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Sunflowers for Ukraine

by Dougal

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Am
Watching the news I can’t believe my eyes
F
Death and destruction raining down from the sky
Am
Burned out apartments, hospitals, and schools.
F
An uncivil war, no Geneva rules.
Em Am
Still the bombs keep falling day after day
Dm G7
I don’t know what? Is there nothing I can say?
CH
C F C
I will plant sunflowers for the people of Ukraine
F C G7
sunflowers hold up their heads all through the pouring rain
C C7 F C
Sunflowers will remember the people of Ukraine
F C Am G7
Standing up (Fighting) for their country, time and time again.

V2
Women and children crossing the borders
Away from the war, no direction, no orders.
A few toys, and pets, escaping the deluge
Where will they go to find any refuge
Still the bombs keep falling, day after day
I don’t know what I can do? Is there nothing I can say?
CH
V3
A young soldier kisses his wife goodbye
The men stay to fight, they would any way
Missiles fall like bombs and bombs fall like rain
Going back to fight and fight again.
Still the bombs keep falling day after day
I don’t know what? Is there nothing I can say?
CH
Bridge
An old woman walking along the streets of Karchiv
Comes to a group of Russian soldiers
Standing around smoking cigarettes, spitting on the sidewalk
Go home! She said You do not belong here
What are you doing here
Why do you come here to destroy our homeland
many have tried this before, you will not prevail, as they have not
They said Go away old woman or we will shoot you, too
We have our orders
She reaches into her bag and pulls out handfuls of sunflower seeds,
Handing them to the soldiers she says
Here, put these in your pockets,
Fill your pockets with these seeds
Nothing good ever comes from war
at least when you die here, and you will die here,
out there on the battlefield, maybe something good will grow
Maybe something good will come from this war
CH
V4
Volodomir stands with all his ministers
Stands against the comies and the commissars,
We are not going anywhere, we won’t do that
We will stand up against all the kleptocrats
Still the bombs keep falling day after day
I don’t know what? Is there nothing I can say?

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released January 8, 2024
Dougal

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dougal Toronto, Ontario

Dougal has been creating music all his life. He has played various instruments including bagpipes, saxophone, bass guitar, bamboo flute, harmonica, keyboards, fiddle, electric, and acoustic guitar, in a variety of genres, with different rock, jazz and other groups, the Vacant Lot, Grub Street Banana Band, Rockwood, and bitchin’. He currently concentrates on songwriting, and guitar playing. ... more

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