G                  Em 
Back in World War Two, the bombs kept dropping,  
           C                       G 
this whole city was smashed to the ground. 
        G                    Em 
And the orders were given to destroy everything,  
        C                       G 
even to bring that beautiful cathedral down. 

        Am                  D 
But the best bomber pilots, well,  
                            G             C 
they all tried it but their aim was never true. 
Am                       D 
As if the work of God or divine protection,  
             G                              C 
or could the men just not do what they were ordered to do. 
               G                 D          C      
Could they not do what they were ordered to do. 


G                            Em 
Today it still stands like a giant tombstone,  
  C                       G 
a monument to a time long gone. 
       G                           Em 
To the old lady beggars with their faces to the ground,  
     C                      G   
it's tall arch doorways are right where they belong.  


        Am                         D 
And oh, Hitler, he would have been pissed I guess,  
        G                       C 
but I'm glad that the good guys missed. 
   Am                                 D       
No matter what you believe or how you feel about churches,  
       G                          C 
let me tell you, you really wanna see this. 
          G              D            G 
You'll be thankful those bombs didn't hit. 


        G              D                  C                   G 
We went south down the river to where the Rhine and the Basel meet.  
   G                               D 
We stood on that small triangle of ground  
           C                          G 
where this country was founded on our own two feet. 

    Am                         D 
And on the way we learned that castles are a lot smaller  
       G                               C 
in real life then they are in the fairy tales. 
    Am                      D 
But that realization didn't stop our fascination  
      G                                      C 
as we explored the secret tunnels behind the safety rails. 
             G          D      G 
As we hopped over those safety rails... 


G                     D 
We headed East and we crossed the border,  
    C                         G 
the border that was no longer there. 
       G                              D 
And although the fences and walls are long gone,  
    C                           G 
the weight of their ghosts hung heavy in the air. 
        Am                                         D 
And the buildings all had different looks on their faces, 
          G                    C 
they were stern and strong and stout. 
      Am                                     D 
Going 80 on the Audabon will really take you places,  
       G                                  C 
if you wanna learn history get outta your house. 
       G                D          G 
If you wanna learn, get outta your house 


G                         D              C                 G 
And all of the statues of Dresden looked mean and cold and angry. 
G                     D               C              G 
They've all got black faces that say, "You can never kill me!" 
        Am           D                       G              C 
And our bus drove by Slaughterhouse 5 on the way to our campground. 
   Am                     D                    G                 C 
We ended up sleeping in a farmer's field cause two years ago the place was shut down. 
Am                        D                       G                C    
We went to the forest and camped a few nights and then we said goodbye 
   Am                       D                          G              C 
To all the bakeries and the nice young bees that would always give us rides. 


        C          D              G 
And the train, the train, took us away!