CUP OF GLORY

(Arranged for acoustic guitar)

Come, let us gather here
Heroes all, in common bond
Let the Ghost of War tonight
Drink alone

Make merry, for the battle’s drawing nigh
Who may know? Tomorrow we may die
The mead is sweet, the women fair
Let our last hours as brothers share

Come, there’s the battle call
Gather shield and sword in hand
Stand you proud, there, upon the field
To the end

Make ready, as the sun breaks through the clouds
Harken to the music arrows sing
The rhythm kept by steel on steel
Then,
To the silence cold death brings

(Instrumental interlude. Repeat basic melody. Then pause, pluck base strings to simulate tolling bells, three times)

Come, let us sing a song
Of the men who have fell this day
Tell their wives that they will not be
Coming home

Tell the heralds that the battle we have won
Tell the King his banner still stands tall
But tell our children to play their games
A hero’s death
Is not for all

And come, let us gather here
Brothers all, in common bond
Let the Ghost of War tonight
Drink alone

(Stretch out final vocals into a swooping wail, finish with strong hammers on final notes)