The Monitor - Bishop Allen Chords

Chords: Bishop, Allen, C, F, G, Am, Em

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Genre: indie rock, power pop, baroque pop

Bishop Allen – The Monitor.

C F C F C F G

C F
Once a great ironworks

C F
Stood at the end of my street

C
And they hauled in The Monitor

F
Fit her with armor

G
For to save the union fleet

C F
The River James was on fire

C F
As The Merrimack thundered and raged

C F
And she seemed so colossal and so unstoppable

G
Until the two engaged

Am
And inside the sound

Em G C
A deafening din, round after round, again and again

F C F C F G
Shattering down, shattering down, shattering down

The neighborhood’s quiet at night

But sometimes my ears still ring

And you think I’d understand

That a rock-n-roll band

Doesn’t mean a blessed thing

But I picture the poor crew stunned

When the cannons did finally subside

How they stand on the deck

With the sun at their neck

And they wonder if they’re still alive

And I try to shout

But none of them hear

They’re moving their mouths

But the blood in their ears

Is running down, running down, running down

C G
And we’re singing la da da da da da

C G
And we’re singing la da da da da da

F G
And we’re singing la da da da da da

C
But what then?

It’s stunning to know I’ve survived

But I’m not sure what I’m fighting for anymore

And when I break another string

And continue to sing

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