Tuning: Standard
| b - bend note
| () - natural harmonic
| / - slide up
| \ - slide down
| X - mute note
e|-------(5)-----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---(5)---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------0------0--------------------------0------0---------------------------|
D|----9-----10-------8---6---5---6------9-----10-------8---6---5---6---------|
A|--7-----7------7-7---7---7---7---7--7-----7------7-7---7---7---7---7-------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------0------0--------------------------0------0---------------------------|
D|----9-----10-------8---6---5---6------9-----10-------8---6---5---6---------|
A|--7-----7------7-7---7---7---7---7--7-----7------7-7---7---7---7---7-------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------3--------------------------------3-----------------------|
B|------------------------5--------------------------------5-5-5-5-5---------|
G|----4-----5---------4-----4---4------4-----5---------4---4-4-4-4-4---------|
D|------2-----2---2-----2-----2---2------2-----2---2-----2-2-2-2-2-2---------|
A|--0-----0-----0--------------------0-----0-----0---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Weathered statues... Tin soldiers that march in our parks
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------0------0--------------------------0------0---------------------------|
D|----9-----10-------8---6---5---6------9-----10-------8---6---5---6---------|
A|--7-----7------7-7---7---7---7---7--7-----7------7-7---7---7---7---7-------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Wrapped in yellow newsprint, on their benches in the dark
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------0------0--------------------------0------0---------------------------|
D|----9-----10-------8---6---5---6------9-----10-------8---6---5---6---------|
A|--7-----7------7-7---7---7---7---7--7-----7------7-7---7---7---7---7-------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Their faces filled with sadness, sorrow drawn from your nights
e|------------------3--------------------------------3-----------------------|
B|------------------------5--------------------------------5-----5-5-5-------|
G|----4-----5---------4-----4---4------4-----5---------4-----4---4-4-4-------|
D|------2-----2---2-----2-----2---2------2-----2---2-----2-----2-2-2-2-------|
A|--0-----0-----0--------------------0-----0-----0---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Surviving on old glories but now the.... the glories have died
Let ring...
e|--2-2--------------------------------------------|
B|--3-3--------------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-0-3----------------------------------------|
D|--------X----------------------------------------|
A|--------1----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------(7)----------(7)--------------------|
B|------------------(5)---------(7)----------(7)----------------|
G|--------------(5)-----------------(7)----------(7)------------|
D|----------(5)-------------------------------------------------|
A|--(5)-(5)-----------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------(5)------------------|
G|------------------(5)-----------------------|
D|----------(5)-(5)---------------------------|
A|--(5)-(5)-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|----------0---------------0----------------0---------------0----------------|
B|--------3---3-----------3---3------------2---2-----------2---2--------------|
G|------4-------4-------4-------4--------3-------3-------3-------3------------|
D|----5-----------5---5-----------5----4-----------4---4-----------4----------|
A|--5---------------5----------------4---------------4------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Lonely men who are tortured... once proud, but now forlorn
e|----------0---------------0----------------0---------------0----------------|
B|--------3---3-----------3---3------------2---2-----------2---2--------------|
G|------4-------4-------4-------4--------3-------3-------3-------3------------|
D|----5-----------5---5-----------5----4-----------4---4-----------4----------|
A|--5---------------5----------------4---------------4------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gnarled hands hold canes where, their guns once were before
e|----------0---------------0----------------0---------------0----------------|
B|--------3---3-----------3---3------------2---2-----------2---2--------------|
G|------4-------4-------4-------4--------3-------3-------3-------3------------|
D|----5-----------5---5-----------5----4-----------4---4-----------4----------|
A|--5---------------5----------------4---------------4------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Taunted by the children, who's parents lives he saved
e|----------0---------------0----------------0---------------0----------------|
B|--------3---3-----------3---3------------2---2-----------2---2--------------|
G|------4-------4-------4-------4--------3-------3-------3-------3------------|
D|----5-----------5---5-----------5----4-----------4---4-----------4----------|
A|--5---------------5----------------4---------------4------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Forgotten by a state, whose leg in war he gave
e|------0---2-------3-----2-----2--------0---2-------0-----2-----0-----------|
B|----3---3---3---3---3-----3-----3----2---2---2---2---2-----2-----2---------|
G|--2-----------2-------3-----3------1-----------1-------1-----1-------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Silver gleams upon his chest, though sweat gleams on his brow
e|------0---2-------3-----2-----2--------0---2-------0-----2-----0-----------|
B|----3---3---3---3---3-----3-----3----2---2---2---2---2-----2-----2---------|
G|--2-----------2-------3-----3------1-----------1-------1-----1-------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Darker days and sable knights, who work upon his soul
e|------0---2-------3-----2-----2--------0---2-------0-----2-----0-----------|
B|----3---3---3---3---3-----3-----3----2---2---2---2---2-----2-----2---------|
G|--2-----------2-------3-----3------1-----------1-------1-----1-------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
His honor flew away from him, like pigeons on the wind
e|------0---2-------3-----2-----2--------0---2-------0-----2-----0-----------|
B|----3---3---3---3---3-----3-----3----2---2---2---2---2-----2---------------|
G|--2-----------2-------3-----3------1-----------1-------1-----1-------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Spending his last pennies, on cheap wines and sin
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7/----------3-5-5b-3-----------2-4-4b2-4-5---------3-5-5b3--------------|
E|------3---3-5----------5-2---2-4--------------3---3-5----------5-2--------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------5-7-7b5-----------4-6-6b4-6-7---------5-7-7b5----------|
D|--4-444--2-4-4--4/5---5-7----------7-4---4-6--------------5---5-7----------7-4---|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7-777-5/7-7--7/8---8-8-10--8--8-8\7--5--7--5--7/8--8-8-10--8--10-10/12--|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Pick slide...)
But still they make the soldiers... and soldiers still grow old
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------0------0--------------------------0------0---------------------------|
D|----9-----10-------8---6---5---6------9-----10-------8---6---5---6---------|
A|--7-----7------7-7---7---7---7---7--7-----7------7-7---7---7---7---7-------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pump their minds with dignity, then let the young men go
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------0------0--------------------------0------0---------------------------|
D|----9-----10-------8---6---5---6------9-----10-------8---6---5---6---------|
A|--7-----7------7-7---7---7---7---7--7-----7------7-7---7---7---7---7-------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Another day, another statue... falls out in the dawn
e|------------------3--------------------------------3-----------------------|
B|------------------------5--------------------------------5-----5-5-5-------|
G|----4-----5---------4-----4---4------4-----5---------4-----4---4-4-4-------|
D|------2-----2---2-----2-----2---2------2-----2---2-----2-----2-2-2-2-------|
A|--0-----0-----0--------------------0-----0-----0---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Weathered statues... Still march on and on
e|--2-2--------------------------------------------|
B|--3-3--------------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-0-3----------------------------------------|
D|--------X----------------------------------------|
A|--------1----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Artist: Tsol
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