Tarkus — Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Chords and lyrics for Tarkus by Emerson, Lake & Palmer (key of C).
Intro
[Em] [F] [Em] [F#m] [C#m] [Bm]
[Bm] [Em] [B] [Em] [B] [Em] [Bm] [Em] [Bm] [Em]
Verse
[Em]Clear the battlefield and let [Bm]me see
[Am]All the profit from our [Em]victory
[Em]You talk of freedom, [Bm]starving children fall
[Am]Are you deaf when you hear the [Em]season's call?
Interlude
[F] [Em] [B] [Em] [B]
Verse
[Em]Were you there to watch the [Bm]earth be scorched?
[Am]Did you stand beside the [Em]spectral torch?
[Em]Know the leaves of sorrow [Bm]turned their face
[Am]Scattered on the ashes of [Em]disgrace
Interlude
[F] [Fm] [Em] [B] [Em] [Bm]
[Em] [Bm] [Am] [Em] [Bm] [Am] [Em]
[F] [Fm] [Em] [Bm] [Em] [Bm] [Em]
[Bm] [Am] [Em] [Bm] [Am] [Em]
[F] [Fm] [Em] [Bm] [Em] [Bm]
Verse
[Em]Every blade is sharp; the [Bm]arrows fly
[Am]Where the victims of your [Em]armies lie
[Em]Were the blades of grass and [Bm]arrows rain
[Am]Then there'd be no sorrow, [Em]be no pain
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