[Verse]
Dm
The lamps now glitter down the street;
A#maj7
Faintly sound the falling feet;
C
And the blue even slowly falls
Dm
About the garden trees and walls.
Dm
Now in the falling of the gloom
A#maj7
The red fire paints the empty room:
C
And warmly on the roof it looks,
Dm
And flickers on the backs of books.
[Chorus]
A#
And what the burning city is
F
That crumbles in your furnaces!
A#
And what the burning city is
F C
That crumbles in your furnaces!
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[Verse]
Dm
Armies march by tower and spire
A#maj7
Of cities blazing, in the fire;—
C
Till as I gaze with staring eyes,
Dm
The armies fade, the lustre dies.
Dm
Then once again the glow returns;
A#maj7
Again the phantom city burns;
C
And down the red-hot valley, lo!
Dm
The phantom armies marching go!
[Chorus]
A#
And what the burning city is
F
That crumbles in your furnaces!
A#
And what the burning city is
F C
That crumbles in your furnaces!
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[Verse 3]
Dm
Blinking embers, tell me true
A#maj7
Where are those armies marching to,
C
And what the burning city is
Dm
That crumbles in your furnaces!
[Chorus]
A#
And what the burning city is
F
That crumbles in your furnaces!
A#
And what the burning city is
F C
That crumbles in your furnaces!
A# A# F F
A#
And what the burning city is
F
That crumbles in your furnaces!
A#
And what the burning city is
F C
That crumbles in your furnaces!
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