Tom: Am
Am F G Am F G
Am E Am E Am
There's a man walking round the island with a snake cane
Am E Am E Am
He picked it up in Thailand from a hurricane
C G
And you know he's not gonna go there
F G
He's been one time too long
C Am
Now all the gods are gone
Am E Am E Am
The younger boys are drowning in a shallow sea
Am E Am E Am
The night belongs to snipers in palm trees
C G
And their sabres flashed like lightning
F G
In the charge of the last brigade
C
They must have been afraid
E
Soldiers have their sorrow
F
The wretched have their rage
Dm G
Pray for the aged it's the dawn of another age
Am
Of another age
C
Of another age
Am
Of another age
Am E Am E Am
The blood running down the blackboard on a blank screen
Am E Am E Am
The convicts shake their cages of a bad dream
C G
And they'll coach you in the classroom
F G
That it cannot happen here
C
But it has happened here
Am E Am E Am
I remember nothing that I memorized
Am E Am E Am
I got my education from a black eye
C G
And they'll teach you law and order
F G
If you dare to raise your hand
C
Spare the glove and spoil the man
E
Soldiers have their sorrow
F
The wretched have their rage
Dm G
Pray for the aged it's the dawn of another age
Am
Of another age
C
Of another age
Am
Of another age
Am E Am E Am
Thomas Paine and Jesse James are old friends
Am E Am E Am
And Robin Hood is riding on the road again
C G
We were born in a revolution
F G
And we died in a wasted war
C Am
It's gone that way before
Am E Am E Am
The dogs are chasing chicken bones across the lawn
Am E Am E Am
If that was an election, I'm a Viet Cong
C G
So I pledge allegiance against the flag
F G
and the flaw for which it stands
C
I'll raise it if I can
E
Soldiers have their sorrow
F
The wretched have their rage
Dm G
Pray for the aged it's the dawn of another age
Am
Of another age
C
Of another age
Am
Of another age
