And You Say That The Battle Is Over
Words & Music by David Mallet
sung by John Denver
on Autograph (1980)
Unusual chord:
C/G : 3|2|13
G C/G G
And you say that the battle is o---ver,
D
And you say that the war is all done
Go tell it to those with the wind in their nose
G/D G
Who run from the sound of the gun,
C/G G
And write it on the sides of the great whaling-ships,
C
Or on ice floes where conscience is tossed
G
With the wild in their eyes, it is they who must die
D G C/G G
And it's we who must measure the loss.
G C/G G
And you say that the battle is o---ver,
D
And finally the world is at peace
You mean no one is dying, and mothers don't weep,
G/D G
Or it's not in the papers, at least.
C/G G
There are those who would deal in the darkness of life,
C
There are those who would tear down the sun,
G
And most men are ruthless, but some will still weep
D C/G D Em D Em
When the gifts we were given are gone.
G C/G G
Now the blame cannot fall on the heads of a few,
D
It's become such a part of the race;
It's eternally tragic that that which is magic
C/G G
Be killed at the end of the glorious chase.
C/G G
From young seals to great whales, from waters to wood,
C
They will fall just like weeds in the wind;
G
With fur coats, and perfumes, and trophies on walls:
D C/G D G
What a hell of a race to call men.
G C/G G
And you say that the battle is o---ver,
D
And you say that the war is all done
Go tell it to those with the wind in their nose
G/D G
Who run from the sound of the gun,
C/G G
And write it on the sides of the great whaling-ships,
C
Or on ice floes where conscience is tossed
G
With the wild in their eyes, it is they who must die
D G
And it's we who must measure the loss.
C/G G
With the wild in their eyes, it is they who must die,
D G C/G G
And it's we who must measure the cost. (
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