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"Let Them In" - by John Gorka 1997 (from the Red House collection CD "House On 
Fire, Vol. 2" and John's 2001 CD "The Company You Keep")  Lyrics from an 
anonymous poem, additional lyrics and music by John Gorka

You will have to tune sharp a little to match the recording.

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Intro:  Dmajadd9   Esus4    Bm     Bm7/A    G (twice)

         D                A   
Let them in, Peter, they are very tired

          Bm                Bm7/A          G
Give them couches where the angels sleep and light those fires


             D            A
Let them wake whole again, to brand new dawns

Bm             Bm7/A      G         
Fired with the sun, not wartime's bloody guns 


          D                                A
May their peace be deep, remember where the broken bodies lie
 
    Bm                   Bm7/A    G
God knows how young they were, to have to die

    Bm/7                 G        D
God knows how young they were, to have to die


Give them things they like, let them make some noise
Give roadhouse bands, not golden harps, to these our boys

And let them love, Peter, 'cause they've had no time
They should have trees and birds' songs and hills to climb

A taste of summer in a ripened pear
and girls sweet as meadow winds with flowing hair

Tell them how they are missed and say not to fear

Bm           Bm7/A    G      A       D
  It's gonna be alright with us down here