It is a good day to die chords by Robbie Robertson
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Intro 1
(A minor)
Verse 1
The general (A minor) rode
for sixteen (D minor) (A minor) days
The horses were thirsty and tired
On the trail of a renegade chief
One he'd come to admire
(G major) (A minor) The soldiers hid behind the hills
That surrounded the village
(G major) (A minor) And he rode down
to warn the chief
They'd come to conquer
and pil (G major) lage (A minor)
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Verse 2
(F major) Lay down your arm (G major) s (E minor) (C major)
(F major) Lay down your (A minor) spear (E minor)
(F major) The chief's eyes were sad (E minor)
But showed (D minor) no sign of fear (E minor)
(A minor) (D minor)
Verse 3
(A minor) It is a good day to die (it is a
(D minor) (A minor) good day to die)
Oh, my children dry your eyes
It is a good day to die
Verse 4
And (E minor) (A minor) he spoke of the days
before the white man came
With his guns and whisky (G major) (A minor)
He told of a time long ago
Before what you call his (G major) tory (A minor)
The general couldn't believe his words
Nor the look on his face
But he knew these people
would rather die
Verse 5
Then have to live in this disgrace
(F major) What law have I broken (G major) (E minor) (C major)
(F major) What wrong have I (A minor) done (E minor)
(F major) That makes you want to bury (E minor) me
Upon (D minor) this trail of blood (E minor)
(A minor) (D minor)
Verse 6
It is a good (A minor) day to die (it is a good (D minor)
(A minor) day (D minor) (A minor) to die)
Oh, my children don't you cry
It is a good day to die (D minor)
Interlude 1
(G major) (A minor) (D minor) (A minor)
Verse 7
We (A minor) cared for the land (D minor) and the
land cared for (A minor) us
And that's the way it's (G major) always (A minor) been
Never asked for more
never asked too much
And now you tell me (G major) this is (A minor) the end
(C major) I
Verse 8
(F major) laid down my weapon
(G major) I (E minor) (C major) (F major) laid down my (G major) bow (E minor) (F major)
Now you want to (E minor) drive me out
With no place (D minor) left to go (E minor)
(A minor)
Verse 9
(D minor) It is a good (A minor) day to die (it is
a good day (D major) to (A minor) die)
Oh, my children don't you cry
It is a good day to die (it is a good
Verse 10
day to die)
(A minor) And he turned to his people and
(D major) (A minor) said dry your eyes
We've been blessed (D minor) (A minor)
and we are thankful
Raise (D minor) your voices to the sky
(A minor) It is a good day to die
Verse 11
Oh, (A minor) my children (D minor) don't you (A minor) cry (D minor)
(don't y (A minor) ou cry)
Dry your eyes (dry your eyes)
Raise your voice up (D minor) to the (A minor) sky
Outro 1
It is a good day to die
(E minor) (A minor)
(G major) (A minor) (G major) (A minor)
It is a good day to die
Robbie robertson
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