Tom: Em [Intro] E|------------0---------------------------------0--------------------| B|------0-----1-0--------0----------------0-----1-0------0-----------| G|--0-2---0----------0-2---0---2-0----0-2---0----------0---2-0-2---0-| D|2---------4------2---------4------------------4----------------4---| A|----------------------------------3----------------3---------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Em Am9 The grass was as green as it always was that sinister day Em Am9 Em The blackbirds sang their songs as they always did that black-letter day Am9 Em We passed the great gate for the very last time Am9 I did not look back, I knew we'd stay Em Em6 Em6 G I knew they they would not let us go leave the death strip Em Em6 I saw the gleam in their eyes of fear and enslavement Em6 Em C Suffering from the crushing weight [Ponte] D C D B B B B B I knelt ground take me home [Refrão] Em Em6 Alesia, alisanos D C Wake me when I'm gone Em G Ianotouta, eternity D Em Em/C Proclaim our barren sacrifice Em Em6 On that ground we cherished life Em6 G We embraced death Em Em6 As the children's cries trailed off Sob yielded deathly hush [Refrão] Em Em6 Alesia, alisanos D C Wake me when I'm gone Em G Ianotouta, eternity D Em Em/C Proclaim our barren sacrifice ( Em D ) ( Em D ) ( C D Em D ) ( C D B B ) Em Am9 The grass was as green as it always was that sinister day Em Am9 As we walked the alleys like thousand times before Am9 I knew we'd stay [Refrão] Em Em6 Alesia, alisanos D C Wake me when I'm gone Em G Ianotouta, eternity D Em Em/C Proclaim our barren sacrifice