Poltava Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Em]
[G][D][Em]
[G][B]

[Verse 1]
[Em]Time has worn
the soldiers down
Marched for many miles
In the eastern lands so cursed
[G]Time to make a [D]stand

[Verse 2]
[Em]Tsar has scorched his nation's land
Nothing to be found
Hunger grasp the [G]soliders heart
20 000 men [D]strong

[Verse 3]
[Am]Listen, excuse for a [G]king[D]
Trust [Am]me, this fight you can't w[B]in

[Verse 4]
[B]
Poltava
[Em]Rode to certain death and pain
[D]Poltava
[Em]Swedish soldiers met their [D]bane
[Em]Poltava
Sacrificed their lives [D]in vain

[Interlude 1]
Poltava
[Em][D][Em]
[G][D][B]

[Verse 5]
[Em]In the shade of morning mist

[Verse 6]
Advancing on their foe
[Em]Bullets break the silent air
[G]Wasted [D]battlepla[Em]n

[Verse 7]
Swedish forces [Em]stand alone
King has left command
Rule is left to lesser men
[G]Waiting for their [D]chance

[Verse 8]
[D]Listen, [Am]obey my comm[G]and[D]
Hear [Am]me, or die by my [B]hand

[Interlude 2]
[Em]
[D][Em][D][Em][D][Em][D]

[Verse 9]
[Em]Russian armies blocked their way
20 000 lost that day
They bled [D]the ground
Peace they found
[Em]There's no sign of victory
King Carolus had to flee
And [D]leave the land

[Interlude 3]
Leave command
[Em][G][D]
[Em][G][D]

[Verse 10]
[D]Mad[Am]ness, curse your feeble [G]horde[D]
[Am]Fear [B]me,[Em][D][Em][D]
[Em]you'[D]ll die by[Em][D][Em][D][Em]
[D]my [Em]sword[D][Em]

[Outro 1]
[Em][D][Em]
[G][D][Em]
[G][B][Em]