The Revolution Trilogy keyboard

The Revolution Trilogy

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Chris de Burgh - The Revolution Trilogy
From the album: The Getaway (1982)
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This song is divided in 3 parts: The Revolution, Light a Fire and Liberty.
These songs are originally played with a 12-snared guitar.


Intro:
Am F Am
Am Dm Am
Am F Am

         Am              G               Am
Wake up boys, there's a light at the window,
       C             G                Am
I can hear someone knocking on the door,
           Am
There are voices in the street,
         D
And the sound of running feet,
           F          G              Am
And they whisper the word, revolution!

           Am         G             Am
There are men coming down from the valleys,
           C          G                Am
There are tall ships lying off the coast,
          Am
And they carry the light,
        D
In the dark of the night,
         F             G              Am
Like a whisper in the wind, revolution!

          Am        G             Am
Bring my gun and a handful of silver,
        C           G                 Am
By the sea we will gather for the fight,
           Am             
It's been so many years, 
 D
So many tears,
         F           G
We have lost once before,
           Am             G
Now we'll settle the score,
          F            D         Am
When our cannons will roar, revolution!!!!!

Am F C G
Am F C G
Am F C G
Am F C G

 Am        G         C             F
Watch and wait, get ready for the sign,
           C          F               E
There are many here among us now who have not seen the light,
         Am       G               C             F
We must send the word to all the people in the land,
      C               F                E
Go to every hill and mountain for the time is now at hand,

            Am  F G
To light a fire!
         Am  F G
Light a fire!
         Am  F G
Light a fire!

Am F C G
Am F C G

        Am        G           C            F
Let us march the road up the rocky hill tonight,
       C            F                 E
Under cover of the darkness we will slip behind the lines,
             Am       G             C         F
And we will take the men who have stolen our land,
         C            F                E
For the years of domination, hit them right between the eyes,

            Am  F G
To light a fire!
         Am  F G
Light a fire!
         Am  F G
Light a fire!
                           Am F C G
They will see through the world!

Am F C G
Am F C G
Am F C G

Am G C F
C F E
Am G C F
C F E

Am  F G
Am  F G
Am  F G Am

A

 A
Roll away the dawn,
 A                             Bm
Roll away the dawn and let me see,
                  E
The land of the free,
               A
Has anything changed at all,

  A
Sweet liberty,
  A                      Bm
Sweet liberty is in our hands,
                   E
It's part of the plan,
             F G     A
Or is it a state of mind? 

 A
Horses and men,
 A                         Bm
Horses and men are on the field,
             E
They didn't yield,
           A
Many have fallen here,

 A
Never forget,
 A                           Bm
Never forget what they have done,
               E
The time will come,
               F G    A
When it will change again,
          Am F Am E
Never forget!

Am F Am E
Am F Am E
Am F Am E
Am F Am E
Am F Am E

Am F Am E
Am F Am E
Am F Am E
Am F Am E
Am F Am E
F G A

Am Am F
Am Dm E


If you want to play along with the flute, you need to play these notes:
   A    A  B  C  A    A  B  C  A    A  B  C  E   C  B  A  A
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10---10-12-13-10---10-12-13-10---10-12-13-----13-12-10-10-|
G|-------------------------------------------9---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Play this 11 times then end on:
   A  B  C  B    C  B  A  G  A
e|------------------------------|
B|-10-12-13-12---13-12-10----10-|
G|------------------------12----|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

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