Fields Of Verdun

A
Dm Bb C Am
Bb Dm E A

[Verse]
       Dm
As the drum roll started on that day
        Bb
Heard a hundred miles away
  C
A million shells were fired
        A
And the green fields turned to grey

       Dm
The bombardment lasted all day long
        Bb
Yet the forts were standing strong
C
Heavily defended
        Bb                           F          C
Now the trap has been sprung and the battle has begun

[Pre-Chorus]
Gm              A
   Descend into darkness
Gm                     Bb             C
   Three-hundred-three days below the sun

[Chorus]
             Dm       Bb
Fields of Verdun
        C            Am
And the battle has begun
           Bb
Nowhere to run
           Dm
Father and son
            Gm
Fall one by one
          A
Under the gun

            Dm                Bb
Thy will be done (thy will be done)
        C               Am
And the judgement has begun
           Bb
Nowhere to run
           Dm
Father and son
            E
Fall one by one
             A
Fields of Verdun

[Verse]
         Dm
Though a million shells have scarred the land
       Bb
No one has the upper hand
         C
From the ground above to trenches
          A
Where the soldiers make their stand

       Dm
As the trenches slowly turn to mud
         Bb
And then quickly start to flood
       C
Death awaits in every corner
        Bb                       F             C
As they die in the mud, fill the trenches with blood

[Pre-Chorus]
Gm              A
   Descend into darkness
Gm                     Bb             C
   Three-hundred-three days below the sun

[Chorus]
             Dm       Bb
Fields of Verdun
        C            Am
And the battle has begun
           Bb
Nowhere to run
           Dm
Father and son
            Gm
Fall one by one
          A
Under the gun

            Dm                Bb
Thy will be done (thy will be done)
        C               Am
And the judgement has begun
           Bb
Nowhere to run
           Dm
Father and son
            E
Fall one by one
             A
Fields of Verdun

[Instrumental]
Dm

[Bridge]
Dm           Bb
Fields of execution
          C                  Dm
Turned to wasteland from the grass
Bb               Dm
Thou shalt go no further
       F                     A
It was said: "They shall not pass!"

    Bb          F                C              F
The spirit of resistance and the madness of the war


So...
Bb
Go ahead!
Am
Face the led!
Gm
Join the dead!
F
Though you die!
E
Where you lie!
E            A
Never asking why!

[Guitar solo]
Dm / A / A / Dm C
Dm / Bb / C / Bb C

[Pre-Chorus]
Gm              A
   Descend into darkness
Gm                     Bb             C
   Three-hundred-three days below the sun

[Chorus]
             Dm       Bb
Fields of Verdun
        C            Am
And the battle has begun
           Bb
Nowhere to run
           Dm
Father and son
            Gm
Fall one by one
          A
Under the gun

            Dm                Bb
Thy will be done (thy will be done)
        C               Am
And the judgement has begun
           Bb
Nowhere to run
           Dm
Father and son
            E
Fall one by one
             A
Fields of Verdun