meet my nephew please tell him to look for me
Ask him if he can remember
For the forest's ablaze and we all need companions
When it comes to the cold of December (Bdim7)

(Am)At night, more (G/D)fall from the (Fm)edge of this (Em)cliff
(F)So sure that we (Em)know where we're (C)going (Bdim7)
And (Am)we'll never (G)fight our way (F)back to the (Em)bottom
Where our (Em)women and (Am)children are (G)wait(C)ing

We'll soon run out of weaponry
We'll soon run out of time
When the sun comes up, we'll all be ready
To finish our food and our last drop of wine

break

A wailing arose from the boot of the valley
And passed with the dew in the calls of the morning
All of the women and children are silent now
Who will forgive us for losing?