Breaking Of The Sword

Loreena Mckennitt

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C F G C F C F G C

Verse 1

C F G

On a sunny April morning

C F G

My dear son, you were born

C Am

Until one day you were called away

Am C

And from my heart was torn

Verse 2

C G

As a boy, you knew the stables

C F

As a lad, you knew the fields

G C F G

My son, you worked beside me

Am F G

But to country, you must yield

Refrain

Am C G

You were called to serve the country

Am C G

You were called to serve the king

G Am F

And from our home, you left one day

Am C G

And of this, today I sing

Am F G C G C F G Am

G C

Verse 4

C F

When I stood there at the station

C F G

And our eyes, one last time met

C Am C

It was at that moment, my dear son

Am C

'Tis that I'll ne'er forget

Verse 5

C F

Is it now a mother's blessing

C G

That the country's truly free?

Am F

You gave your life for all of us

Am G

And all humanity

C F C F G C G Am G C Am

C Am G C G Am G Am G Am

G C

Verse 6

C G

As I stand here at your graveside

C F G

The spring birds sing their song

C Am

My child, I love you more and more

Am G C

And will my whole life long

Refrain

C Am G

You were called to serve the country

G C G

You were called to serve the king

Am F

And from our home, you left one day

F C

And of this, today we sing

C F G C Am C Am C Am C

Am C G Am C Am F G

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