A Better Life

"Attention, battalion!
To rank right, face!
Forward, march!"

Em                        C
As fearless leader of the Ravenskill Militia
Em                      Am             D
The blood of warriors flows throughout my veins
Em                        C              Bm
My brother's gift remains my secret ammunition
Em                         D          Dsus     D
It is our hope, our pride, a catalyst for change
Am                 G          G/F#     Em      D
Still the fires of revolution burn within my eyes
Am                       C         D               D9
On this perilous road to freedom, he's our one and only guide

Em
For many years, I've seen
C
Our people starve and suffer
Em                     Am                  D
How many more will die before we stand and fight?

Em                        C              Bm
They ask me "Arhys, could things be any tougher?"
Em                         D          Dsus     D
The answer's no surprise: "Yes, you bet your life".
Am                 G          G/F#     Em      D
Now the fires of revolution won't burn forever more
Am                       C         D               D9
I see liberty in our future, and it's one we're fighting for

Em      D         C        Bm
We all long for a better life
Em      D/F#            G      Am
Like a dream that can't be denied
Am          Bm      C          D
This is the moment, now is the time
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Freedom if we live or if we die

Em    D/F#        G         D
I shall give him a better life
Em       Bm            C      Am
I swore this vow to my dying wife
Am           C         G
Sure, she would not survive
F          Em
Peacefully she slipped away
A
The meaning in my life
Was born that day
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And so I found the strength to carry on with this crusade
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It is my fate.

Am                  G             F           Am
Evangeline, you lived a life of misery and pain
Am                   G            F            Em
Evangeline, I'll never let your memory die in vain
Em         G       F             Am
Evangeline, my heavy heart still bleeds
Am              G             Em
I dedicate my life to set you free
   F         G                 Am
And I will carry on to plant the seeds
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I promise in the name of our new son;
A#                 Am             D
This battle won't be over until it's won!