#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # From: "Jonathan Kerr" <kerrsplash@hotmail.com> Date: Sun, 28 Dec 1997 Subject: "Belleau Wood" by "Garth Brooks" "Belleau Wood" Written by Joe Henry and Garth Brooks Performed by Garth Brooks Transcribed by Jonathan Kerr and Jamie Knight Song:Belleau Wood Album: SEVENS Start with a D on the 5th fret for the opening D D/F# Oh the snowfakes fell in silence Bm A D Over Belleau Wood that night G D For a Christmas truce had been declared Em7 A7 A7sus By both sides of the fight D D/F# As we lay there in our trenches G G The silence broke in two G D By a German soldier singing A D A song that we all knew D D/F# Though I did not know the language Bm A D The song was "Silent Night" G D Then I heard my buddy whisper, Em7 A7sus A7 "All is calm, and all is bright" D D/F# Then the fear and doubt surrounded me G G 'Cause I'd die if I was wrong G D But I stood up in my trench A D And I began to sing along A A Then across the frozen battlefield G D Another's voice joined in G D Until one by one each man became Em7 A7sus A7 A7sus A singer of the hymn D D/F# Then I thought that I was dreaming Bm A D For right there in my sight G D Stood the German soldier Em7 A7sus A7 'Neath the falling flakes of white D D/F# And raised his hand and smiled at me G G As if he seemed to say G D Here's hoping we both live A D To see us find a better way A A Then the devil's clock struck midnight G D And the skies lit up again G D And the battlefield where heaven stood Em7 A7sus A A7sus Was blown to hell again D D/F# But for just one fleeting moment G G The answer seemed so clear G D Heaven's not beyond the clouds Em7 Bm A It's just beyond the fear G D No Heaven's not beyond the clouds Em7 A Its for us to find it here Finale tabbed out (not perfect, but close): E|--2--3--5--7--5--2--5--3--2--2h3--3--2-----------0--3--0h2----------| B|----------------------------------------3--0--3-----3--3------------| G|----------------------------------------------------0--2------------| D|----------------------------------------------------0--0------------| A|----------------------------------------------------2---------------| E|----------------------------------------------------3---------------| ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com