Chords for Louis Dunford - Ballad of Benjamin (Official Video)
Tempo:
99.5 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
Bm
A
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [Bm]
[D]
[G]
[D] [G]
There he [D] was on a bloodstained road [Bm] In the freezing cold, [A] sixteen years old
His [D] name was Ben He was just a boy [G] walking home
[D] [G]
Ben was young, his [D] life was on the way [Bm] And now school was finally done
And [D] he would easily get the grades [C] So Ben [D] was just a boy [G] walking home
[D] [G]
But then they [D] came running through the night [Bm] Three boys in the [D] dark wearing hoods,
holding knives And they see Ben on his own [G] walking home
[D] [C]
And so a [D] sixteen year old boy [Bm] lays down [D] in the dark
[C]
Far [A] too young [D] to fight to run He [Bm]
stood [D] no chance
Ben will feel the cold of steel [G] inside [D] his [Bm] lungs [A] and his [Am] heart
[D]
[G]
There he [D] was on a bloodstained road [Bm] In the freezing cold, [D] sixteen years old
And [Em] I saw you [D] on your own [G] walking home And [D] [G]
I was there [D] when you fell to your knees
[Bm] And I held you in my arms and we [D] collapsed upon the street
And [C] I said, Ben, [A] don't you [D] worry, son I'm gonna [G] take you home
[D] [G]
And I was there, I [D] swear I tried my best [Gm] To stop the bleeding from [D] the holes in your chest
And I [C] screamed, Ben, [A] please just stay awake I've gotta get [G] you home
[D] And so to sixteen year old boys [Em] lay down [D] on the road
[G] And I was scared, I [D] screamed, Ben, don't you dare [Bm] leave me here [A] on my [D] own
[G] You and I [A] were [D] side by side when your eyes finally closed
[G]
There [D] we were on a bloodstained road [Em] In the freezing [D] cold, sixteen years old
[C] Ben and I, we were [A] only boys [G] walking home
[Gm]
[D]
[G]
[D] [G]
There he [D] was on a bloodstained road [Bm] In the freezing cold, [A] sixteen years old
His [D] name was Ben He was just a boy [G] walking home
[D] [G]
Ben was young, his [D] life was on the way [Bm] And now school was finally done
And [D] he would easily get the grades [C] So Ben [D] was just a boy [G] walking home
[D] [G]
But then they [D] came running through the night [Bm] Three boys in the [D] dark wearing hoods,
holding knives And they see Ben on his own [G] walking home
[D] [C]
And so a [D] sixteen year old boy [Bm] lays down [D] in the dark
[C]
Far [A] too young [D] to fight to run He [Bm]
stood [D] no chance
Ben will feel the cold of steel [G] inside [D] his [Bm] lungs [A] and his [Am] heart
[D]
[G]
There he [D] was on a bloodstained road [Bm] In the freezing cold, [D] sixteen years old
And [Em] I saw you [D] on your own [G] walking home And [D] [G]
I was there [D] when you fell to your knees
[Bm] And I held you in my arms and we [D] collapsed upon the street
And [C] I said, Ben, [A] don't you [D] worry, son I'm gonna [G] take you home
[D] [G]
And I was there, I [D] swear I tried my best [Gm] To stop the bleeding from [D] the holes in your chest
And I [C] screamed, Ben, [A] please just stay awake I've gotta get [G] you home
[D] And so to sixteen year old boys [Em] lay down [D] on the road
[G] And I was scared, I [D] screamed, Ben, don't you dare [Bm] leave me here [A] on my [D] own
[G] You and I [A] were [D] side by side when your eyes finally closed
[G]
There [D] we were on a bloodstained road [Em] In the freezing [D] cold, sixteen years old
[C] Ben and I, we were [A] only boys [G] walking home
[Gm]
Key:
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G
Bm
A
C
D
G
Bm
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ There he [D] was on a bloodstained road [Bm] In the freezing cold, [A] sixteen years old
His [D] name was Ben He was just a boy _ [G] walking home
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
Ben was young, his [D] life was on the way [Bm] And now school was finally done
And [D] he would easily get the grades [C] So Ben _ [D] was just a boy _ [G] walking home
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G]
But then they [D] came running through the night [Bm] Three boys in the [D] dark wearing hoods,
holding knives And they see Ben _ on his own _ [G] walking home
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [C]
And so a [D] sixteen year old boy [Bm] lays down [D] in the dark
_ _ [C]
Far [A] too young [D] to fight to run He [Bm]
stood [D] no chance _ _
Ben will feel the cold of steel [G] inside [D] his _ [Bm] lungs [A] and his [Am] heart
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
There he [D] was on a bloodstained road [Bm] In the freezing cold, [D] sixteen years old
And [Em] I saw you _ _ [D] on your own [G] walking home And [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
I was there [D] when you fell to your knees
[Bm] And I held you in my arms and we [D] collapsed upon the street
And [C] I said, Ben, [A] don't you [D] worry, son I'm gonna [G] take you home
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
And I was there, I [D] swear I tried my best [Gm] To stop the bleeding from [D] the holes in your chest
And I [C] screamed, Ben, [A] please just stay awake I've gotta get [G] you home
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ And so to sixteen year old boys [Em] lay down _ [D] on the road
_ _ [G] And I was scared, I [D] screamed, Ben, don't you dare [Bm] leave me here [A] on my [D] own
_ _ [G] You and I [A] were [D] side by side when your eyes _ finally _ closed
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
There [D] we were on a bloodstained road [Em] In the freezing [D] cold, sixteen years old
[C] Ben and I, _ we were [A] only boys _ _ [G] walking home _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ There he [D] was on a bloodstained road [Bm] In the freezing cold, [A] sixteen years old
His [D] name was Ben He was just a boy _ [G] walking home
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
Ben was young, his [D] life was on the way [Bm] And now school was finally done
And [D] he would easily get the grades [C] So Ben _ [D] was just a boy _ [G] walking home
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G]
But then they [D] came running through the night [Bm] Three boys in the [D] dark wearing hoods,
holding knives And they see Ben _ on his own _ [G] walking home
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [C]
And so a [D] sixteen year old boy [Bm] lays down [D] in the dark
_ _ [C]
Far [A] too young [D] to fight to run He [Bm]
stood [D] no chance _ _
Ben will feel the cold of steel [G] inside [D] his _ [Bm] lungs [A] and his [Am] heart
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
There he [D] was on a bloodstained road [Bm] In the freezing cold, [D] sixteen years old
And [Em] I saw you _ _ [D] on your own [G] walking home And [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
I was there [D] when you fell to your knees
[Bm] And I held you in my arms and we [D] collapsed upon the street
And [C] I said, Ben, [A] don't you [D] worry, son I'm gonna [G] take you home
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
And I was there, I [D] swear I tried my best [Gm] To stop the bleeding from [D] the holes in your chest
And I [C] screamed, Ben, [A] please just stay awake I've gotta get [G] you home
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ And so to sixteen year old boys [Em] lay down _ [D] on the road
_ _ [G] And I was scared, I [D] screamed, Ben, don't you dare [Bm] leave me here [A] on my [D] own
_ _ [G] You and I [A] were [D] side by side when your eyes _ finally _ closed
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
There [D] we were on a bloodstained road [Em] In the freezing [D] cold, sixteen years old
[C] Ben and I, _ we were [A] only boys _ _ [G] walking home _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _