Valley Of The Moon

Am                      G
The vultures are flying lower than they used to
F                      Em                   Am
They don’t waste their time on old bleached bones
Am                  G
It’s too damned hot, and I feel choked out
F         Em                   Am
Our past betrayed by smoke and mirrors

Am                 G
All she gives is a stone facade
F               Em                Am
Like ill-given flowers at a dead man’s wake
Am            G
Here we slave for the dreams of another
F              Em                  Am
And fight over scraps like wayward dogs


Chorus:


F        Em              Am
The ash under a red stone guides the way
F              Em                Am
The embers of his words ignite our souls
F     Em        Am
My love and I, we will follow
F              Em        Am
We’ll find our valley of the moon


Verse:


Am                   G
These words a mirror of his own heart
F           Em             Am
And to the land he gave it to
Am                 G
Looking back to the strength of our blood
F        Em             Am
A great river of fortune and will

Am               G
All they gave, they gave for us
F        Em              Am
A better life in a better lands


Chorus:


F        Em                Am
The ash under a red stone guides the way
F                 Em               Am
The embers of his words ignite our souls
F     Em        Am
My love and I, we will follow
F              Em          Am
We’ll find our valley of the moon



( Dm | Am | Dm | Am ) ( F | G | F | G ) X 4


Verse:


Am                G
A place where we can be who we are
F           Em        Am
And just what we were meant to be
Am               G
Plain to hold and see of what we’re made
F       Em          Am
Spirit, sinew, blood, and soil

Am               Em                 G
Up horses now, and straight and true
F         Em        Am
Let every broken furrow run
Am                     G
The strength you sweat shall blossom yet
F         Em        Am
And golden glory to the sun


Chorus:


F         Em                 Am
The ash under a red stone guides the way
F             Em                  Am
The embers of his words ignite our souls
F       Em        Am
My love and I, we will follow
F             Em          Am
We’ll find our valley of the moon