Topic: The awakening
This is a song I wrote from the perspective of
my pre christian saxon ancestors and how
it affected my beliefs. No offence intended.
The awakening 6/8 Time
Esus4
Verse 1
Am Amadd11/G G E
'Twas last night I had a dream
Am G6 Am
I was resting by an old oak tree
Am Amadd11/G G E
When appears a one eyed wanderer
Am G6 Am
And this is what he said to me
Chorus
Fmaj7/A C/G E Am
Cattle die kindred die
Fmaj7/A C/G E
Only the deeds of good men will live on
Am C/G E Am
So don’t be afraid to live your life
Fmaj7/A C/G G6add11 Cadd9/E Am
Falter and it will be gone
Verse 2
Am Amadd11/G G E
As I ponder the words that this old man had said
Am G6 Am
He told me stories of old
Am Amadd11/G G E
Of a corageous folk so strong and so true
Am G6 Am
Living Pure and simple lives
Verse 3
Am Amadd11/G G E
Then along came Christianity
Am G6 Am
Like a plague it swept through the lands
Am Amadd11/G G E
Bringing death, torture and misery
Am G6 Am
Killing the natural spirit of man
Repeat Chorus
Verse 4
Am Amadd11/G G E
I awoke with the sun in my eyes
Am G6 Am
His words ringing inside my head
Am Amadd11/G G E
I made an oath to rethink my life
Am G6 Am
And to honour my ancestral dead
Verse 5
Am Amadd11/G
I will strive to be strong
G E
I will strive to do right
Am G6 Am
And never cower away from truth
Am Amadd11/G G E
To live my life by the natural laws
Am G6 Am
And to die if I’m fated to
Repeat Chorus twice to end
© Trevor Scrivens 08/01/2018
https://soundcloud.com/user-415450650/the-awakening-1