Where Silent Shadows Fall chords by Strawbs

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

Verse:
          C
The valiant soldier smiles
          Dm7
The lady lowers her eyes
          C
The battle has been won
          Dm7
With no sense of surprise
           C
She questions not at all
           Dm7
The valiant soldier’s prize
           C
The valiant soldier’s prize

Chorus:
  F   Em    Dm7   G
For all of those who fail to hear
  Dm7  C   F   G
The silent hero’s call
  Dm   C     F    G
We honour those who face themselves
   F   G    Csus4
Where silent shadows fall

Verse 2:
          C
The valiant soldier hears
           Dm7
From far and distant lands
         C
The piper’s sad lament
           Dm7
He feels his mother’s hands
         C
When all are in retreat
          Dm7
The valiant soldier stands
          C
The valiant soldier stands

Chorus:
  F   Em    Dm7   G
For all of those who fail to hear
  Dm7  C   F   G
The silent hero’s call
  Dm   C     F    G
We honour those who face themselves
   F   G    Csus4
Where silent shadows fall

Instrumental:
F Em Dm7 G Dm7 C F G Dm C F G F G Csus4

Verse:
          C
The valiant soldier calls
          Dm7
The public purse denies
          C
He sadly shakes his head
       Dm7
Weary of the lies
          C
Who never knows his child
          Dm7
The valiant soldier dies
          C
The valiant soldier dies

Chorus:
  F   Em    Dm7   G
For all of those who fail to hear
  Dm7  C   F   G
The silent hero’s call
  Dm   C     F    G
We honour those who face themselves
   F   G    Csus4
Where silent shadows fall

Outro:
F Em Dm7 G Dm7 C F G Dm C F G F G Csus4
F Em Dm7 G Dm7 C F G Dm C F G F G Csus4
F Em Dm7 G Dm7 C F G Dm C F G F G Csus4
F Em Dm7 G Dm7 C F G Dm C F G F G Csus4