Intro
G C x2
[Verse 1]
G
Sitting out upon the terrace
C
Waited on by native hands
G
Watch the purple shadows spread
C
Like wings across your land
Em Bm
And drift away into a daydream
Em Bm
Of a young and handsome man
C G
In a miliary uniform
Am Bm Em
A long time, gone time
Am Am/G D/F#
For the world began
[Chorus 1]
Em Emmaj7 Em7 A7
Sleeping in a twilight that is red and white and blue
C G Am D G
The Dodo and the Dinosaur are waiting for you
G C x2
[Verse 2]
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Great white guard, the one who needs him
C
Gone the way of Santa Claus
G
Missionary soldier boy
C
Now worn out by the wars
Em Bm
And by the cause that you believed in
Em Bm
When you took the black mans land
C G
For you thought that you knew better
Am Bm Em
In the old days, the cold days
Am Am/G D/F#
Before the world began
[Chorus 2]
Em Emmaj7 Em7 A7
Sleeping in a twilight that is red and white and blue
C G Am D G
The Dodo and the Dinosaur are waiting for you
G C x2
[Verse 3]
G
Empires melt and shadows lengthen
C
Banners hang on dusty walls
G
The Master and the Mistress
C
Bring the servants call
Em Bm
But nobody comes and so you sit there
Em Bm
With your bible in your hand
C G
Did it really hold a rifle
Am Bm Em
In the past years, fast years
Am Am/G D/F#
Before the word began
[Chorus 3]
Em Emmaj7 Em7 A7
Sleeping in a twilight that is red and white and blue
C G Am D G
The Dodo and the Dinosaur are waiting for you
G C x2