Key: A minor
Verse 1
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for sixteen days
The horses were thirsty and tired
On the trail of a renegade chief
One he'd come to admire
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The soldiers hid behind the hills
That surrounded the village
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And he rode down
to warn the chief
They'd come to conquer
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and pillage
Verse 2
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Lay down your arms
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Lay down your spear
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The chief's eyes were sad
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But showed no sign of fear
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Verse 3
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good day to die)
Oh, my children dry your eyes
It is a good day to die
Verse 4
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And he spoke of the days
before the white man came
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With his guns and whisky
He told of a time long ago
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Before what you call history
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
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What law have I broken
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What wrong have I done
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That makes you want to bury me
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Upon this trail of blood
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Verse 6
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It is a good day to die (it is a good
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day to die)
Oh, my children don't you cry
Interlude 1
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Verse 7
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We cared for the land and the
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And that's the way it's always been
Never asked for more
never asked too much
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And now you tell me this is the end
Verse 8
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I laid down my bow
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With no place left to go
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Verse 9
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It is a good day to die (it is
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a good day to die)
Oh, my children don't you cry
It is a good day to die (it is a good
Verse 10
day to die)
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said dry your eyes
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We've been blessed
and we are thankful
Verse 11
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Oh, my children don't you cry
Dry your eyes (dry your eyes)
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Raise your voice up to the sky
Outro 1
It is a good day to die
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