A Thousand Years
A Thousand Years

A Thousand Years easy guitar chords by Tom Paxton

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    2
    • Verse 1
    The Burgher 
    banged 
    his 
    fist 
    on the 
    table, 

    red 
    face 
    glowing 
    with pride. 

    "We'll 
    rise!" 
    he cried, 
    "As soon 
    as 
    we're able, 

    avenging 
    the 
    ones 
    who died. 

    No 
    more 
    the hunted. 
    No more 
    the mouse. 

    No 
    more 
    the 
    quivering 
    prey. 

    The 
    Masters 
    are driving 
    the Slaves 
    from 
    the 

    house. 
    The 
    Masters 
    are coming 
    to stay. 

    Verse 2
    The 
    Burgher 
    dipped 
    his 
    bread 
    in the 
    gravy, 

    splattering 
    his silken 
    tie. 

    Nachmal 
    the Wehrmacht! Nachmal the 

    Navy! 
    Nachmal the 
    thundering 
    skies! 

    Once 
    more 
    the 
    stadium 
    rocking 
    with cheers. 

    Once 
    more 
    the torchlight 
    parade. 

    Away 
    with the 
    cowering 
    dog- 
    bitten 
    years, 

    away 
    with 
    the humble 
    charade! 

    Verse 3
    A thousand 
    years, 

    the 
    tears 
    of the 
    weak 
    for 
    our 
    wine. 

    A thousand 
    years, 

    we'll pluck 
    them like 
    fruit 
    from 
    the 
    vine. 

    Ah, 
    they fed 
    us 
    and 
    clothed 
    us 

    and handed 
    us 
    weapons 
    as well, 

    But 
    give us 
    a 
    leader, 

    we'll 
    fol
    low 
    him 
    down 
    into 
    Hell! 

    Verse 4
    The Burgher 
    spilled 
    his 
    wine 
    on the 
    table, 

    staggering 
    out 
    of his 
    chair. 

    "We'll 
    rise!" 
    he cried, 

    "As soon 
    as we're able!" 
    stroking 
    the 
    young 
    man's 
    hair. 

    The English 
    are 
    finished. 
    The 
    French 
    are 

    fools. 
    The 
    Russians 
    have 
    China 
    to 
    fear. 

    The 
    Yanks 
    holler 
    "Commie!" 
    and 
    follow 
    they're 

    rules 
    when the 
    time 
    for the 
    rising 
    is 
    here! 

    Verse 5
    The young 
    man's 
    eyes 
    were 
    firey and 
    glowing, 

    the burgher's 
    hand 
    in his own. 

    "We'll 
    rise!" 
    he cried, 
    "The 
    movement 
    is growing!" 

    we'll march 
    on 
    a road 
    of bones! 

    They're coming 
    from 
    Egypt. 
    They're 
    coming 
    from 

    Hess. 
    They're coming 
    from 
    Argen
    tine. 

    We'll 
    march 
    over 
    Russia. 
    We'll march 
    to the West. 

    We'll show 
    them what 
    conquest 
    can 
    mean! 

    Verse 6
    A thousand 
    years, 

    the tears 
    of the 
    weak 
    for 
    our 
    wine. 

    A thousand 
    years, 

    we'll 
    pluck 
    them like 
    fruit 
    from 
    the 
    vine. 

    Ah, 
    they 
    fed us 
    and 
    clothed 
    us 
    and 

    handed 
    us 
    weapons 
    as well, 

    But 
    give us 
    a 
    leader, 
    by 
    God, 

    and we'll see 
    them 
    in 
    Hell! 

    Outro 1


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