The Ballad Of The Red Flame Lily

Intro:
Am Em D

        Am
On this day all the trees in Rhodesia are aflame
As the eyes of the griever
   Em                    D
With flowers of aching replete
       Am
And my mind's overflowing with vengeance
For to pine is not an occupation but a sentence
     Em                             D
And in time we will all be faking retreat

        Am
Have you got rid of it yet?
This faith corroded with neglect
Em                     D
  Can we ever hide the hurt?
          Am
At least at night the harvest sun's yoke
Is rising like rebel smoke
Em                     D
  Beyond the oceans in swirls

            Am
And it will shame us now
            C        G
And it will shame us still
            Am
And it will shame us now
            C        G
And it will shame us still

Am [for 4 beats]

         Am
What a hollow promise from hollow men
            Em                   D
What a shallow grave for shallow men
                     Am
You're the bull that paws the earth
The leopard that teaches to run
           Em                         D
You're the crocodile that eats the sun

       Am
So we walk on through and beyond
Em                D
  The failures of men
       Am
And we know there's a void at the center
Em        D
  of everything

            Am
And it will shame us now
            C        G
And it will shame us still
            Am
And it will shame us now
            C        G
And it will shame us still