Breaking Of The Sword chords

[C] [F] [G] [C] [F] [C] [F] [G] [C]

[VERSE 1]
[C]On a sunny April morni[F]ng [G]
[C]My dear son, you[F] were born [G]
[C]Until one day you were called aw[Am]ay
[Am]And from my heart was torn [C]

[VERSE 2]
[C]As a boy, you knew the stables [G]
[C]As a lad, you knew the fields [F]
[G]My son, you work[C]ed beside me[F] [G]
[Am]But to country, [F]you must yield [G]

[REFRAIN]
[Am]You were called to serve the cou[C]ntry [G]
[Am]You were called to serve the kin[C]g [G]
[G]And from our hom[Am]e, you left one day [F]
[Am]And of this, tod[C]ay I sing [G]
[Am] [F] [G] [C] [G] [C] [F] [G] [Am]
[G] [C]

[VERSE 4]
[C]When I stood there at the statio[F]n
[C]And our eyes, one last t[F]ime met [G]
[C]It was at that momen[Am]t, my dear s[C]on
[Am]'Tis that I'll ne'er for[C]get

[VERSE 5]
[C]Is it now a mother's ble[F]ssing
[C]That the country's truly fre[G]e?
[Am]You gave your life for all of us [F]
[Am]And all humanity[G]
[C] [F] [C] [F] [G] [C] [G] [Am] [G] [C] [Am]
[C] [Am] [G] [C] [G] [Am] [G] [Am] [G] [Am]
[G] [C]

[VERSE 6]
[C]As I stand here at your gravesid[G]e
[C]The spring birds[F] sing their song [G]
[C]My child, I love you more and mo[Am]re
[Am]And will my whol[G]e life long [C]

[REFRAIN]
[C]You were called to serve[Am] the country [G]
[G]You were called to serve[C] the king [G]
[Am]And from our home, you l[F]eft one day
[F]And of this, today we si[C]ng

[C] [F] [G] [C] [Am] [C] [Am] [C] [Am] [C]
[Am] [C] [G] [Am] [C] [Am] [F] [G]

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