Peacemaker chords by Hoyt Axton

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Verse 1
D 
G 
D 
G 
D 
 (D major)  (G major)  (D major) It  (G major) was a war  (D major) bond
That payed the doctor
A 
D 
When he was  (A major) born it wasn't  (D major) easy
He had a fever
And he was dying His dad was
A 
D 
 (A major) fighting across the sea  (D major) 

Verse 2
D 
He was almost  (D major) to sweet
Canada's Border
Em 
G 
D 
When he  (E minor) ran into a man  (G major) who was high  (D major) 
On Gun powder and a federal order
Em 
G 
D 
That  (E minor) says you've got to  (G major) fight and die  (D major) 

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Verse 3

He answered I'm a runnin'

From the people who are gunnin' down

The people who are running for life

I just wanted

Verse 4
to be free
G 
To be  (G major) all that I was promised
Em 
G 
By the  (E minor) fathers of our  (G major) fathers
D 
A 
long  (D major)  (A major) before.
D 
Now it's  (D major) gettin' kind of queasy
F#m 
G 
And I'm  (F sharp minor) feelin' kind of  (G major) seasick
Em 
A 
D 
I  (E minor) think that it's  (A major) time for me to  (D major) go.

Verse 5
D 
He was almost  (D major) to sweet
G 
D 
 (G major) Canada's Bor (D major) der
He was almost to sweet
Canada's Border
Em 
G 
D 
When he  (E minor) ran into a man  (G major) who was high  (D major) 
On Gun powder and a federal order
Em 
G 
D 
That  (E minor) says you've got to  (G major) fight and die  (D major) 

Verse 6
D 
When the man  (D major) said surrender
G 
He  (G major) kept right on a'goin'
Em 
He could  (E minor) see his brother
G 
D 
A 
 (G major) Jesus by his  (D major) side  (A major) 
D 
And they knew  (D major) he was'nt fakin'
F#m 
G 
When the  (F sharp minor) bullet started quakin'  (G major) 
Em 
A 
Through the  (E minor) body of a peace (A major) 
D 
maker who tried  (D major) 

Verse 7
D 
And he died  (D major) for his country and
G 
he  (G major) was not mistaken
Em 
A 
D 
 (E minor) Takin'  (A major) his body back  (D major) home
He would'nt go into the
G 
 (G major) far eastern jungle
Em 
A 
D 
 (E minor) Takin'  (A major) his body back  (D major) home

Verse 8
D 
F#m 
He just wanted  (D major) to be  (F sharp minor) free
G 
Em 
To be all  (G major) that he was  (E minor) promised
G 
By the fathers  (G major) of our fathers
D 
A 
long be (D major) fore.  (A major) 
D 
And he  (D major) died for his country and
F#m 
G 
he  (F sharp minor) was not mis (G major) taken
Em 
E 
A 
D 
 (E minor) Takin'  (E major) his body  (A major) back  (D major) home
He was almost to sweet Canada's Border
He was almost to sweet Canada's Border
He was almost to sweet
Canada's Border
He was almost to sweet Canada's Border