The Last Battle Chords & Lyrics - Gordon Bok

[INTRO]
[G7] [C] [G7] [C] [G]

[VERSE]
An east wing [C]blew i[F]n the [G7]storms of [C]time [F]
Where the Metis [Em]lived[Dm] by the winding [G7]river
When on a [Em]steel[Dm] rail the [G7]settlers [Em]came [Am]
To the South Sas[Dm]katchewan[F] and the land they [G7]claimed

[VERSE]
Then three Me[C]tis[F] and [G7]Gabri[C]al [F]
Rode like the [Em]wind[Dm] to wild Mon[G7]tana
There on the [Em]Sweetgrass[Dm] , in a [G7]church of [Em]stone [Am]
They found their [Dm]saviour[F] , and they brought him [G7]home

[CHORUS]
Saying, "Come Ri[C]el,[F] we'll [G7]make a [C]stand [F]
Here at Bo[Em]toche[Dm] , beside the [G7]river
Ah, never [Em]mind[Dm] their [G7]Gatling [Em]guns [Am]
If we lose this [Dm]time,[F] we've [G7]lost for[C]ever!" [F] [G7] [C] [G7]

[VERSE]
Well, the bullets [C]flew[F] and the [G7]cannons [C]roared [F]
And the Metis' [Em]blood[Dm] flowed like a [G7]river
Into the [Em]coulees[Dm] where they [G7]ran to [Em]hide [Am]
It washed their [Dm]dreams away[F] , and their spirit [G7]died

[CHORUS]
"Oh, come Ri[C]el,[F] we'll [G7]make a [C]stand [F]
Here at Bo[Em]toche[Dm] , beside the [G7]river
Ah, never [Em]mind[Dm] their [G7]Gatling [Em]guns [Am]
If we lose this [Dm]time,[F] we've [G7]lost for[C]ever!" [F] [G7] [C] [G7]

[VERSE]
Oh, a silence [C]stole[F] a[G7]cross the [C]land [F]
The drums of [Em]war[Dm] were hushed for[G7]ever
But in the [Em]starlight[Dm] on the [G7]barren [Em]plains [Am]
The cry of [Dm]Gabrial[F] flies on the [G7]wind

[CHORUS]
"Oh, come Ri[C]el,[F] we'll [G7]make a [C]stand [F]
Here at Bo[Em]toche[Dm] , beside the [G7]river
Ah, never [Em]mind[Dm] their [G7]Gatling [Em]guns [Am]
If we lose this [Dm]time,[F] we've [G7]lost for[C]ever!
If we lose this [Dm]time,[F] we've [G7]lost for[C]ever!"