Judy Collins - Fortune Of Soldiers
[Intro]
Am C D
[Verse 1]
Am F C
Was the fortune of soldiers to be always at war
G F
Sighting down the barrel at whatever comes?
Am F C
Till the fighters forgot what they were doing it for
G D
And reason was lost in the sound of the drums
[Verse 2]
Am F C
'Twas the fortune of soldiers to be always alone
G F
Forgetting the faces of all their loved ones
Am F C
Far from their daydreams, far from their homes
G D
Love songs were drowned in the sound of the drums
[Chorus]
G G/B
Don't you know the dream has come true?
C
Don't you know by now the dream has come true?
F
When they say that peace can never be
C
It's a fantasy, they didn't know about you
[Chorus]
G G/B
Don't you know the dream has come true?
C
Don't you know by now the dream has come true?
F
When they say that peace can never be
Am
They weren't imagining what one dreamer can do
[Verse 3]
Am F C
'Tis the fortune of bankers and builders of arms
G F
To worship the profit however it comes
Am F C
Up in their towers, sheltered from harm
G D
Far from the smoke and the sound of the drums
[Verse 4]
Am F C
'Tis the fortune of dreamers to see what they see
G F
To live with the scorn till the miracle comes
Am F C
To teach us the music and show us the key
G D
And the chorus to silence the sound of the drums
[Chorus]
G G/B
Don't you know the dream has come true?
C
Don't you know by now the dream has come true?
F
When they say that peace can never be
C
It's a fantasy, they didn't know about you
[Chorus]
G G/B
Don't you know the dream has come true?
C
Don't you know by now the dream has come true?
F
When they say that peace can never be
Am
They weren't imagining what one dreamer can do
[Instrumental]
Am F C G F Am F C G D
[Verse 5]
Am F C
'Tis the fortune of children to have such a choice
G F
To grow up to be dreamers or builders of guns
Am F C
Born to be angels, born to rejoice
G D
Not to grow up to the sound of the drums
[Chorus]
G G/B
Don't you know the dream has come true?
C
Don't you know by now the dream has come true?
F
When they say that peace can never be
C
It's a fantasy, they didn't know about you
[Chorus]
G G/B
Don't you know the dream has come true?
C
Don't you know by now the dream has come true?
F
When they say that peace can never be
It's a fantasy
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