Intro
C
Verse
G/B F/A C G Am
After the riding we dispersed
F C G
We drifted home in twos and threes
C G/B F/A C G Am
Through cold and rain we spat and cursed
F C G C
This ancient war of families
Verse
G/B F/A C G Am
Armies passed and then returned
F C G
They killed and raped, they stole and burnt
G/B F/A C G Am
So from the cradle we have learnt
F C G
To be as hard as stone
F G Am G/B C
And learned to stand alone...
Chorus
D G D/F# A D
They are gone now, the killing and disorder...
D/F# C G D D/C D/B
They're just ghosts now, the brigand and marauder
Am G C G/B D Em
And we give thanks for peace on the border
D D/F# G C G/B D G
We give thanks for peace on the border
Verse
C G/B F/A C G Am
Cloak and dagger, crime on crime
F C G
Anarchy in the borderlands
C G/B F/A C G Am
The King's men came with a Valentine
F C G C
To break the power of the border clans
Verse
G/B F/A C G Am
Some were hung, some sent away
F C G
To Ireland and the low countries
C G/B F/A C G Am
Great was the price they had to pay
F C G
God bless their memory
F G Am G/B C
And god bless you and me....
Chorus
D G D/F# A D
They are gone now, the killing and disorder...
D/F# C G D D/C D/B
They're just ghosts now, the brigand and marauder
Am G C G/B D Em
And we give thanks for peace on the border
D D/F# G C G/B D G
We give thanks for peace on the border
Instrumental
C G/B F/A C G Am F C G
C G/B F/A C G Am F C G C
Bridge
C G C
The broken towers that stand today
G
Stand for peace and order
C G C
Reminding us until the day
G C D
That we need no more borders
Chorus
G D/F# A D
They are gone now, the killing and disorder...
D/F# C G D D/C D/B
They're just ghosts now, the brigands and marauders
Am G C G/B D Em
And we give thanks for peace on the border
D D/F# G C G/B D Em
We give thanks for peace on the border
D D/F# G C G/B D Em
We give thanks for peace on the border
D D/F# G C G/B D Em
We give thanks for peace on the border
D D/F# G C G/B D Em
We give thanks for peace on the border