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[Verse 1]
D
Frightened by the tone of a phone in the dead of night
Edim/D D5
Then staring into darkness and praying till the morning light
D
The price already paid, a son gone to the grave
A7 D5 D
Now the sorrowful parade to the riverbank
[Verse 2]
D
Must be half the county come down to the riverbank
Edim/D D
High school is closed, same for the local police
D G/D Gm
Shall we tearfully embrace, shall we sing “Amazing Grace”
D5 A7 D
Will the shallow river waters bring us peace
[Chorus]
Dm
Army dude, only son, nowhere to run
D Dm
No one to turn to, he turns to the gun
D Dm
It’s a cross, it’s a stone, it’s a fragment of bone
D Edim/D
It’s a long walk home
G
A long walk home
D D7 A7
Gonna be a long walk home
D
From the riverbank
[Bridge]
D
Is there any reason why the black pine should not weep
Edim/D
Is there a woman or a man who wouldn’t understand why he could not sleep
D G/D Gm D5
And the nightmares when they came, like poison to the brain
A7 D
Reminded him again life is cheap
[Chorus]
Dm
Army dude, only son, nowhere to run
D Dm
No one to turn to, he turns to the gun
D Dm
It’s a cross, it’s a stone, it’s a fragment of bone
D Edim/D
It’s a long walk home
G
A long walk home
D D7 A7
Gonna be a long walk home
D
From the riverbank
[Verse 3]
D G D G
Army dude’s mama at the edge of the river
D Edim/D
Limp as a rag, American flag in her arms
D G
Then a triangle of light kissed the red and blue and white
D A7
Along the riverbank, past the dealerships and farms
[Outro]
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