The Bronze Plaque
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: DmCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
Dm Bb F C
Dm Bb C C
[Verse 1]
Dm Bb
there’s a bronze plaque
F
on a grande piano
Dm Bb
in a highschool, in a small town
F C
in glengarry
Dm Bb
all the names there
F
of the fallen soldiers
Dm Bb
lost their lives in a place
C
far away
[Verse 2]
Dm Bb
they were young men
F
the sons and brothers
Dm Bb
left their loved ones
F C
when they called for the brave
Dm Bb
and they died there
F
in the fight for freedom
Dm Bb
there’s was lost, to save ours today
C
[Verse 3]
Dm Bb
graduation and a young man
F
stays behind
Dm Bb
in the dim light, at the piano
F
he plays
Dm Bb
for an uncle
F C
who passed before him
Dm Bb
his name that stands bronze
F
there today
[Verse 4]
Dm Bb
and the music fills the
F
hall like thunder
Dm Bb
part anger, part frustration,
F C
mostly sorrow
Dm Bb
and a tear falls
F
softly down his cheek
Dm Bb C
as the notes sound for those on the roll
[Chorus]
Dm Bb D Bb
stanley fraser, alexander duncan macdonald
Dm Bb Dm Bb Dm Bb
alexander claire macdonald, alan joseph macdonald, john macdonald, stuart kennedy
F
too many
Dm Bb Dm Bb
sheldon macmillan, louis sheperd, hayden asselin, jack cowen
Dm Bb Dm Bb
edgar kent, claude legroulx, anselm macdonald, bruce macdonald
Dm Bb F Dm Bb Dm
douglas macdonald, john leo macdonell, campbell macgillivray, donald m. maccleod, lloyd
Bb
marrae,
Dm Bb Dm Bb
robert mccormick, bernard mcdonell, hubert morris, patrick williams
F
Too many
[Verse 5]
Dm Bb F
and the boy stands and he takes just one last look
Dm Bb F C
reading slowly with his thoughts in the way
Dm Bb F
and he wonders long about what might have been
Dm Bb F C
if they’d stayed, would they be here today
Dm Bb F
there’s a bronze plaque
Dm Bb F
on a grande piano
Dm Bb F
in a highschool in a smalltown
Dm Bb F
called glengarry
How to play The Bronze Plaque
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.