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Breaking Of The Sword by Loreena McKennitt
Breaking Of The Sword
Tuning: E A D G B E
C F G C F C F G C
[Verse 1]
C F G
On a sunny April morning
C F G
My dear son, you were born
C Am
Until one day you were called away
Am C
And from my heart was torn
[Verse 2]
C G
As a boy, you knew the stables
C F
As a lad, you knew the fields
G C F G
My son, you worked beside me
Am F G
But to country, you must yield
[Refrain]
Am C G
You were called to serve the country
Am C G
You were called to serve the king
G Am F
And from our home, you left one day
Am C G
And of this, today I sing
Am F G C G C F G Am
G C
[Verse 4]
C F
When I stood there at the station
C F G
And our eyes, one last time met
C Am C
It was at that moment, my dear son
Am C
'Tis that I'll ne'er forget
[Verse 5]
C F
Is it now a mother's blessing
C G
That the country's truly free?
Am F
You gave your life for all of us
Am G
And all humanity
C F C F G C G Am G C Am
C Am G C G Am G Am G Am
G C
[Verse 6]
C G
As I stand here at your graveside
C F G
The spring birds sing their song
C Am
My child, I love you more and more
Am G C
And will my whole life long
[Refrain]
C Am G
You were called to serve the country
G C G
You were called to serve the king
Am F
And from our home, you left one day
F C
And of this, today we sing
C F G C Am C Am C Am C
Am C G Am C Am F G
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
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