Peace On The Border by Steeleye Span Guitar Chords

[Intro]
D

[Verse]
A/C# G/B D A Bm
After the riding we dispersed
G D A
We drifted home in twos and threes
D A/C# G/B D A Bm
Through cold and rain we spat and cursed
G D A D
This ancient war of families

[Verse]
A/C# G/B D A Bm
Armies passed and then returned
G D A
They killed and raped, they stole and burnt
A/C# G/B D A Bm
So from the cradle we have learnt
G D A
To be as hard as stone
G A Bm A/C# D
And learned to stand alone…

[Chorus]
E A E/G# B E
They are gone now, the killing and disorder…
E/G# D A E E/D E/C#
They’re just ghosts now, the brigand and marauder
Bm A D A/C# E F#m
And we give thanks for peace on the border
E E/G# A D A/C# E A
We give thanks for peace on the border

[Verse]
D A/C# G/B D A Bm
Cloak and dagger, crime on crime
G D A
Anarchy in the borderlands
D A/C# G/B D A Bm
The King’s men came with a Valentine
G D A D
To break the power of the border clans

[Verse]
A/C# G/B D A Bm
Some were hung, some sent away
G D A
To Ireland and the low countries
D A/C# G/B D A Bm
Great was the price they had to pay
G D A
God bless their memory
G A Bm A/C# D
And god bless you and me….

[Chorus]
E A E/G# B E
They are gone now, the killing and disorder…
E/G# D A E E/D E/C#
They’re just ghosts now, the brigand and marauder
Bm A D A/C# E F#m
And we give thanks for peace on the border
E E/G# A D A/C# E A
We give thanks for peace on the border

[Instrumental]
D A/C# G/B D A Bm G D A
D A/C# G/B D A Bm G D A D

[Bridge]
D A D
The broken towers that stand today
A
Stand for peace and order
D A D
Reminding us until the day
A D E
That we need no more borders

[Chorus]
A E/G# B E
They are gone now, the killing and disorder…
E/G# D A E E/D E/C#
They’re just ghosts now, the brigands and marauders
Bm A D A/C# E F#m
And we give thanks for peace on the border
E E/G# A D A/C# E F#m
We give thanks for peace on the border
E E/G# A D A/C# E F#m
We give thanks for peace on the border
E E/G# A D A/C# E F#m
We give thanks for peace on the border
E E/G# A D A/C# E F#m
We give thanks for peace on the border