Black Letters chords

[VERSE 1]

He was [C] justx 18
When he [Dm] xxxx saw her smiling [Am] facex
As she da[C]ncedx along the st[Em]reetsx of Mon[Am]trealx

And i[C]nxx 1916
She gave her [Dm] handx for him to h[Am]oldx
In the c[C]hurchx beneath the anc[Em]ientx city [Am] wallsx

But [C] nowx he lies a[Em]wake,x sta[Dm]ringx in up into [Am] xxxx the dark
At the [C] eyesx of a m[Em]illionx tiny [Am] godsx
And w[Dm]henx the sun co[C]mesx up, they[Em]'llx go over th[Am]exxx top, for [G] goodx

[CHORUS 1]

N.C. Am
So he writes her black letters
By the t[C]imex you read these [G] xxx   words
The[Em]rexx will be no more [Am] xxxx war, for [Dm] xxxx me
There will [Em] xxxx be, only pe[Am]acex

[VERSE 2]

He w[C]asx her only son
And she [Dm] xxxx rocked him back and [Am] forthx
In [C] thex cradle of t[Em]hexx tall Alberta [Am] grainx
And he w[C]asx scarce a man
When he a[Dm]nsweredx the [Am] callx
[C] Leftx her crying as he [Em] steppedx onto th[Am]exxx train

And she [C] wasx all a[Am]lone,x staring up [Dm] xxxx into the [Em] xxxx moon
As his [C] bodyx hit the [Em] sandx beneath C[Am]alaisx
And w[C]henx the sun came [Am] xxxx up, his w[Dm]ordsx were on the s[Em]tepsx for [G] xxx her

[CHORUS 2]

N.C. Am
And she read his black letters
By the t[C]imex you read the[G]sex words
The[Em]rexx will be no mo[Am]rexx war, fo[Dm]rxxx me
T[Em]herex will be, on[Am]lyxx peace

[VERSE 3]

Well t[C]hex day will come
We l[Dm]ookx into [Am] xxxx the eyes
Of a f[C]atex that is much g[Em]reaterx than us [Am] allx
And by t[C]hex setting sun
We'll wri[Dm]texx the words we'd wish to echo[Am]xxxx
In the [C] heartsx of our l[Em]ovedx ones should we f[Am]allx
Those thin [C] xxx dark l[Am]ines,x so del[Dm]icatex and f[Em]inex
Like a [C] roadx that could s[Em]howx the way back [Am] homex
But at the e[C]ndingx of the [Em] xxxx day, our me[Dm]moriesx will [Am] xxxx fade for g[G]oodx

[CHORUS 3]

N.C. Am
Except for our black letters
By the [C] timex you read these [G] xxx words
There [Em] willx be no more [Am] xxxx war, fo[Dm]rxxx me
T[Em]herex will be, on[Am]lyxx peace