C
He was just 18
       Dm               Am
When he saw her smiling face
         C                Em          Am
As she danced along the streets of Montreal

     C
And in 1916
             Dm               Am
She gave her hand for him to hold
        C                    Em        Am
In the church beneath the ancient city walls

    C            Em       Dm             Am
But now he lies awake, staring in up into the dark
       C          Em          Am
At the eyes of a million tiny gods
     Dm            C           Em            Am         G
And when the sun comes up, they'll go over the top, for good

[Chorus 1]

 N.C.                 Am
So he writes her black letters
        C                 G
By the time you read these words
   Em                Am       Dm 
There will be no more war, for me
          Em          Am
There will be, only peace

[Verse 2]

    C
He was her only son
       Dm                   Am
And she rocked him back and forth
   C              Em              Am
In the cradle of the tall Alberta grain
        C
And he was scarce a man
         Dm          Am
When he answered the call
C                     Em             Am
Left her crying as he stepped onto the train

        C        Am              Dm       Em
And she was all alone, staring up into the moon
       C            Em            Am
As his body hit the sand beneath Calais
     C               Am        Dm                Em      G
And when the sun came up, his words were on the steps for her

[Chorus 2]

 N.C.                Am
And she read his black letters
        C               G
By the time you read these words
   Em              Am        Dm
There will be no more war, for me
 Em              Am
There will be, only peace

[Verse 3]

      C
Well the day will come
    Dm      Am
We look into the eyes
      C                 Em             Am
Of a fate that is much greater than us all
        C
And by the setting sun
         Dm                            Am
We'll write the words we'd wish to echo
       C              Em                   Am
In the hearts of our loved ones should we fall
          C      Am          Dm         Em
Those thin dark lines, so delicate and fine
       C                Em               Am
Like a road that could show the way back home
            C           Em          Dm         Am         G
But at the ending of the day, our memories will fade for good

[Chorus 3]

    N.C.               Am
Except for our black letters
       C                  G
By the time you read these words
      Em             Am      Dm
There will be no more war, for me
 Em              Am
There will be, only peace