C
He was just 18
Dm Am
When he saw her smiling face
C Em Am
As she danced along the streets of Montreal
C
And in 1916
Dm Am
She gave her hand for him to hold
C Em Am
In the church beneath the ancient city walls
C Em Dm Am
But now he lies awake, staring in up into the dark
C Em Am
At the eyes of a million tiny gods
Dm C Em Am G
And when the sun comes up, they'll go over the top, for good
[Chorus 1]
N.C. Am
So he writes her black letters
C G
By the time you read these words
Em Am Dm
There will be no more war, for me
Em Am
There will be, only peace
[Verse 2]
C
He was her only son
Dm Am
And she rocked him back and forth
C Em Am
In the cradle of the tall Alberta grain
C
And he was scarce a man
Dm Am
When he answered the call
C Em Am
Left her crying as he stepped onto the train
C Am Dm Em
And she was all alone, staring up into the moon
C Em Am
As his body hit the sand beneath Calais
C Am Dm Em G
And when the sun came up, his words were on the steps for her
[Chorus 2]
N.C. Am
And she read his black letters
C G
By the time you read these words
Em Am Dm
There will be no more war, for me
Em Am
There will be, only peace
[Verse 3]
C
Well the day will come
Dm Am
We look into the eyes
C Em Am
Of a fate that is much greater than us all
C
And by the setting sun
Dm Am
We'll write the words we'd wish to echo
C Em Am
In the hearts of our loved ones should we fall
C Am Dm Em
Those thin dark lines, so delicate and fine
C Em Am
Like a road that could show the way back home
C Em Dm Am G
But at the ending of the day, our memories will fade for good
[Chorus 3]
N.C. Am
Except for our black letters
C G
By the time you read these words
Em Am Dm
There will be no more war, for me
Em Am
There will be, only peace
