Delta Spirit - Ballad of Vitaly for me the best song of the new album, true, moving story Tuned down a half step Intro: G C G (picked) e|-3--3---3---| B|-0--0p1-0---| G|-0--0---0---| D|-0--0p2-0---| A|-2--3---2---| E|-3--x---3---|

^GIn the German ^Csky there ^B7once was a p^Emlane ^CIt carries 71^G children and th^D/F#eir mothers to spa^Emin ^D/F#Well this plane was sure somethi^Gng ^B7It was full of young Russi^Emans ^CProudly t^Go gander at t^D/F#opics discuss^Emin' ^D/F#Now Pete the S^Gwiss was ^B7doublin' shift^Ems ^CJugglin' th^Ge iron co^D/F#ntrolled by his lip^Ems ^DNot a minute to^Co soon children ^D/F#fell to their d^Emoom ^CStruck dead in th^Ge air, orpha^D/F#n a father or t^Emwo ^DHe just laid in the a^Glley Now^C orphan Vit^Galy ^Cmet a young g^Girl m^Carried her quic^Gkly ^CWas so damn in lo^Gve th^Cat they had their two k^Gids ^CHad a great ^Gjob;^C construction in Spa^Gin ^CThey were going to see^G Papa fr^Com Caucasus mountain ^Grange ^CNow that damn ^GSwissman cra^Cshed them into a pl^Gane ^CI will find where he li^Gves ^CSpeak to his ^Gface ^Cwith the blood in my ^Geyes He will^D/F# see my^Em pain

^DMany weeks pa^Gssed ^D/F#For fear of a s^Emuit ^CThe airline said no^Gthin, V^D/F#italy turned ^Emblue ^DFor the killing they ^Cdone ^B7No apology ma^Emde ^CIs it 'cause we are R^Gussian yo^D/F#u treat us this ^Emway ^DThrough a friend that he n^Gew Vi^B7taly found ^EmPete ^CHe came to his do^Gorstep ex^D/F#pecting to sp^Emeak ^DBut Pete blew him of^Cf ^D/F#Threw down the pictures Vi bro^Emught ^CPictures of the^G 3 most ^D/F#important he ^Emlost

D G /F# /E G As the pictures fell down

^D/F#Re-enacting the d^Emay ^CVitaly's eye ^Gblackened no ^D/F#human remain^Emed ^DWell so much can be sa^Gid ^CFor a man in his sho^Ges ^CThere's no glamour in ^Gvengeance There's^D/F# only this ru^Emle: ^DThat the lives you^C lost c^D/F#an never come b^Emack ^CAnd the deed ^Gin return is ^D/F#worse than th^Eme act

^DBlinded by lo^Cve and the ^Dpain of his l^Emoss ^CHe could not^G remember the^D/F# act of assau^Emlt ^DHe awoke in his^G room all cover^Ded in blo^Emod ^CThe cops they'd come kn^Gockin they kn^D/F#ew what he'd ^Emdone ^DThe government lea^Cned Vitaly^D was fre^Eme ^CThey called him th^Ge hero, a m^D/F#an above king^Ems ^DA shadow of ma^Cn, they w^Dere praising his de^Emed

^CHe was ^Galone ^CKilled a father o^Gf 3 ^CNo deed that he ^Gdid ^Ccould make him comple^Gte ^CIt could have been d^Gifferent ^Cif only Pete s^Gaid ^C"I'm sorry for^G killin' t^Che few joys ^Gyou had" ^CBut now there's n^Gothin' ^Cfor Vitaly to^G do ^CBut step off a^G cliff or^C hang in the ^Gnoose ^CRobbed of forgi^Gveness that ^Che could'a g^Gave There's ^D/F#no man left to sa^Emve

Outro: C G D/F# Em (repeat) Later theres always this figure for Em and C e|-2--------------------------------| B|-0--------------------------------| G|-0--------------------------------| D|-2-2--0-p2---0-p2-----------------| A|-2--------------------------------| E|-0--------------------------------| e|-0--------------------------------| B|-1--------------------------------| G|-0--------------------------------| D|-2-2--0-p2---0-p2-----------------| A|-3--------------------------------| E|-0--------------------------------|

Delta Spirit - Ballad of vitaly