Intro
Em C Bm Em (repeat)
{verse}
Em
The map has gone
C Bm Em
It's burning in the afternoon
Em C
The smell's so strong
Bm Em C Bm
No chance to waft away
Em C Bm Em C Bm
Gold medallions for the proud men in khaki
Em C Bm
Battalions of strangers
Em C Bm
Battalions of strangers
{chorus}
Am B
No one wants to lead the way
Am B
Be the first death of the day
Am B
Leave his family behind
Am B
It must all be in the minds of
Em C Bm
Battalions of strangers ...
Em C Bm
Battalions of strangers ...
Em C Bm
Battalions of strangers ...
Em C Bm
Battalions of strangers ...
{verse}
The sound of guns has given way to childrens cries
The war has come home
The black smoke and the hordes of flies
Gold medallions for the citizens who stand and wait
Battalions of strangers
Battalions of strangers
{chorus}
No one wants to lead the way...
{verse}
The voice of calm from Moscow to the Pentagon
Sound the alarm and try to back the better one
Gold medallions for the men who must negotiate
Battalions of strangers
Battalions of strangers
Battalions of strangers
Battalions of strangers
... Out.
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Transcript by Tilman Heckel