Broken Crayons Still Color

Hard Lessons To Learn.1

Between Dusk And Dawn (Complete)  Cowritten with Andrew Neil

“Those Last Ten Steps” 
(The Ballad of Humayun Saqib Muazza Khan) 
By: Ramblin Ray Maternick, (Lyrics: 30 Jul 2016), 
(Music 2 Oct 2016)

(Am) His family moved from the UAE
To (C) raise three sons in the Land of the Free
In (D) Silver Spring, near Washington’s ring
(F) Books about Jefferson, a new anthem to (E) sing
(Am) At Jefferson’s school in Charlottesville
He (C) Joined ROTC to help pay the bill
(D) His dream was law school and advocacy
(F) Instead he signed up for the US (E) Army.

(Am) He loved his country and his faith
Left (C) Virginia to fight in a foreign place
(D) Planning to enroll into law school  
(F) 9-11 came, his conscience did (E) rule
(Am) His soldiers’ lives, his utmost concern
(C) Ambitions could wait for his return
(D) Even the Iraqis called him friend
(F) Always a peacemaker, wanted to give till the (E) end

(Am) Those last ten steps
Saved (C) hundreds of our soldiers
(F) Those last ten steps
Saved the (Am) people of the (E) town 
(Am) Those last Ten Steps
(C) His final sacrifice 
(D) In the sands of foreign land
(F) For his (E) country, he gave his (Am) life

(Am) Two Thousand Four on mother’s day  
He (C) called his mom just to say
Don’t (D) worry mom I’m doing alright
I have a (F) job to do…..the end is in (E) sight
Please (Am) don’t go outside the wire she said
Don’t (C) let it be your blood that is shed
Don’t (D) worry mom I will take care of my men
So that (F) they can come back home (E) again

(Chorus)
(Am) Those last ten steps
Saved (C) hundreds of our soldiers
(F) Those last ten steps
Saved the (Am) people of the (E) town 
(Am) Those last Ten Steps
(C) His final sacrifice 
(D) In the sands of foreign land
(F) For his (E) country, he gave his (Am) life

(Am) In history books you will see 
What this (C) man really did that day
He (D) told his men to hit the ground 
As (F) death sped towards the gate….. hell (E) bound
(Am) Moving forward he extended his hand
(C) Knowing he’d die in this foreign land
Marching (D) forward, forced the driver to set
the (F) bomb because of those…..last ten (E) steps.

(Chorus)
(Am) Those last ten steps
Saved (C) hundreds of our soldiers
(F) Those last ten steps
Saved the (Am) people of the (E) town 
(Am) Those last Ten Steps
(C) His final sacrifice 
(D) In the sands of foreign land
(F) For his (E) country, he gave his (Am) life

(D) In the sands of foreign land
(F) For his (E) country, he gave his (Am) life

(D) In the sands of foreign land
(F) For our (E) country, he gave his (Am) life

Those Last Ten Steps (The Ballad of Humayun Saqib Muazza Khan)

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Guitar 1: Ramblin Ray Maternick
Guitar 2: Ramblin Ray Maternick

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Vocal Arrangement by Rambin Ray Maternick

FROM

Started seriously playing and writing songs at the age of 60.  I was inspired by my son, Andrew Neil, a prolific songwriter, who was hospitalized for three years.  He is now doing well and living in Charlottesville.  He recently released his first studio Album called "Merry Go Round"

Ramblin Ray

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