Shadowland Chords & Lyrics - Mark Erelli

[INTRO]
[D] [Em] [G] [Em] [G] [Em] [G] [Em]

[VERSE]
[Em]In the darkness
I look in their eyes and I [D]do my best
I'm a long, long way from the [Am]Midwest
On this [C]checkpoint post tonight
And it's [Em]lock and load
When a bomb goes off by the [D]side of the road
And a buddy of mine with a [Am]new wife at home
Disap[C]pears in a flash of [D]light

[CHORUS]
And we're [Am]off to save the [C]day
Do [Am]there'll be hell to [C]pay

[VERSE]
In [G]Shadowland
There is no evidence of [D]any plan
Just a boy with a rifle [Am]in his hand
Who volunteered to pay the [C]cost
For everything we've [D]lost
Here in [Em]Shadowland

[VERSE]
[Em]Handcuffed
In a cold, tile room 'neath a [D]bare light bulb
There's nothing that you [Am]won't divulge
Yes, I've [C]seen it in your kind
'Cause you're the [Em]enemy
Our god is stronger than [D]yours you see
Did you pull the trigger on that [Am]IED
Or were you just in the [C]wrong place at the [D]wrong time

[CHORUS]
I've [Am]orders to o[C]bey
So [Am]there'll be hell to [C]pay

[VERSE]
In [G]Shadowland
The slippery slope where we [D]made our stand
Where the blame flows down the [Am]chain of command
And when that line is [C]crossed
They rewrite all the [D]laws
Here in [Em]Shadowland

[BRIDGE]
When you're [D]dancing with a devil of your own de[Am]sign
Ah, you [D]sink down to his level every [Am]time[C]___[G]_ [D] [Am] [C]

[VERSE]
When the [Em]Judgement comes
God will sort the [D]chosen ones
By the dark of dawn and the [Am]midnight sun
Will [C]pierce the fog of war
So they [Em]dodge the blame
The low men in the [D]temple claim
That they do all this in [Am]Jesus' name
To make us [C]safer and more se[D]cure

[CHORUS]
So [Am]don't get in our [C]way
Or [Am]there'll be hell to [C]pay

[VERSE]
In [G]Shadowland
There is no evidence of [D]God's hand
In the darkness on the [Am]desert sand
The high ground has been [C]lost
At far too high a [D]cost
Here in [G]Shadowland[D]___
Here in [Am]Shadowland[C]___
[G]Noooo, [D]nooo[Am]ooo, [C] no [Em]