G0 C1 G2 0His eyes they closed and his last breath spoke Em3 1He had seen all to be seen G4 C5 G6 2a life once full, now an empty vase D7 G8 3With the blossoms on his early grave C9 G10 4Walk away me boy, walk away me boy Em11 D12 5And by mornin' we'll be free G13 C14 G15 6Wipe the golden tear from your mother dear D16 G17 7And raise what's left of the flag for me. 8 9-no chords- 10 11Then the rosary beads count them one, two, three Em18 12Fell apart as they hit the floor. G19 C20 G21 13In our garb of black we must pay respect D22 G23 14To the color we're born to mourn. C24 G25 15Walk away me boys, walk away me boys Em26 D27 16And by mornin' we'll be free G28 C29 G30 17Wipe the golden tear from your mother dear D31 G32 18And raise what's left of the flag for me. 19 20Interlude: G33 C34 G35 Em36 G37 C38 G39 D40 G41 21 G42 C43 G44 22In his place there grew an angry festered wound Em45 23Filled with hatred and remorse G46 C47 G48 24Where I'd pick and scratch till the blood it matched D49 G50 25The silent rage now that fills my lungs G51 C52 G53 26For there are many ways to kill a man they say Em54 27With bayonet, axe, or sword G55 C56 G57 28But son a bullet fired from a shapeless guise D58 G59 29Leaves but the shell of a Thompson gun. 30 31 C60 G61 32Walk away me boys, walk away me boys Em62 D63 33And by mornin' we'll be free G64 C65 G66 34Wipe the golden tear from your mother dear D67 G68 35And raise what's left of the flag for me. 36 37Interlude: G69 C70 G71 Em72 G73 C74 G75 D76 G77 38 39 Em78 - hold - Em79 - hold - D80 40From the Eastern to the Western shore Em81 - hold - Em82 - hold - D83 41Where many men and many more will fall. 42 43 C84 G85 44But no angel flies with me tonight Em86 D87 45Till freedom reigns on all G88 C89 G90 46And curse the name for which we slaved our days D91 G92 47Till every man shall his kingdom come 48 49Interlude: A93 D94 A95 F#m96 A97 D98 A99 E100 A101 D102 A103 F#m104 E105 A106 D107 A108 E109 A110 50 51 G111 C112 G113 52But sure as night turns day ends the passion play Em114 53Oh my god what have they done G115 C116 G117 54With madman's rage well they dug our graves D118 G119 55But the dead rise again you fools 56 57 C120 G121 58Walk away me boys, walk away me boys Em122 D123 59And by mornin' we'll be free G124 C125 G126 60Wipe the golden tear from your mother dear D127 G128 61And raise what's left of the flag for me. 62 63 C129 G130 64Walk away me boys, walk away me boys Em131 D132 65And by mornin' we'll be free - hold - G133 - hold - C134 G135 - hold - 66Wipe the golden tear from your mother dear 67- no chord - 68And raise what's left of the flag for me. 69 Outro: G136 C137 G138 D139 G140