Forgotten Sons Chords
by Marillion
Forgotten Sons by Marillion is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, E, G, A, Am, F, C, Dm and Bb. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
D E G A
D E G
Armalite, streetlights, nightsights
A D E G
Searching the roofs for a sniper, a viper, a fighter
A D E G
Death in the shadows he'll maim you, he'll wound you, he'll kill you
A Am
For a long forgotten cause on not so foreign shores
D F D F Am D F D F Am D F D F
Boys baptised in wars, boys baptised in wars
Am
Morphine, chill scream, bad dream
D F D
Serving as numbers on dog tags, flak rags, sand bags
F Am
Your girl has married your best friend, love's end, poison pen
D F D F
Your flesh will always creep
Am D F D A G A C
Tossing, turning sleep, the wounds that burn so deep, burn so deep
A G C
Your mother sits on the edge of the world when the camera starts to roll
A G C
Panoramic viewpoint ressurrects the killing fold
A G C
Your father drains another beer, he's one of the few that cares
A G C A
Crawling behind a Saracen's hull from the safety of his living room chair
G A C A G
Forgotten sons, forgotten sons, forgotten sons
A G A C A G A C A G A C A G A C A G A C A G A C A G A C
A G
And so as I patrol in the valley of the shadow of the tricolor, I must fear evil
D
For I am but mortal and mortals can only die
A G
Asking questions, pleading answers from the nameless, faceless watchers
D A
That parade the carpeted corridors of Whitehall
G
Who orders desecration, mutilation
D
Verbal masturbation in the guarded beaurocratic wombs?
A G
Minister, minister care for you children
D
Order them not into damnation to eliminate those who would trespass against you
A G
For whose is the Kingdom, the power, the glory?
D A
For ever and ever, amen
G D A (NC)
Amen Amen Amen Amen Amen
"Halt! Who goes there?" "Death" "Approach friend"
Dm Bb C Am Bb C Am Bb
Dm Bb C Am
You're just another coffin on it's way down the emerald aisle
Bb C Am Bb
Where the children's stony glances mourn your death in a terrorist's smile
Dm Bb C Am
The bomber's arm placing fiery gifts on the supermarket shelves
Bb C Am Bb
Alleys sing with shrapnel, detonate a temporary hell
Dm Bb C Am Bb C Am Bb Dm Bb C Am Bb C Am Bb
Forgotten sons, forgotten sons
Dm Bb C Am
From the dole queue to the regiment, a profession in a flash
Bb C Am Bb
But remember Monday signings when from door to door you dash
Dm Bb C Am
On the news, a nation mourns you, unknown soldier count the cost
Bb C Am Bb
For a second you'll be famous but labelled posthumous
Dm Bb C Am Bb C Am Bb Dm
Forgotten son, forgotten son
Bb C Am Bb C Am Bb
Forgotten son, forgotten son
Dm Bb C Am
They're still forgotten
Bb C Am Bb
They're still, still forgotten
Dm Bb C Am Bb
Peace on earth and mercy mild Mother Brown has lost her child
C Am Bb D
Just another forgotten son