Hills of Ayalon
by fred small

Em              D      C                     Em
In the hills of Ayalon above the broken earth
                   D                     C                  B
Two bows shout and play with a ball on a field of shrub and dirt
Am              Em      D               Em
divided sons of abraham exhausted embrace
Am              Em             D                 C
prince of Islam pride of Judah know each other's face

Em               D              C              Em [G D]
if we met on the sands of sinai under a molten sky
Em                  D                  G                   B
and if you held you in your sights and looked me in the eye
               Am
what would you do
Em               D              C              Em [G D]
If we met on the sands of sinai under a molten sky
Em                D                G                    B
and if I held you in my sights and looked you in the eye
Am Am/G  D/F# D   Em
I would shoot you dead

In the hills of Ayalon that once were no man's land
Shephards chase their wandering sheep and lead them home again
"My grandfather died at Dachau - never will I forget"
"The british set fire to my grandfather's village and left twelve Moslems dead"

If we met on the clifs of Haramoun stunned by the rocket's flash
And if you found my heart exposed and a pistol in your grasp
If we met on the cliffs of HAramoun stunned by the rocket's flash
and if I found your heart exposed and a pistol in my grasp
I would take you prisoner hide you away then set you free

In the hills of Ayalon the young one's play a game
toss an orange in the air and call each other's name
Ricky Shimon Shalom Naomi - catch it ibefore it falls
Youssef Hassan Amal Amira tear down the walls

If we met by the river Jordan under a rain of nails
And if you raised your rifle up and your aim could not fail
what would you do
If we met by the river Jordan under a rain of nails
And if I raised my rifle up and my aim could not fail
I would put down my gun open my arms and weep