Belleau Wood
Garth BrooksVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
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B(2)-----3--------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-------|
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D(4)--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-|
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Oh, the snowflakes fell in silence
Over Belleau Wood that night
For a Christmas truce had been declared
By both side of the fight
As we lay there in our trenches
The silence broke in two
By a German soldier singing
A song that we all knew
Though I did not know the language
The song was "Silent Night"
Then I heard my buddy whisper,
"All is calm and all is bright"
Then the fear and doubt surrounded me
'Cause I'd die if I was wrong
But I stood up in my trench
And I began to sing along
Then across the frozen battlefield
Another's voice joined in
Until one by one each man became
A singer of the hymn
Then I thought that I was dreaming
For right there in my sight
Stood the German soldier
'Neath the falling flakes of white
And he raised his hand and smiled at me
As if he seemed to say
Here's hoping we both live
To see us find a better way
Then the devil's clock struck midnight
And the skies lit up again
And the battlefield where heaven stood
Was blown to hell again
But for just one fleeting moment
The answer seemed so clear
Heaven's not beyond the clouds
It's just beyond the fear
No, heaven's not beyond the clouds
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Readable chord sheet for Belleau Wood by Garth Brooks
E(1)--5--------5-----------5-----------5-----------5----------| B(2)-----3--------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-------| [G]-----------------2-----------2-----------2-----------2----| D(4)--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-| A(5)----------------------------------------------------------| E(6)----------------------------------------------------------| O[D]h, the snowflakes fell in si[D/F#]lence O[Bm]ver Belle[A]au Wood tha[D]t night F[G]or a Christmas truce [D]had been declared B[A]y both side of the fight A[D]s we lay there in [D/F#]our trenches T[G]he silence broke in two B[D]y a German soldier singing A[A] song that we all [D]knew [A] T[D]hough I did not kn[D/F#]ow the language T[Bm]he song was[A] "Silent[D] Night" T[G]hen I heard my b[D]uddy whisper, "[A]All is calm and all is bright" T[D]hen the fear and d[D/F#]oubt surrounded me '[G]Cause I'd die if I was wrong B[D]ut I stood up in my trench A[A]nd I began to [D]sing along [A] Then across the frozen battlefield [G] Another's voi[D]ce joined in [G] Until one [D/F#]by one each man became [Em] A singer[A] of the hymn T[D]hen I thought that I[D/F#] was dreaming F[Bm]or right ther[A]e in my[D] sight S[G]tood the German so[D]ldier '[A]Neath the falling flakes of white A[D]nd he raised his hand[D/F#] and smiled at me A[G]s if he seemed to say H[D]ere's hoping we both live T[A]o see us find a[D] better way [A] Then the devil's clock struck midnight [G] And the ski[D]es lit up again [G] And the batt[D/F#]lefield where heaven stood [Em] Was blown[A] to hell again B[D]ut for just one fl[D/F#]eeting moment T[G]he answer seemed so clear H[D]eaven's not beyond the clouds I[A]t's just beyond [Bm]the fear[A] N[G]o, heaven's not be[D]yond the clouds