Intro: (A Asus4 A5)x3 A6 A7 A E (A Asus4 A5 A6 A5 Asus4)x3 E Verse 1: A5 Ten score years ago, defeat the kingly foe E5 A wondrous dream came into being A5 Tame the trackless waste, no virgin land left chaste E5 All shining eyes, but never seeing Chorus: D G D G D Beneath the noble birth D G D G D Between the proudest words D G D G D C Behind the beauty, cracks appear D G D G D Once, with heads held high D G D G D They sang out to the sky D G D G D G C Why do their shadows bow in fear?
Interlude: (A Asus4 A5)x3 A6 A7 A E (A Asus4 A5 A6 A5 Asus4)x3 E Verse 2: A5 Watch the cities rise A5 Another ship arrives E5 Earth's melting pot and ever growing A5 Fantastic dreams come true A5 Inventing something new E5 The greatest minds, and never knowing Chorus: D G D G D Beneath the noble birth D G D G D Between the proudest words D G D G D C Behind the beauty, cracks appear D G D G D Once, with heads held high D G D G D They sang out to the sky D G D G D G C Why do their shadows bow in fear? Bridge: C D F G C D F G A (A Asus4 A5)x3 A6 A7 A E Outro: A The guns replace the plow, facades are tarnished now D E The principles have been betrayed A The dream's gone stale, but still, let hope prevail D E History's debt won't be repaid Chorus: D G D G D Beneath the noble birth D G D G D Between the proudest words D G D G D C Behind the beauty, cracks appear D G D G D Once, with heads held high D G D G D They sang out to the sky D G D G D G C Why do their shadows bow in fear?