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Date: Mon, 08 May 1995 13:17:56 -0700

From: Bo Parker

Subject: Re: Legal stuff...

To: G.Vaughn@ttacs.ttu.edu

THE GRAVE OF BONAPARTE

Traditional, Arr. N. & N. Blake

G                                 C             D

On a lone, barren isle, where the wild, roaring billows

                              G            D

Assail the stern rock and the loud tempest raves,

    G                         C            G

The hero lies still where the dew drooping willows

     C             G              D        G

Like fond, weeping mourners, lean over his grave

         D                           G            C

     The lightning may flash and the loud thunder rattle.

                  G                  D     A       D

     He eats not, he hears not, he's free from all pain.

        G                             C               G

     He sleeps his last sleep, he has fought his last battle.

        C         G            D      G

     No sound can awake him to glory again.

                   C           D      G

     No sound can awake him to glory again.

G                             C           D

Oh shade of the mighty, where now are the legions

                                 G               D

That rushed but to conquer, when thou ledst them on?

G                          C         G

Alas, they have perished in far hilly regions,

    C             G              D          G

And all, save the fame, of their triumph is gone.

         D                         G           C

     The trumpet may sound and the loud cannon rattle.

                        G                 D    A        D

     They eat not, they hear not, they're free from all pain.

          G                                 C                 G

     They sleep their last sleep, they have fought their last battle.

        C          G            D      G

     No sound can awake them to glory again.

                   C            D      G

     No sound can awake them to glory again.

G                         C           D

Yet, spirit immortal, the tomb cannot bind thee.

                               G             D

For like thine own eagle, that soared to the Sun,

     G                           C         G

Thou springest from bondage, and leavest behind thee,

  C             G             D          G

A name which, before thee, no mortal had won.

          D                       G             C

     Tho' nations may combat, and war's thunder rattle,

                    G               D     A        D

     No more on thy steed wilt thou sweep o'er the plain.

          G                                  C               G

     Thou sleep'st thy last sleep, thou hast fought thy last battle.

        C          G            D      G

     No sound can awake thee to glory again.

                   C             D      G

     No sound can awake thee  to glory again.

See ya

-Bo Parker

Bo.Parker@msfc.nasa.gov (

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