Eric Bogle - Singing the spirit home

They ^Dcame for him in the ^Bmmorning, an ^Ghour before ^Ddawning The ^Dpale white moon was ^Bmwaning in the ^GAfrican ^Asky The ^Dcell door flew wide ^Bmopen, they ^Gstood looking ^Dat him He ^Dsaw no mercy in their ^Bmhearts, no ^Gpity ^Ain their ^Deyes

As they ^Dtook him and they ^Bmbound him, tied his ^Gtrembling hands be^Dhind him He ^Dfelt his courage ^Bmleave him, his ^Gmanhood disa^Appear His ^Dlegs would not sup^Bmport him, so ^Gfrom the cell they ^Ddragged him He ^Dsobbed and screamed and ^Bmcursed them in his ^Gloneli^Aness and ^Dfear

^DChains, ^Achains, ^Dchains How ^Gmany souls have ^Adied in freedom's ^Dname To ^Gsome it is a ^Away of life, to ^Dothers just a ^Bmword To ^Gsome it is a ^Asnow-white dove, to ^Dsome a bloody ^Bmsword But un^Gtil the ^Alast chains ^Bmfall, ^Gfreedom will make ^Aslaves of us ^Dall

With ^Dfaces closed and ^Bmhidden the ^Gwhite guards walked be^Dside him In^Ddifferent to his ^Bmpleading - they'd been ^Gdown this path be^Afore But ^Dother eyes were ^Bmwatching, ^Gother ears were ^Dlistening ^DOther hearts beat ^Bmwith him in his ^Gfinal ^Adesperate ^Dhour

From the ^Ddarkness of that ^Bmprison came the ^Gsound of his brothers ^Dsinging C^Dourage, their voices ^Bmtold him, you ^Gdo not walk a^Alone From their ^Dcells beyond the ^Bmshadow he ^Gheard their voices ^Decho As in ^Dlove and pride and ^Bmsorrow they ^Gsang his ^Aspirit ^Dhome

^DChains, ^Achains, ^Dchains How ^Gmany souls have ^Adied in freedom's ^Dname To ^Gsome it is a ^Away of life, to ^Dothers just a ^Bmword To ^Gsome it is a ^Asnow-white dove, to ^Dsome a bloody ^Bmsword But un^Gtil the ^Alast chains ^Bmfall, ^Gfreedom will make ^Aslaves of us ^Dall

And their ^Dsong of hope and ^Bmfreedom, it ^Grang inside that ^Dprison It ^Dbeat against the ^Bmiron bars and ^Gcrashed against the ^Astone As in their ^Dfear and hate they ^Bmhung him, the last ^Gsound that filled his ^Dbeing Was his ^Dbrothers ^Bmsinging, ^Gsinging his ^Aspirit ^Dhome

^DCourage, brother, you ^Ado not walk a^Dlone ^DWe shall walk with you and ^Asing your ^Dspirit home