Key: C major
Verse 1
C
Am
When the stones rained down
G
F
C
and smoke rose above the clouds
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F
C
my uncle put his fleet to sea
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G
C
And as he waved and turned away,
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G
C
set his sails across the bay
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G
Am
Who could ever guess, my dear Tacitus,
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G
C
the gods were so enraged
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F
C
and dust turned the daylight dark
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F
C
wondered if they'd survived
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G
C
But through the thickening smoke,
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G
C
they found the harbour choked
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G
Still he urged them on
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F
while he stayed calm,
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C
and the ash fell like snow
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F
C
tearing the buildings down
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F
C
the fires lit the Naples bay
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G
C
And when it came for them to leave,
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G
C
there was no escape I see
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G
And his body fell as
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F
the vapors swelled,
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C
so he died as if asleep
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C
Am
C
G
Am
C
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C
Ooh...
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C
A couple focusing
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F
Their lenses trained of smoke and fire an
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C
d flame and in unison they rise
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G
C
as the plume reached greater heights
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G
while around the bend
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F
a grey cloud descends
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C
that'll be their demise and
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They're both killed instantly
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C
Boiling the ocean floor
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G
Though their bodies disappear
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F
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C
Mingle with the earth and air
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G
They will echo on
Am
F
through the work they've done
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C
Am
Projected through the air
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Am
C
G
Am
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F
C
you
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