Sorry, Joe - I went straight to bed after my post.

THERE WAS A TIME

There was a time when cannons roared
And bugles sang a song of war
And nations rose to win or die
They shook the earth with battle cries

Chorus
And I can hear their spirits cry
This was a cruel way to die.
The spirits of these fallen men
Reminds us of what might have been.

The cities fell in smoke and flames
And children cried their mothers' names
And nations died and were no more
The victors were the gods of war

They left their homes and went to war
And died upon some foreign shore
Their sons grew tall and soon were men
And bugles sang their songs again.

Tom Paxton 1962
from Rambling Boy and Other Songs, Oak Publications 1965

Chords

(Dm)There (C)was a (Dm)time when (C)cannons (F)roared
And bugles (C)sang a song of (Dm)war
And (C)nations (Dm)rose to (C)win or (F)die
They shook the (C)earth with battle (Dm)cries

Chorus
(Dm)And I can (F)hear their (C)spirits (Dm)cry
This was a (F)cruel (C)way to (Dm)die.
The spirits (F)of these (C)fallen (Dm)men
Reminds us (F)of what (C)might have (Dm)been.

Phil