The Last Campaign

 

Written by John Stewart

This excellent song is from "The Phoenix Concerts", RCA (74), re-released as CD, "The Complete Phoenix Concerts" with additional songs by Bear Family Records.  On "Phoenix Concerts", it is the first part of the 'The Last Campaign Trilogy', followed by 'Wild Horse Road' and 'Shoot All the Brave Horses'.  The song is also on "John Stewart and Buffy Ford Live at the Turf Inn, Scotland", Folk Era CD (96).

It was (C)more than Indi(F)ana,
It was (Dm)more than (Am)South Da(G)kota,
It was (C)more than Cali(F)fornia,
It was (Dm)more than (Am)Ore(G)gon.
It was a (Am)race against (C)time,
It was (F)always (C)on our (G)minds,
And he (C)died (F)on the (Em)road. (D) (G)

We were (C)tired, we were (F)hungry,
We were (Dm)living (Am)on a (G)dream,
For (C)all forgotten (F)people,
Never (Dm)heard and (Am)never (G)seen,
That there (Am)would come a (C)time,
For a (F)moment (C)they would (G)shine,
And it (C)died (F)on the (Em)road. (D)

(F)Truly as the (C)sun,
(E)Truly as the (Am)rain,
(F)Truly (G)I be(C)lie(Am)ve
That it (F)was the (G)last cam(C)paign.
(F)Truly as the (C)sun,
(E)Truly as the (Am)rain,
(F)Truly (G)I be(C)lie(Am)ve
That it (F)was the (G)last cam(C)paign.

It was more than Indi(F)ana,
It was (Dm)more than (Am)South Da(G)kota,
It was (C)more than Cali(F)fornia,
It was (Dm)more than (Am)Ore(G)gon.
It was a (Am)race against (C)time,
It was (F)always (C)on our (G)minds,
And he (C)died (F)on the (Em)road.

©John Stewart

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