Belleau wood — Brooks Garth

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Date: Thu, 4 Dec 1997 09:03:30 -0500 From: David Hooey <[email protected]> Subject: Belleau Wood -- Garth Brooks

BELLEAU WOOD -- Garth Brooks Album -- Sevens

Chords and Tab by David Hooey

Oh, the snowflakes fell in silence Over Belleau Wood that night For a Christmas truce had been declared By both side of the fight As we lay there in our trenches The silence broke in two By a German soldier singing A song that we all knew

Though I did not know the language The song was "Silent Night" Then I heard my buddy whisper, "All is calm and all is bright" Then the fear and doubt surrounded me 'Cause I'd die if I was wrong But I stood up in my trench And I began to sing along

Then across the frozen battlefield Another's voice joined in Until one by one each man became A singer of the hymn

Then I thought that I was dreaming For right there in my sight Stood the German soldier 'Neath the falling flakes of white And he raised his hand and smiled at me As if he seemed to say Here's hoping we both live To see us find a better way

Then the devil's clock struck midnight And the skies lit up again And the battlefield where heaven stood Was blown to hell again

But for just one fleeting moment The answer seemed so clear Heaven's not beyond the clouds It's just beyond the fear No, heaven's not beyond the clouds It's for us to find it here