Тональность

 
A
It’s as if he knows 
D  A
He’s standing close to me 
D  A  E
His breath warm on my sleeve
E  A  E
His head hung low 
A
It’s as if he knows 
D  A
What in the dawn will bring 
D  A
The end of everything 
E  A
For my old Banjo 
A  D  A
And all along the picket lines ben eath the desert sky 
A  D
The Light Horsemen move amongst their mates  
D  A  E
to say one last goodbye 
E  D
and the horses stand so quietly 
A  D  E
Row on silent row 
E  A  D  A
It’s as if they know 
A
Time after time 
D  A
We rode through shot and shell 
D  A  E
We rode in and out of Hell  
E  A  E
On their strong backs 
A
Time after time 
D  A
They brought us safely through 
D  A
By their swift sure hooves 
E  A
And their brave hearts 
A  D  A
Tomorrow we will form up ranks and march down to the quay 
A  D  A  E
And sail back to our loved ones in that dear land across the sea 
E  D
While our loyal and true companions 
D  A  D  E
Who asked so little and gave so much   
E  A  D  A
Will lie dead in the dust. 
A
For the orders came 
D  A
No horses to return 
D  A  E
We were to abandon them  
E  A  E
To be slaves  
A
After all we’d shared 
D  A
And all that we’d been through 
D  A  
А Nation’s gratitude 
E  A
Was a dusty grave 
A  D
For we can’t leave them to the people here,  
A
we’d rather see them dead 
A  D  A  E
So each man will take his best mate’s horse 
with a bullet through the head 
E  D 
For the people here are like their land 
A  D  E
Wild and cruel and hard 
E  D  A  D  A
So Banjo, here’s your reward.