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CAPO 3 G C G On a far off August day, cold young men in ambush lay, D On a roadside, on a hill where flowers grow, G C G So much hate for one so young, who was right and who was wrong, D G Though a thousand years may pass we'll never know. Chorus: G C Candles dripping blood, they placed beside your shoulders, D C G Rosary beads like teardrops on your fingers, C G Friends and comrades standing by, in their grief they wonder why, D G Michael in their hour of need you had to go. G C G And when evening twilight came, gentle fell the August rain, D Oh but you lay still and silent on the ground, G C G As we hung our heads in prayer, in our sorrow and despair, D G We wondered was it friend or foe who shot you down, Chorus: G C Candles dripping blood, they placed beside your shoulders, D C G Rosary beads like teardrops on your fingers, C G Friends and comrades standing by, in their grief they wonder why, D G Michael in their hour of need you had to go. G C G Now the flame that you held high, when you called out to the sky, D To end this senseless killing and this shame, G C G Has now passed to other hands and is carried through the land D G By some not fit to even speak your name Chorus: G C Candles dripping blood, they placed beside your shoulders, D C G Rosary beads like teardrops on your fingers, C G Friends and comrades standing by, in their grief they wonder why, D G Michael in their hour of need you had to go.
