Bended Knee

[Intro] Am

[Primeira Parte]

Am           F                Am
I heard the cavalry ride that day
            G                 Am
My parents hid me and there I'd stay
            F                Am
Then those troops came one by one
            G              F             Am
Men with honor, men with virtue, men with none

[Segunda Parte]

Am           F                Am
When they held her I heard him cry
            G                 Am
And when they butchered him, I watched her die
           F                Am
I shed no tears but vowed that day
            G              F             Am
Men would crumble, men would suffer, men would pay

[Refrão]

F                         Am
  Before the war came, I was free
F        G                 Am
  Then a darkness consumed me
             G           F
The face of war is all I see
               Dm      G      Am
And I find no hope on bended knee

( F  G  Am  F  G  Am  F  G  Am )

[Terceira Parte]

Am           F                   Am
I kept my word as the years crept by
               G                 Am
I slaughtered all to watch them die
                F                Am
I'd make them doubt all they believed
           G              F             Am
Men can marry, men can father, men can grieve

[Quarta Parte]

Am                 F                 Am
They'd beg their lords, they did my will
                   G                         Am
Their wives would scream and their children still
               F             Am
I heard their stories one by one
            G                F             Am
Men have prayers, men have regrets, I have none

[Refrão]

F                         Am
  Before the war came, I was free
F        G               Am
Now a darkness consumed me
              G           F
I`m the last face men will see
            Dm        G           Am
And they waste their breath on bended knee