Chords for Tom Paxton - On the Road From Srebenica
Tempo:
87.7 bpm
Chords used:
Bbm
F
Db
Ab
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Fm] [F]
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On the road from Srebrenica I saw a woman with two babies and one [F] broken arm.
She could only carry one, and one would have to stay behind to [Bbm] quickly die.
[Db] The gunman shouted orders, and the woman started moving [Ab] down the road,
[F] while the baby in the blanket lying in the muddy ditch began [Bbm] to cry.
On [Db] the road, on the road from [Ab] Srebrenica, black [F] birds fly, black birds flying [Bbm] overhead.
[Db] Crying, oh mercy, on the road from [Ab] Srebrenica, where [F] there's no one left alive to [Bbm] count the dead.
[F]
[Bbm]
On the road from Srebrenica, I saw the men all pulled aside and [F] marched away.
While their women screamed in terror, all the men went down the pathway [Bbm] to the trees.
[Db] The sound of guns was muffled by the forest, but the shots [Ab] went on and on,
while [F] the soldiers pushed the wind to keep moving and the rain began [Bbm] to freeze.
[Db] On the road, on the road from Srebrenica, [F] black birds fly, black birds flying [Bbm]
overhead.
[Db] Crying, oh mercy, on the road from [Ab] Srebrenica, [F] where there's no one left alive to count the [Bbm] dead.
On the road from Srebrenica, trudged an old man who was bent and stooped and frayed.
It seemed all hope was gone, I thought he'd never make a mile, but [Bb] I was [Bbm] wrong.
[Db] He seemed to have no spirit, till he passed a ditch and heard the [Ab] baby cry.
[F] Then he picked the baby up, and in the swirling smoke and flames he [Bbm] moved along.
[Db] On the road, on the road from [Ab] Srebrenica, [F] black birds fly, black birds flying [Bbm] overhead.
[Db] Crying, oh mercy, on the road from [Ab] Srebrenica, where [F] there's no one left alive to count [Bbm] the dead.
[F]
[Bbm]
[C] [D]
[Fm] [F]
[Bbm]
On the road from Srebrenica I saw a woman with two babies and one [F] broken arm.
She could only carry one, and one would have to stay behind to [Bbm] quickly die.
[Db] The gunman shouted orders, and the woman started moving [Ab] down the road,
[F] while the baby in the blanket lying in the muddy ditch began [Bbm] to cry.
On [Db] the road, on the road from [Ab] Srebrenica, black [F] birds fly, black birds flying [Bbm] overhead.
[Db] Crying, oh mercy, on the road from [Ab] Srebrenica, where [F] there's no one left alive to [Bbm] count the dead.
[F]
[Bbm]
On the road from Srebrenica, I saw the men all pulled aside and [F] marched away.
While their women screamed in terror, all the men went down the pathway [Bbm] to the trees.
[Db] The sound of guns was muffled by the forest, but the shots [Ab] went on and on,
while [F] the soldiers pushed the wind to keep moving and the rain began [Bbm] to freeze.
[Db] On the road, on the road from Srebrenica, [F] black birds fly, black birds flying [Bbm]
overhead.
[Db] Crying, oh mercy, on the road from [Ab] Srebrenica, [F] where there's no one left alive to count the [Bbm] dead.
On the road from Srebrenica, trudged an old man who was bent and stooped and frayed.
It seemed all hope was gone, I thought he'd never make a mile, but [Bb] I was [Bbm] wrong.
[Db] He seemed to have no spirit, till he passed a ditch and heard the [Ab] baby cry.
[F] Then he picked the baby up, and in the swirling smoke and flames he [Bbm] moved along.
[Db] On the road, on the road from [Ab] Srebrenica, [F] black birds fly, black birds flying [Bbm] overhead.
[Db] Crying, oh mercy, on the road from [Ab] Srebrenica, where [F] there's no one left alive to count [Bbm] the dead.
[F]
[Bbm]
[C] [D]
Key:
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_ On the road from Srebrenica I saw a woman with two babies and one [F] broken arm. _ _ _ _
She could only carry one, and one would have to stay behind to [Bbm] quickly die. _ _ _ _
_ [Db] The gunman shouted orders, and the woman started moving [Ab] down the road, _ _ _
_ [F] while the baby in the blanket lying in the muddy ditch began [Bbm] to cry. _ _ _ _
On [Db] the road, on the road from [Ab] Srebrenica, black [F] birds fly, black birds flying [Bbm] overhead.
_ [Db] Crying, oh mercy, on the road from [Ab] Srebrenica, where [F] there's no one left alive to [Bbm] count the dead.
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_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ On the road from Srebrenica, I saw the men all pulled aside and [F] marched away. _ _ _ _
_ While their women screamed in terror, all the men went down the pathway [Bbm] to the trees. _ _ _
_ [Db] The sound of guns was muffled by the forest, but the shots [Ab] went on and on, _ _ _ _
_ while [F] the soldiers pushed the wind to keep moving and the rain began [Bbm] to freeze. _ _ _ _
_ [Db] On the road, on the road from Srebrenica, _ [F] black birds fly, black birds flying [Bbm]
overhead.
[Db] Crying, oh mercy, on the road from [Ab] Srebrenica, _ [F] where there's no one left alive to count the [Bbm] dead.
_ On the road from Srebrenica, trudged an old man who was bent and stooped and _ frayed. _ _
_ It seemed all hope was gone, I thought he'd never make a mile, but [Bb] I was [Bbm] wrong. _ _ _
_ [Db] He seemed to have no spirit, till he passed a ditch and heard the [Ab] baby cry. _ _ _
_ [F] Then he picked the baby up, and in the swirling smoke and flames he [Bbm] moved along. _ _ _
_ [Db] On the road, on the road from [Ab] Srebrenica, _ [F] black birds fly, black birds flying [Bbm] overhead.
_ [Db] Crying, oh mercy, on the road from [Ab] Srebrenica, where [F] there's no one left alive to count [Bbm] the dead.
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_ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ On the road from Srebrenica I saw a woman with two babies and one [F] broken arm. _ _ _ _
She could only carry one, and one would have to stay behind to [Bbm] quickly die. _ _ _ _
_ [Db] The gunman shouted orders, and the woman started moving [Ab] down the road, _ _ _
_ [F] while the baby in the blanket lying in the muddy ditch began [Bbm] to cry. _ _ _ _
On [Db] the road, on the road from [Ab] Srebrenica, black [F] birds fly, black birds flying [Bbm] overhead.
_ [Db] Crying, oh mercy, on the road from [Ab] Srebrenica, where [F] there's no one left alive to [Bbm] count the dead.
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_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ On the road from Srebrenica, I saw the men all pulled aside and [F] marched away. _ _ _ _
_ While their women screamed in terror, all the men went down the pathway [Bbm] to the trees. _ _ _
_ [Db] The sound of guns was muffled by the forest, but the shots [Ab] went on and on, _ _ _ _
_ while [F] the soldiers pushed the wind to keep moving and the rain began [Bbm] to freeze. _ _ _ _
_ [Db] On the road, on the road from Srebrenica, _ [F] black birds fly, black birds flying [Bbm]
overhead.
[Db] Crying, oh mercy, on the road from [Ab] Srebrenica, _ [F] where there's no one left alive to count the [Bbm] dead.
_ On the road from Srebrenica, trudged an old man who was bent and stooped and _ frayed. _ _
_ It seemed all hope was gone, I thought he'd never make a mile, but [Bb] I was [Bbm] wrong. _ _ _
_ [Db] He seemed to have no spirit, till he passed a ditch and heard the [Ab] baby cry. _ _ _
_ [F] Then he picked the baby up, and in the swirling smoke and flames he [Bbm] moved along. _ _ _
_ [Db] On the road, on the road from [Ab] Srebrenica, _ [F] black birds fly, black birds flying [Bbm] overhead.
_ [Db] Crying, oh mercy, on the road from [Ab] Srebrenica, where [F] there's no one left alive to count [Bbm] the dead.
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_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _