Biography:
Jaime Robbie Robertson (born July 5, 1943 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a songwriter, guitarist and singer, probably best known for his membership in The Band.
Early life
Born to a Jewish father and a Mohawk mother, (he took his stepfather's last name after his mother remarried), Robertson's earliest exposure to music was at Six Nations 40, Ontario, where he spent summers with his mother's family. He studied guitar from his youth and was writing songs and performing from his teen years.
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[Intro]
Am Am/G D E
Am Am/G D E
[Verse 1]
Am
Soldier of fortune
Am
He's a man of war
Am
Just can't remember
Am
What he's fighting for
Am
Start a revolution
Am
Right before your eyes
Am
When you hear the big bang
Am
Don't you be surprised
[Chorus]
C C/E
Showdown at big sky
F D7
Darkness at high noon
C C/E
Showdown at big sky
F D7
That day may be soon
C
And people, people
Can you hear the sound
F D7
From every village and every town
C
Let the bells ring out (ring those bells)
C/E
Hear the bells ring in
F
Let the bells ring out (everybody)
D
Keep them ringing, ringing
[Verse 2]
Am
Can't predict the future
Am
Can't forget the past
Am
Feels like any moment
Am
Could be the last
Am
All you believers
Am
Standing inside this room
Am
Can't you see it coming
Am
Shooting out across the moon
[Verse 3]
Am
Save this place
Am
- In the valley of tears
Am
- By the river of time
Am
From weapons race
Am
- In the Book of David
Am
- In the holy night
Am
When it's laid to waste
Am
- It will be written
Am
- By the children of Eden
Am
I said save this place
Am
- And the Holy Ghost
[Chorus]
C C/E
Showdown at big sky
F D7
Darkness at high noon
C C/E
Showdown at big sky
F D7
That day may be soon
C
And people, people
Can you hear the sound
F D7
From every village and every town
C
Let the bells ring out (ring those bells)
C/E
Hear the bells ring in (ring those bells)
F
Let the bells ring out (everybody)
D
Keep them ringing, ringing
[Verse 4]
Am
Save this place
Am
- In the valley of tears
Am
- By the river of time
Am
From the weapons race
Am
- In the Book of David
Am
- In the holy night
Am
When it's laid to waste
Am
- It will be written
Am
- By the children of Eden
Am
I said save this place
Am
- And the Holy Ghost
Am
- And the Holy Ghost
[Chorus]
C C/E
Showdown at big sky
F D7
Darkness at high noon
C C/E
Kiss tomorrow goodbye
F D7
And that day could be soon
C
Give us the strength
Give us the wisdom
F D7
And give us tomorrow
C
Let the bells ring out (ring those bells)
C/E
Hear the bells ring in
F
Let the bells ring out (oh those people)
D
Keep them ringing, ringing (ring those bells)
C
Let the bells ring out (ring out)
C/E
Hear the bells ring in (ring in)
F
Let the bells ring out (oh those people)
D
Keep them ringing, ringing (ring those bells)
C
Let the bells ring out
C/E
Hear the bells ring in
F
Let the bells ring out
D
Keep them ringing, ringing
Am Am/G D E
Am Am/G D E
[Verse 1]
Am
Soldier of fortune
Am
He's a man of war
Am
Just can't remember
Am
What he's fighting for
Am
Start a revolution
Am
Right before your eyes
Am
When you hear the big bang
Am
Don't you be surprised
[Chorus]
C C/E
Showdown at big sky
F D7
Darkness at high noon
C C/E
Showdown at big sky
F D7
That day may be soon
C
And people, people
Can you hear the sound
F D7
From every village and every town
C
Let the bells ring out (ring those bells)
C/E
Hear the bells ring in
F
Let the bells ring out (everybody)
D
Keep them ringing, ringing
[Verse 2]
Am
Can't predict the future
Am
Can't forget the past
Am
Feels like any moment
Am
Could be the last
Am
All you believers
Am
Standing inside this room
Am
Can't you see it coming
Am
Shooting out across the moon
[Verse 3]
Am
Save this place
Am
- In the valley of tears
Am
- By the river of time
Am
From weapons race
Am
- In the Book of David
Am
- In the holy night
Am
When it's laid to waste
Am
- It will be written
Am
- By the children of Eden
Am
I said save this place
Am
- And the Holy Ghost
[Chorus]
C C/E
Showdown at big sky
F D7
Darkness at high noon
C C/E
Showdown at big sky
F D7
That day may be soon
C
And people, people
Can you hear the sound
F D7
From every village and every town
C
Let the bells ring out (ring those bells)
C/E
Hear the bells ring in (ring those bells)
F
Let the bells ring out (everybody)
D
Keep them ringing, ringing
[Verse 4]
Am
Save this place
Am
- In the valley of tears
Am
- By the river of time
Am
From the weapons race
Am
- In the Book of David
Am
- In the holy night
Am
When it's laid to waste
Am
- It will be written
Am
- By the children of Eden
Am
I said save this place
Am
- And the Holy Ghost
Am
- And the Holy Ghost
[Chorus]
C C/E
Showdown at big sky
F D7
Darkness at high noon
C C/E
Kiss tomorrow goodbye
F D7
And that day could be soon
C
Give us the strength
Give us the wisdom
F D7
And give us tomorrow
C
Let the bells ring out (ring those bells)
C/E
Hear the bells ring in
F
Let the bells ring out (oh those people)
D
Keep them ringing, ringing (ring those bells)
C
Let the bells ring out (ring out)
C/E
Hear the bells ring in (ring in)
F
Let the bells ring out (oh those people)
D
Keep them ringing, ringing (ring those bells)
C
Let the bells ring out
C/E
Hear the bells ring in
F
Let the bells ring out
D
Keep them ringing, ringing
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