The Day The Sun Stood Still
Travis TrittVersion1
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We were young and bound for glory
Itchin' for a fight like you
Bringin' hell and purgatory
To the boys who wore the Blue
And I thought I'd seen it all
Till the day night wouldn't fall
Oh how the sun did blaze
Wouldn't go down for days.
I got shot and lost my rifle
When the first wave hit the rise
And the guns rolled out like thunder
And the black smoke burned my eyes
And I watched it all unfold
Just the way the Bible told
Joshua's endless day
Keepin' the night at bay.
And the soldiers kept a comin'
Til the ground looked like a sea
Of Blue and Grey
And I watched it from a distance
Wonderin' if I would've fought, or run away.
The Day The Sun Stood Still
How they beat the bloody drums
And the seconds moved like hours
But the sunset never comes
And the cannons shake the ground
And the bullets test your will
Even shadows found no cover
On that Godforsaken hill
The Day The Sun Stood Still.
And I watched them lean their shoulders
To the fearful hail of lead
And I prayed for night to save us
And I cried and bowed my head
But the sun just kept a-creepin'
Cross a cold indifferent sky
Castin' a deadly glow
On all the men below.
All the hours in a lifetime
Don't add up to one while minute, in that s-un
And the heroes and the cowards
Look the same when they have fallen, by the gun.
The Day The Sun Stood Still
And the North and South looked west
But the evening star was sleepin?
And the daylight wouldn't rest
Out on the killin? floor
The red sun on the hill
Shinin' down on all the dead men
With a strange and eerie chill
The Day The Sun Stood Still.
Do not judge, what you brother does
Till you've walked a mile
Rank by bloody file
Who's to say, if you'll run or stay, and f-ight.
Chrous3:
The Day The Sun Stood Still
Is just beneath the skin
In the soul of every soldier
Every battle that he's in
The Day The Sun Stood Still
Will haunt your dreams at night
And stalk your every sunrise
Though you will not know it till
The Day The Sun Stood Still.
How they beat the bloody drums
And the seconds moved like hours
But the sunset never comes
And the cannons shake the ground
And the bullets test your will
Even shadows found no cover
On that Godforsaken hill
The Day The Sun Stood Still.
The Day The Sun Stood Still
The Day The Sun Stood Still
The Day The Sun Stood Still.
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Readable chord sheet for The Day The Sun Stood Still by Travis Tritt
[C] [F] [C] [F] We were [C]young and bound for glory Itchin' [F]for a fight like you Bringin' [G]hell and purgatory To the [Em]boys who wore the Blue And I [F]thought I'd seen it [G]all Till the [Em]day night wouldn't [Am]fall Oh how the [F]sun did blaze Wouldn't go [G]down for days. I got [C]shot and lost my rifle When the [F]first wave hit the rise And the [G]guns rolled out like thunder And the [Em]black smoke burned my eyes And I [F]watched it all un[G]fold Just the [Em]way the Bible [Am]told Joshua's [F]endless day Keepin' the [G]night at bay. And the [Am]soldiers kept a comin' Til the [F]ground looked like a sea Of Blue and [G]Grey And I [Am]watched it from a distance Wonderin' [F]if I would've fought, or run [G]away. The Day The Sun Stood [C]Still How they beat the bloody [G]drums And the seconds moved like [Am]hours But the sunset never [F]comes And the cannons shake the [C]ground And the bullets test your [G]will Even shadows found no [Am]cover On that Godforsaken [F]hill The [G]Day The Sun Stood [C]Still. [F] And I [C]watched them lean their shoulders To the fearful hail of lead And I [G]prayed for night to save us And I [Em]cried and bowed my head But the [F]sun just kept a-[G]creepin' Cross a [Em]cold indifferent [Am]sky Castin' a [F]deadly glow On all the [G]men below. All the [Am]hours in a lifetime Don't add [F]up to one while minute, in that [G]s-un And the [Am]heroes and the cowards Look the [F]same when they have fallen, by the [G]gun. The Day The Sun Stood [C]Still And the North and South looked [G]west But the evening star was [Am]sleepin? And the daylight wouldn't [F]rest Out on the killin? [C]floor The red sun on the [G]hill Shinin' down on all the [Am]dead men With a strange and eerie [F]chill The [G]Day The Sun Stood [C]Still. [Bb]Do not judge, what you [F]brother does [C]Till you've walked a mile [G]Rank by bloody file [Bb]Who's to say, if you'll [F]run or stay, and [G]f-ight. Chrous3: The Day The Sun Stood [C]Still Is just beneath the [G]skin In the soul of every [Am]soldier Every battle that he's [F]in The Day The Sun Stood [C]Still Will haunt your dreams at [G]night And stalk your every [Am]sunrise Though you will not know it [F]till The [G]Day The Sun Stood [C]Still. How they beat the bloody [G]drums And the seconds moved like [Am]hours But the sunset never [F]comes And the cannons shake the [C]ground And the bullets test your [G]will Even shadows found no [Am]cover On that Godforsaken [F]hill The [G]Day The Sun Stood [C]Still. [F] The Day The Sun Stood [C]Still [F] The Day The Sun Stood [C]Still [F] The Day The Sun Stood [C]Still.