Wooden Toy Sword Chords by Heather Alexander

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[Em] Oh, a father [F#] and son, [C] they were bonded [D] as one, [Em] but the heart of [D] the family [C] soon _ tore,
[Em] for out sounded [Bm] the call [C] to one and [D] to _ _ _ all, _ _ _ that [Em] the king [D] and the lad [C] were to war. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh, the laddie, [F#] he cried, [C] but his father [D] denied, [Em] to bring the [D] young soldier _ along,
_ for [Em] your might [Bm] I award [C] this wooden [D] toy _ sword, _ _ _ _ _
and [Em] I charge you to carry [C] this song. _ _
Won't you [E] come [Bm] and wait [C] for me [D] at the gate, [Em] with your wooden [D] toy sword in [C] your hand? _ _ _
It is then I [Bm] will come, [C] with the beat [D] of the drum, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] from defending my [D] king [C] and my _ lad. _ _ _
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_ _ So [Em] the father [F#] he taught [C] his son as [D] he ought, [E] to defend [D] both his hearth [C] and his home,
[Em] ah, but soon [Bm] came the day [C] that his da [D] went _ _ _ away, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ across the wild horses [C] of home.
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[E] he practiced [F#] till night, [C] with skill and [D] with might, [Em] to learn [D] how to fight for [C] a king, _ _ _
[Em] and he'd shun all [Bm] the boys with [C] their useless [D] new _ _ _ toys. _
_ _ _ [Em] And he'd whistle [D] a song, [C] and he'd _ sing, [Em] won't you come [Bm] and wait [C] for me at [D] the gate,
[Em] with your wooden [D] toy sword in [C] your _ _ hand?
[Em] It is then I [Bm] will come, with [C] the beat of [D] the drum, _ _ _
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from [Em] defending [D] my king and [C] my lad. _
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_ _ Oh, [Em] the years slowly [Bm] turned, [C] broad shoulders [D] grew burned,
[Em] fine hair [D] lengthened to [C] wild mane, _ _ [Em] in the middle [Bm] of spring with [C] a fell [D] practice _ swing, _
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[Em] the toy [D] sword had broken to [C] _ twain. _
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[Bm] [E] Oh, the brick caused [F#m] him harm, [C] as the wood [D] pissed his arm,
[Em] and the blood [D] flowed quite free to [C] the _ _ ground, [Em] as his vision [Bm] grew dim, [C] the wind moaned [D] out a hymn, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] that [D] echoed these words [C] round and round, _ won't you [Em]
come [F#m] and wait [C] for me [D] at the gate,
[Em] with your wooden toy [D] sword [C] in your _ _ hand?
It [Em] is then I [Bm] will come, [C] with the beat [D] of the drum, _ _
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from _ [Em] defending my [D] king [G] and [C] my lad.
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_ [Em] Though the day had grown [F#m] late, [C] the young man went to [D] wait,
[Em] and _ unsteadily [D] gazed at the [C] sky, _ _ [Em] as the red sun sank [Bm] low, [C] it soon caused [D] him to know, _ _ _
_ _ _ that his [Em] last day of [D] childhood _
[C] had _ died. _
_ _ _ _ [G] Oh, the [Em] stars swam across [Bm] the night [C] sky with his loss,
[G] and [Em] his father [D] appeared in [C] that sea, _ and the [Em] drum of [Bm] his heart [C] nearly broke him [D] apart,
[G] as he [Em]
fell to the [D] ground [C] on one knee, _ [Em] for he'd come [Bm] to wait [C] for his start [D] at the gate.
[Em] Oh, the broken [D] toy sword in [C] his hand, from [Em] beyond [Bm] death he'll come, with [C] the beat of _ [D] love's drum, _
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[Em] to honor his [D] son [C] and his lad. _ _
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