The Black Beret

Intro

Oh

Oh

Oh

Chorus

Iron barrel burning hot

Iron barrel screaming out

A copper storm across the bush

Ken has found his range

Iron barrel burning hot

Iron barrel screaming out

Through the grass he marks the way

Before the sky starts to change

Verse 1

Crimson sun is falling low

Across the river bank where the thicket begins to grow

Green silk vest

Pulling at the shoulders while he holds the weapon to his chest

One man line

Walking till the dirt turns grey and the moons begin to align

Steel link belt

Heavy on the back but it is never really felt

Pre-Chorus

Under the black beret

Standing his ground

Guarding the way

Watching the sound

Chorus

Iron barrel burning hot

Iron barrel screaming out

A copper storm across the bush

Ken has found his range

Iron barrel burning hot

Iron barrel screaming out

Through the grass he marks the way

Before the sky starts to change

Verse 2

Barrel swapped and cooled

Tracer in the dark while the border line is ruled

Short sharp bursts

Fighting through the heat while he fights against his thirsts

Lock and load

Scanning for the smoke on the north side of the road

Robert takes his aim

Writing out a story that has never known a name

Pre-Chorus

Under the black beret

Standing his ground

Guarding the way

Watching the sound

Chorus

Iron barrel burning hot

Iron barrel screaming out

A copper storm across the bush

Ken has found his range

Iron barrel burning hot

Iron barrel screaming out

Through the grass he marks the way

Before the sky starts to change

Post-Chorus

Mark the way

Mark the way

He will never move

He will never stray

Bridge

Forty men

Forty rounds

Forty miles on this hollow ground

I came

I saw

I stayed

Chorus

Iron barrel burning hot

Iron barrel screaming out

A copper storm across the bush

Ken has found his range

Iron barrel burning hot

Iron barrel screaming out

Through the grass he marks the way

Before the sky starts to change