Marchin' (The Unfinished Song)

Marchin', marchin', marchin'
From hill and town to the sea -
Marchin', marchin, marchin'
Til we cool our feet in the stream.

We march to tell the master,
"This you do is wrong."
He only has ears for his Angel of Death;
He will not hear our song.

We march to tell the general,
"This you do is wrong."
He only has ears for his master;
He does not heed our song.

We march to tell the soldier,
"This you do is wrong."
He only has ears for his general;
He cannot join our song.

Chorus:
Marchin', Marchin', Marchin' -
This you do is wrong.
Marchin', Marchin', Marchin' -
Come join our song.

We march to mourn the massacred:
The old, the young, the lame,
All the boys strung up high -
Our end is all the same.

We march to comfort the mother
Where the flag lies in shame
Across the body she cries for -
Our end is all the same.

We march with souls uplifted
To end the tyrant's reign;
Our forces grow in killing fields -
Our end is all the same.

Chorus

We march when we are sightless,
In manacles and chains.
In meeting halls and prison cells,
The foe has many names.

We march when we are beaten,
Broken, burned and shamed.
They only follow orders:
The foe has many names.

We march when we are naked.
Our wills shall not be tamed
By the might of all the mindless -
The foe has many names.

Chorus

We marched before the sack of Troy;
The path we've worn is long:
Across the bloody centuries
Still we march along.

We march along these trails of tears
For the home where we belong,
For the home we'll never see again -
Still we march along.

Though our feet are bleeding,
Though we dare not whisper our song,
Though sometimes few in number -
Still we march along.

Chorus

Marchin', marchin', marchin'
From hill and town to the sea -
Marchin', marchin, marchin'
Til we cool our feet in the stream.

So, march to tell your master,
"This you do is wrong."
When he only has ears for his Angel of Death -
Come join our song.

Chorus

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Basic melody:
Play the following NOTES to a march beat

A A A B A A - -
A A B C B - - -
A A E D C - A -
B B C B A - - -

Or guitar CHORDS

A A A E A A - -
A A E C E - - -
A A E D C - A -
E E C E A - - -

It's best unaccompanied.

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