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Plinian by Meredith Bragg
Plinian
CHORDS USED
C X32010
Am X02210
F 133211
G 320033 (or 355433)
C Am
When the stones rained down
F C
And smoke rose above the clouds
Am
Dodging debris
F C
My uncle put his fleet to sea
Am F C
And as he waved and turned away
Am F C
Set his sails across the bay
Am G
Who could ever guess
F
My dear Tacitus
G C
The gods were so enraged
Am
And the lightning arced
F C
And dust turned the daylight dark
Am
And the helmsmen cried
F C
Wondered if they''d survive
Am F C
But through the thickening smoke
Am F C
They found the harbor choked
Am G
Still he urged them on
F
While he stayed calm
G C
And the ash fell like snow
Am
And the mountain growled
F C
Tearing the buildings down
Am
And for two dark days
F C
Fires lit the Naples Bay
Am F C
And when it came for them to leave
Am F C
There was no escape by sea
Am G F
And his body fell as the vapor swelled
G C
They say he died as if asleep
Am C Am C Am C G
C
Am
A lonely ridge
F C
A couple focus in
Am
Their lenses train
F C
On smoke, and fire, and flame
Am F C
And in unison they rise
Am F C
As the plume reached greater heights
Am G F
While around the bend a grey cloud descends
G C
That will be their demise
Am
And with blinding speed
F C
They are both killed instantly
Am
And the island roars
F C
Boiling the ocean floor
Am F C
Though their bodies disappear
Am F C
Mingle with the earth and air
Am G F
They will echo on through the work they''ve done
G C
Projected through the years
Am C Am C Am C G
C (let ring)
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