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Yonder Comes Ahmed

from About Time by Jan Hauenstein

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Yonder Comes Ahmed Jan Hauenstein

(Gj7) (Fj7) (Bbj7/F) (Dj7) (Cj7)
(G) Yonder comes Ahmed, fourteen (F)years is his (C)age,
He´s been (G)studying the Book (F)page by (G)page.
He´s got the (Em)fire in his eyes, he´s (C)handsome and (D)sweet,
He´s the (G)kind of boy all the (F)young girls (C) would like to (D)meet.
(Gj7) (Fj7) (Bbj7/F) (Dj7) (Cj7)

(G) Look, there is Ali, (F) reading The (C)Book,
His (G)young boy´s face´s got that (F)far-off (G)look.
He´s a (Em)diligent pupil, he´s as (C)good as they (D)come,
When you (G)see him with his belt, it´ll (F)be too (C)late to (D)run.

(Gj7) Soon they´ll be (Fj7)heroes, (Bbj7/F) (Dj7)
(Gj7) Soon they´ll be (Fj7)martyrs. (Bbj7/F) (Dj7) (Cj7)

(G) See Sheikh Abdallah, he´s (F)old and he´s (C)wise,
(G)Preaching ´bout the shortcut to (F)Para(G)dise.
“Take as (Em)many Unbelievers (C)with you as you (D)can
When you (G)light the fuse (F) to the (C)Promised (D)Land.”

(Gj7) Teaching the (Fj7)heroes, (Bbj7/F) (Dj7)
(Gj7) Preaching to the (Fj7)martyrs. (Bbj7/F) (Dj7) (Cj7)

(G) My name is Laila, yes, (F)I´m still too (C)young,
But I´ve (G)got it all planned for the (F)day that will (G)come.
I´ll go (Em)down to the market, (C)mingle with you (D)all,
We´ll (G)all be ripped to pieces by that (F)red-hot (C) fire(D)ball.

And I´ll be (Gj7)one of the (Fj7)heroes, (Bbj7/F) (Dj7)
I´ll be (Gj7)one with the (Fj7)martyrs. (Bbj7/F) (Dj7) (Cj7) (Gj7)

Eguisheim, France, Easter 2004

This is not fantasy. This is a report, poetic licence only concerning the names
which I do not remember. A documentary on TV.
The four people portrayed were there.

janhauenstein@gmx.de

www.janhauenstein.com

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from About Time, released September 7, 2012

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