Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb

[Intro] Am Em Am Em C G/B D x2 [Verse 1]

It ^Amcannot be seen But there's ^Amblood on the green Only ^Amgod knows I'm innocent ^CTake me, ^Gtake me ^Amhome A ^Amdark seed reigns in me ^AmLike the storm rules over the sea ^AmI challenge thee, do not ^Ccross this ^Gbridge a^Amlone

Don't ^Amdare me now ^GThe threatening ^Dshadows will pass ^Amby ^G ^F They're getting ^Amcloser now ^GOpen your ^Deyes Wake up my dear ^Amyoung friend And ^Ghate shall ^Ffade^G a^Amway

^AmI will not move, ^Cye^Dt ^C ^D ^AmI'll stand still, in^Gst^Amead^G ^Am

[Pre-Chorus 1]

^FThere on the ^Abbattlefield he ^Cstands Down on the ^Ambattlefield he's ^Flost And on the ^Abbattlefield it ^Cends

[Chorus 1]

^CWar and ^Abanger shall ^Creign The clash of ^Firon can be heard By ^Cblindness you're ^Abdriven in^Gsane I'm lost in anguish and ^Cgrief ^CSorrow won't ^Abwane 'til you ^Cdie A shattered ^Fbody deeply ^Churt And ^Cdarkness will ^Abcover the ^Glight It's gone for^Gevermore (it's gone forever^Cmmore)

[Interlude] Cm Ab Bb x3 [Verse 2]

The ^Cmfield's been left in sorrow ^BbThe ^Cmfather and the son they're gone ^BbThe ^Cmsun shines ^Gmbright And ^Dmanger ^Bbrises ^CmLorn and ^Gmlonely ^DmTorn a^Bbpart ^CmDon't you ^Gmthink It's ^Dmtime to ^Cmstop ^Bbnow ^CmWe were ^Gmcharmed and ^Abmfooled by the old serpent's ^Cmkiss

Let's ^Bbpray That ^Ebheaven's on our ^Fmside Through ^Abviolence and ^Ebhorror Shall ^Bbhonour a^Cmrise^Ab

So let's ^Ebpray And ^Bbblessed shall be our ^Cmleader We ^Abfollow the ^Ebnoble and ^Bbbright

^CmDon't you hear me ^Bbcry^Cming (^Bbcry^Cming) ^CmCome take me away I hallow thy ^Bbnam^Cme ^Bb ^Cm

[Pre-Chorus 2]

^AbThere on the ^Cbbattlefield he ^Ebstands Down on the ^Cmbattlefield he's ^Ablost And on the ^Cbbattlefield it ^Ebends

[Chorus 2]

[Bridge Part 1] Cm Eb Bb Ab Fm Cm Bb Eb Ab Cm Eb Bb Ab Fm Cm Bb Eb Ab Ebm Cb x2 Cb Cdim Db [Bridge Part 2]

^EbmThat's what minstrel sing ^EbmJoin in the horrible screams ^EbmTake part in murderous deeds ^GbRenowned be the ^Dblion-hearted ^EbmJoin in the minstrelsy ^EbmWailing in endless grief ^EbmIt eagerly longs for more ^GbBroken bodies ^Dblay down on the ground

[Bridge Part 3]

^CmBlood sheds all over the ^Abplace^Bb The ^Cmgreen will be stained for^Abever^Bb And ^Cmhate reigns all over the ^Abfield^Bb They ^Cmkeep struggling on in ^Abanger^Bb

^AbFiercely in^Bbtense Out^Ebrageous, too blind to see^Ab And ^Bbin pain they ^Ebkeep on ^Absinging^Ab We claim the ^Bbland for the ^Cmhighlord^Ab God bless the ^Bbland and our ^Cmhigh^Ablord

[Chorus 3]

[Outro] Cm Bb Cm Gm Ab Bb Fm x2 Cm Bb Ab Gm x4 Cm

Blind Guardian - Battlefield