What's Left of the Flag
Flogging MollyVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
His eyes they closed and his last breath spoke
He had seen all to be seen
A life once full, now an empty vase
With the blossoms on his early grave
Walk away me boy, walk away me boy
And by mornin' we'll be free
Wipe the golden tear from your mother dear
And raise what's left of the flag for me.
Then the rosary beads count them one, two, three
Fell apart as they hit the floor.
In our garb of black we must pay respect
To the color we're born to mourn.
Walk away me boys, walk away me boys
And by mornin' we'll be free
Wipe the golden tear from your mother dear
And raise what's left of the flag for me.
In his place there grew an angry festered wound
Filled with hatred and remorse
Where I'd pick and scratch till the blood it matched
The silent rage now that fills my lungs
For there are many ways to kill a man they say
With bayonet, axe, or sword
But son a bullet fired from a shapeless guise
Leaves but the shell of a Thompson gun.
Walk away me boys, walk away me boys
And by mornin' we'll be free
Wipe the golden tear from your mother dear
And raise what's left of the flag for me.
From the Eastern to the Western shore
Where many men and many more will fall.
But no angel flies with me tonight
Till freedom reigns on all
And curse the name for which we slaved our days
Till every man shall his kingdom come
But sure as night turns day ends the passion play
Oh my god what have they done
With madman's rage well they dug our graves
But the dead rise again you fools
Walk away me boys, walk away me boys
And by mornin' we'll be free
Wipe the golden tear from your mother dear
And raise what's left of the flag for me.
Walk away me boys, walk away me boys
And by mornin' we'll be free
Wipe the golden tear from your mother dear
(no chord)
And raise what's left of the flag for me.
Source: Songsterr · Rights holder? Request removal.
Readable chord sheet for What's Left of the Flag by Flogging Molly
[G]His eyes they closed and [C]his last br[G]eath spoke He had seen all to be [Em]seen [G]A life once full, now an [C]empty[G] vase With the blossoms on his [D]early [G]grave Walk [C]away me boy, walk [G]away me boy And by [Em]mornin' we'll be[D] free Wipe the [G]golden tear from your[C] mother[G] dear And raise what's left of the [D]flag for[G] me. Then the rosary beads count them one, two, three Fell apart as they hit the [Em]floor. In our [G]garb of black we must [C]pay[G] respect To the color we're [D]born to[G] mourn. Walk [C]away me boys[G], walk away me boys And by [Em]mornin' we'll be[D] free Wipe the [G]golden tear from your[C] mother[G] dear And raise what's left of the [D]flag for[G] me. [G][C][G][Em] [G][C][G][D][G] [G]In his place there grew an angry[C] festered[G] wound Filled with hatred and [Em]remorse Where I'd [G]pick and scratch till the[C] blood it[G] matched The silent rage now that [D]fills my[G] lungs [G]For there are many ways to kill a [C]man they [G]say With bayonet, axe, or sw[Em]ord But[G] son a bullet fired from a[C] shapeless[G] guise Leaves but the shell of a [D]Thompson[G] gun. Walk [C]away me boys[G], walk away me boys And by [Em]mornin' we'll be[D] free Wipe the [G]golden tear from your[C] mother[G] dear And raise what's left of the [D]flag for[G] me. [G][C][G][Em] [G][C][G][D][G] [Em]From the E[Em]astern to the Wester[D]n shore [Em]Where many[Em] men and many more will[D] fall. But no [C]angel flies with[G] me tonight [Em]Till freedom reigns on[D] all And curse the [G]name for which we[C] slaved our[G] days Till every man shall his [D]kingdom[G] come [A][D][A][F#m] [A][D][A][E][A] [D][A][F#m][E] [A][D][A][E][A] But sure as [G]night turns day ends the[C] passion[G] play Oh my god what have they [Em]done With [G]madman's rage well they [C]dug our[G] graves But the dead rise [D]again you [G]fools Walk [C]away me boys[G], walk away me boys And by [Em]mornin' we'll be[D] free Wipe the [G]golden tear from your[C] mother[G] dear And raise what's left of the [D]flag for[G] me. Walk [C]away me boys[G], walk away me boys And by [Em]mornin' we'll be[D] free Wipe the [G]golden tear from your[C] mother[G] dear (no chord) And raise what's left of the flag for me. [G][C][G][D][G]