Plinian
Meredith BraggVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
320033 (or 355433)
When the stones rained down
And smoke rose above the clouds
Dodging debris
My uncle put his fleet to sea
And as he waved and turned away
Set his sails across the bay
Who could ever guess
My dear Tacitus
The gods were so enraged
And the lightning arced
And dust turned the daylight dark
And the helmsmen cried
Wondered if they'd survive
But through the thickening smoke
They found the harbor choked
Still he urged them on
While he stayed calm
And the ash fell like snow
And the mountain growled
Tearing the buildings down
And for two dark days
Fires lit the Naples Bay
And when it came for them to leave
There was no escape by sea
And his body fell as the vapor swelled
They say he died as if asleep
A lonely ridge
A couple focus in
Their lenses train
On smoke, and fire, and flame
And in unison they rise
As the plume reached greater heights
While around the bend a grey cloud descends
That will be their demise
And with blinding speed
They are both killed instantly
And the island roars
Boiling the ocean floor
Though their bodies disappear
Mingle with the earth and air
They will echo on through the work they've done
Projected through the years
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Readable chord sheet for Plinian by Meredith Bragg
[G] 320033 (or 355433) [C]When the stones rained[Am] down And smoke rose [F]above the [C]clouds Dodging de[Am]bris My uncle put his [F]fleet to [C]sea And as [Am]he waved and [F]turned a[C]way Set[Am] his sails [F]across the [C]bay Who [Am]could ever [G]guess My [F]dear Tacitus The [G]gods were so en[C]raged And the lightning[Am] arced And dust turned the [F]daylight [C]dark And the helmsmen[Am] cried Wondered if [F]they'd [C]survive [Am]But through the [F]thickening [C]smoke [Am]They found the [F]harbor [C]choked Still [Am]he urged them [G]on While [F]he stayed calm And the [G]ash fell like [C]snow And the mountain[Am] growled Tearing the [F]buildings [C]down And for two dark[Am] days Fires lit the [F]Naples [C]Bay And when [Am]it came for [F]them to [C]leave There [Am]was no [F]escape by [C]sea And[Am] his body [G]fell as [F]the vapor swelled They say he [G]died as if [C]asleep [Am] [C] [Am] [C] [Am] [C] [G] [C] A lonely[Am] ridge A couple [F]focus [C]in Their lenses[Am] train On smoke, and [F]fire, and [C]flame And [Am]in uni[F]son they [C]rise As [Am]the plume reached [F]greater [C]heights While [Am]around the [G]bend a [F]grey cloud descends That will [G]be their de[C]mise And with blinding[Am] speed They are both killed [F]instant[C]ly And the island[Am] roars Boiling the [F]ocean [C]floor Though [Am]their bodies [F]disap[C]pear Min[Am]gle with the [F]earth and [C]air They [Am]will echo [G]on through [F]the work they've done Pro[G]jected through the [C]years [Am] [C] [Am] [C] [Am] [C] [G] [C]