Tom: Am
Am* Am* G* G*
E|--------------------------------0-------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------0-------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------2--2-0---0--2-2-2-----2--2-3-2-2-0--0-0--------0-0-0--------0-0---0-|
A|-x-0-2/3-2--0--------3------------0-------------------3-2-3--------3-2-3------3---|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G* Am
E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|---0-0-2-2-0-0-0--------------|
A|-0---------------0-0-0-0-0----|
E|---------------------------3--|
Am G
E|---------------------0-------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------0-------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2--2-0---0--2-2-2-----2--2-3-2-2-0--0-0--------0-0-0--------0-0---0-|
A|-0--------3------------0-------------------3-2-3--------3-2-3------3---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Am
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-2h4-4-4-4---2h4-4-4-4---2-0-------------|
D|-----------------------------2-0---------|
A|---------------------------------2-0-----|
E|-------------------------------------3---|
[Verse 1]
Am G
When I came home from the Anzio shore, I got me a job at a Shiretown store
G Am
I married up quick, we had the one son, my limit was hit and my race was run
Am G
We raised him right and we put him through school, with a gentle embrace and an iron rule
G Am
Our world was shattered when we lost our son, to the business end of a gangster's gun
[Chorus]
C F C
How do you go from the Bernhardt Line (a burned out light?)
C G
To chasing anonymous ships in the night?
C F C
How do you live with a lingering ghost?
C G Am
Ohhhh with a run on the banks
C G Am
Ohhhh with a run on the banks
Am G Am
[Verse 2]
Am G
When they buried my boy of 22 years, I swore I'd do more than choke on my tears
G Am
So I hardened up my heart, took up the oath, and looked for ways to avenge us both
Am G
Me and his mother, we never were the same, she left me one spring and I am to blame
G Am
I forgot about living, forgot about her, forgot about love and the way things were
[Chorus]
C F C
How do you go from the Bernhardt Line (a burned out light?)
C G
To chasing anonymous ships in the night?
C F C
How do you live with a lingering ghost?
C G Am
Ohhhh with a run on the banks
C G Am
Ohhhh with a run on the banks
Em D Bm Em
Em D Bm Em
Em D Bm Em
Em D Bm Em
[Verse 3]
Am G
Sixteen guns, 25 kilos, a couple thousand rounds when we run her aground
G Am
The crew bailed out and headed for the hills, with a barrel of blow and a mountain of pills
Am G
No arrest in her majesty's waters, no victory for the mothers and fathers
G Am
Of the young and the damned, the guilty walk free, to continue their trade on a cruel black sea
[Chorus]
C F C
How do you go from the Bernhardt Line (a burned out light?)
C G
To chasing anonymous ships in the night?
C F C
How do you live with a lingering ghost?
C G Am
Ohhhh with a run on the banks
C G Am
Ohhhh with a run on the banks
Em D Bm Em
Em D Bm Em
Em D Bm Em
Em D Bm Em
Em D Bm Em
Em D Bm Em
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(No Capo)
[Intro]
(* means strum once)
Dm* Dm* C* C*
E|--------------------------------0-------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------0-------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-x-0-2/3-2--0-7--7-5-3-5--7-7-7---0-7--7-8-7-7-5--5-5-3-2-3--5-5-5-3-2-3--5-5-3-5-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C* Dm
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-0-5-5-7-7-5-3-0-0-0-0-0----|
A|-------------------------3--|
E|----------------------------|
Dm C
E|---------------------0-------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------0-------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-7--7-5-3-5--7-7-7---0-7--7-8-7-7-5--5-5-3-2-3--5-5-5-3-2-3--5-5-3-5-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Dm
E|------------------------------------------|
B|-3h5-5-5-5---3h5-5-5-5---3h5--------------|
G|------------------------------0h2-0-------|
D|------------------------------------2-0---|
A|----------------------------------------3-|
E|------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
Dm C
When I came home from the Anzio shore, I got me a job at a Shiretown store
C Dm
I married up quick, we had the one son, my limit was hit and my race was run
Dm C
We raised him right and we put him through school, with a gentle embrace and an iron rule
C Dm
Our world was shattered when we lost our son, to the business end of a gangster's gun
[Chorus]
F Bb F
How do you go from the Bernhardt Line (a burned out light?)
F C
To chasing anonymous ships in the night?
F Bb F
How do you live with a lingering ghost?
F C Dm
Ohhhh with a run on the banks
F C Dm
Ohhhh with a run on the banks
Dm C Dm
[Verse 2]
Dm C
When they buried my boy of 22 years, I swore I'd do more than choke on my tears
C Dm
So I hardened up my heart, took up the oath, and looked for ways to avenge us both
Dm C
Me and his mother, we never were the same, she left me one spring and I am to blame
C Dm
I forgot about living, forgot about her, forgot about love and the way things were
[Chorus]
F Bb F
How do you go from the Bernhardt Line (a burned out light?)
F C
To chasing anonymous ships in the night?
F Bb F
How do you live with a lingering ghost?
F C Dm
Ohhhh with a run on the banks
F C Dm
Ohhhh with a run on the banks
Am G Em Am
Am G Em Am
Am G Em Am
Am G Em Am
[Verse 3]
Dm C
Sixteen guns, 25 kilos, a couple thousand rounds when we run her aground
C Dm
The crew bailed out and headed for the hills, with a barrel of blow and a mountain of pills
Dm C
No arrest in her majesty's waters, no victory for the mothers and fathers
C Dm
Of the young and the damned, the guilty walk free, to continue their trade on a cruel black sea
[Chorus]
F Bb F
How do you go from the Bernhardt Line (a burned out light?)
F C
To chasing anonymous ships in the night?
F Bb F
How do you live with a lingering ghost?
F C Dm
Ohhhh with a run on the banks
F C Dm
Ohhhh with a run on the banks
Am G Em Am
Am G Em Am
Am G Em Am
Am G Em Am
Am G Em Am
Am G Em Am
