The Monitor
Bishop AllenVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Once a great ironworks
Stood at the end of my street
And they hauled in The Monitor
Fit her with armor
For to save the union fleet
The River James was on fire
As The Merrimack thundered and raged
And she seemed so colossal and so unstoppable
Until the two engaged
And inside the sound
A deafening din, round after round, again and again
Shattering down, shattering down, shattering down
The neighborhoods quiet at night
But sometimes my ears still ring
And you think Id understand
That a rock-n-roll band
Doesnt 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 theyre still alive
And I try to shout
But none of them hear
Theyre moving their mouths
But the blood in their ears
Is running down, running down, running down
And were singing la da da da da da
And were singing la da da da da da
And were singing la da da da da da
But what then?
Its stunning to know Ive survived
But Im not sure what Im fighting for anymore
And when I break another string
And continue to sing
Is that courage? Im not sure.
When the ironclads drifted apart
Still blue and still gray
The men shoveled in the coal
And worked the pumps in the hull
Just like every other day
And none of them knew
Oh, none of them cared
How much it just changed right then and right there
They just carried on, carried on, carried on
And were singing la da da da da da
And were singing la da da da da da
And were singing la da da da da da
But what then?
And were singing la da da da da da
And were singing la da da da da da
And were singing la da da da da da
But what then?
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Readable chord sheet for The Monitor by Bishop Allen
[C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [G] [C]Once a great iron[F]works [C]Stood at the end of my [F]street [C]And they hauled in The Monitor [F]Fit her with armor For to [G]save the union fleet [C]The River James was on [F]fire [C]As The Merrimack thundered and [F]raged And she [C]seemed so colossal and [F]so unstoppable Un[G]til the two engaged And inside the [Am]sound A deafening [Em]din, round after [G]round, again and [C]again S[F]hattering [C]down, [F]shattering [C]down, [F]shattering [G]down The neighborhoods quiet at night But sometimes my ears still ring And you think Id understand That a rock-n-roll band Doesnt 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 theyre still alive And I try to shout But none of them hear Theyre moving their mouths But the blood in their ears Is running down, running down, running down And were singing [C]la da da da da [G]da And were singing [C]la da da da da [G]da And were singing [F]la da da da da d[G]a But what [C]then? Its stunning to know Ive survived But Im not sure what Im fighting for anymore And when I break another string And continue to sing Is that courage? Im not sure. When the ironclads drifted apart Still blue and still gray The men shoveled in the coal And worked the pumps in the hull Just like every other day And none of them knew Oh, none of them cared How much it just changed right then and right there They just carried on, carried on, carried on And were singing la da da da da da And were singing la da da da da da And were singing la da da da da da But what then? And were singing la da da da da da And were singing la da da da da da And were singing la da da da da da But what then?