Allister
Before The Blackout
2005
Key: F#
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
Ebm - x68876
B - x24442
[F#]C# [-]- [244322]x46664
[G#m]F#/B[-]b - [466444]x143xxx
Intro: Ebm--B-- x4
Verse 1:
It's [Ebm]frightening
How you can [F#]see the
changes happe[G#m]ning
When they move so
[Ebm]fast[C#-Ebm]
And [Ebm]lightning
Except the [F#]odds are
growing These [G#m]lonely times
will strike me [Ebm]twice[C#-Ebm]
Refrain 1:
[B] The screams of a [C#]thousand
voices Are [Bbm]whispers inside
my [B]head[B] The echoes
of [C#]self defense
Chorus 1:
[F#] So how many times
will it [C#]take
To cover up the
past mis[G#m]takes
And hide behind a
crying you [B]face of [C#]shame
[F#] And how many
nights will I [C#]hide
and blink under the
blackened s[G#m]kies
I've cursed out
B C# Ebm--B-- x2
so many times
Verse 2:
It's [Ebm]biting
when the [F#]cold wind
blows through
weathered [G#m]eyes
and blistered s[Ebm]kin[C#-Ebm]
it's [Ebm]quiet now
it's like the [F#]calm before
the raging [G#m]violence
of the storm be[Ebm]gins[C#-Ebm][Ebm][C#-Ebm]
Refrain 2:
[B] and when this comes
[C#]crashing down
I'll [Ebm]fall harder
than be[B]fore
[B] I'll start this
all [C#]over now
Chorus 2:
[F#] So how many times
will it [C#]take
To cover up the
past mis[G#m]takes
And hide behind a
crying you [B]face of [C#]shame
[F#] And how many
nights will I [C#]hide
and blink under the
blackened s[G#m]kies
I've cursed out
B C# Ebm--B-- x2
so many times before
Bridge:
[G#m] I'll beg for the [F#/Bb]ending
or just for for[B]giveness
or just for forgiveness
[G#m] I'll wait in the [F#/Bb]shadows
of a battle I'm [B]close to losing[C#]
Chorus 3:
Silence:
[F#] So how many times
will it [C#]take
To cover up this
smiling [G#m]face of silence
This [B]face of shame
[F#] And how many
nights will I [C#]hide
and blink under the
blackened s[G#m]kies
I've cursed out
so [B]many [C#]times be[F#]fore
So how many times
will it [C#]take
To cover up the
past mis[G#m]takes
And hide behind a
crying you [B]face of [C#]shame
[F#] And how many
nights will I [C#]hide
and blink under the
blackened s[G#m]kies
I've cursed out
B C# F#(hold)
so many times
Before The Blackout
2005
Key: F#
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
Ebm - x68876
B - x24442
[F#]C# [-]- [244322]x46664
[G#m]F#/B[-]b - [466444]x143xxx
Intro: Ebm--B-- x4
Verse 1:
It's [Ebm]frightening
How you can [F#]see the
changes happe[G#m]ning
When they move so
[Ebm]fast[C#-Ebm]
And [Ebm]lightning
Except the [F#]odds are
growing These [G#m]lonely times
will strike me [Ebm]twice[C#-Ebm]
Refrain 1:
[B] The screams of a [C#]thousand
voices Are [Bbm]whispers inside
my [B]head[B] The echoes
of [C#]self defense
Chorus 1:
[F#] So how many times
will it [C#]take
To cover up the
past mis[G#m]takes
And hide behind a
crying you [B]face of [C#]shame
[F#] And how many
nights will I [C#]hide
and blink under the
blackened s[G#m]kies
I've cursed out
B C# Ebm--B-- x2
so many times
Verse 2:
It's [Ebm]biting
when the [F#]cold wind
blows through
weathered [G#m]eyes
and blistered s[Ebm]kin[C#-Ebm]
it's [Ebm]quiet now
it's like the [F#]calm before
the raging [G#m]violence
of the storm be[Ebm]gins[C#-Ebm][Ebm][C#-Ebm]
Refrain 2:
[B] and when this comes
[C#]crashing down
I'll [Ebm]fall harder
than be[B]fore
[B] I'll start this
all [C#]over now
Chorus 2:
[F#] So how many times
will it [C#]take
To cover up the
past mis[G#m]takes
And hide behind a
crying you [B]face of [C#]shame
[F#] And how many
nights will I [C#]hide
and blink under the
blackened s[G#m]kies
I've cursed out
B C# Ebm--B-- x2
so many times before
Bridge:
[G#m] I'll beg for the [F#/Bb]ending
or just for for[B]giveness
or just for forgiveness
[G#m] I'll wait in the [F#/Bb]shadows
of a battle I'm [B]close to losing[C#]
Chorus 3:
Silence:
[F#] So how many times
will it [C#]take
To cover up this
smiling [G#m]face of silence
This [B]face of shame
[F#] And how many
nights will I [C#]hide
and blink under the
blackened s[G#m]kies
I've cursed out
so [B]many [C#]times be[F#]fore
So how many times
will it [C#]take
To cover up the
past mis[G#m]takes
And hide behind a
crying you [B]face of [C#]shame
[F#] And how many
nights will I [C#]hide
and blink under the
blackened s[G#m]kies
I've cursed out
B C# F#(hold)
so many times
