The Snipers Promise Chords by Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones

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_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] The night was icy cold, I [Gm] stood _ _ alone, _ _ _ [C] _
waiting for an army [F] foot patrol.
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Then at last they came within [Gm] my sight, _ _ _ _ [C] I squeezed the trigger of my [F] arm-a-light.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] Oh mama, _ oh mama, _ [Gm] comfort _ _ me, _ _ [C] I know these awful things I've [F] got to be.
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] But when the war for freedom has [Gm] been _ won, _ _ _ [C] I promise you I'll put away [F] my _ _ _ [C] gun.
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Shots rang out, I heard a soldier [Gm]
cry, _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
Please don't leave me here alone [F] to die.
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_ realized his patrol had [Gm] gone away, _ _ _ _ [C] And left their wounded comrade for me [F] to _ _ _ [C] _ _ slay.
[F] Oh mama, _ oh mama, _ [Gm] comfort _ _ me, _ _ [C] I know these awful things I've [F] got to be.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] But when the war for freedom has [Gm] been _ won, _ _ _ [C] I promise you I'll put away [F] my _ _ _ gun.
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_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] Well there's nothing in this world I would [Gm] not _ _ give, _ _ [C] If mercy in your heart you'd let [F] me _ _ [C] live.
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In his eyes I saw a [Gm] begging _ flame, _ _ _ [C] As the muzzle of my gun moved toward [F] his brain.
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] Oh mama, _ oh mama, comfort [Gm] _
_ me, _ _ _ [C] I know these awful things I've [F] got to be.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] But when the war for freedom has [Gm] been won, _ _ _ _ [C] I promise you I'll put away [F] my _ _ _ [C] gun.
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dawn was breaking as I reached [Gm] my _ _ _ base, _ [C] I can't forget the look on that [F] boy's _ _ _ [C] face.
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Fear, agony and torment were [Gm] all _ there, _ _ _ [C] But to your memory, my life [F] I spare.
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] Oh mama, _ oh mama, comfort [Gm] _
_ me, _ _ _ [C] I know these awful things I've [F] got to be.
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] But when the war for freedom has [Gm] been won, _ _ _ _ [C] I promise you I'll put away [F] my _ _ gun.
[C] _ _ [F] Oh mama, _ oh mama, comfort [Gm] _
_ _ me, _ _ [C] I know these awful _ things I've got [F] to be.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] But when the war for freedom has [Gm] been _ _ _ won, _ [C] I promise _ you I'll put away [F] my gun.
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