Intro: 4 bars of A
[A]Long before the living past had [C]ripped it all apart
[A]Something still remained until It [Fmaj7]flashed back to the start
[A]Where it stands, nobody saw be[C]hind the blackest eyes
[A] Show them how you're stronger now it [Fmaj7]pays to advertise [Em7]wisely
[D]Day after day w[E)]ith [C#m]you in my [Dmaj7]head I s[D]aid some [E]things I s[C#m]houldn't have [Dmaj7]said
[D]For reasons unk[E]nown that [C#m]I now fo[Dmaj7]rget I [D]gave you no love, w[E]hich[C#m] I now re[Dmaj7]gret
[A]What I'd give to hear again those [C]everlasting songs
[A]Why did all the accidents [Fmaj7]contrive to fall at once?
Only [D]day after [E]day with [C#m]you in my [Dmaj7]thoughts [D]I never [E]knew [C#m]time was so [Dmaj7]short
For [D]once in my [E]life I [C#m]wasn't al[Dmaj7]one with [D]blood on my [E]hands how [C#m]could I have [Dmaj7]known?
[Am]Used to be the great white hope once I walked on [Dm]water
[Am]Now I barely stay afloat balance out of [Dm]order
[Ab]With every sympathy [Gm]worn away [Fm] who can I return to [Bb]now?
[Am]For the time that I have left I scan that cold ho[Dm]rizon
[Am]Searching for a kindred soul, someone to re[Dm]ly upon
[Ab]We disconnected and [Gm]Heaven sent s[Fm]heltered in dead air, [Bb]hidden everywhere
[D]The sky lights [A]up ab[G]ove Am[D]erica[A]
[D]The world is [A]lost but l[G]oves Ame[D]rica[A]
[Bm]When the [G]eyes of children [Bm]see the on[A]es left standing
[Bm]And the re[A]st begin to [G]finally under[A]stand
[D]The hand of [A]God de[G]fends Ame[D]rica[A]
[D]And who would [A]not def[G]end Ame[D]rica?[A]
[Bm]We've got light on our side [Bm]we're in p[A]ole position
[Bm] So p[A]raise the Lord and [G]raise the ammun[A]ition [D]high
[C]Raise it [G] hi[D]gh
Hide where you can
We will shoot you where you stand
(Section in 7/4 time)
[E]I've walked a million miles upon an open road
And once in every while without the will to carry [Bm]on
Hours [A]held me too [Bm]long in o[C]ne location
[E]An old familiar tale, a glory to behold
A work of genius, the greatest story ever [Bm]sold
As you [A]sign on the [Bm]line, as you [C]do what you're [A]told
A G A A-A B-B C-C B-B A-A (played as A progression)
All you sell is your soul
[E]I've been this way before I've seen it many times
Collision on the track the fiction turning into [Bm]fact
No-one [A]dares to look [Bm]back, [C]best you start to pre[A]pare
[A]For the har[G]vest [A]ahead, [G]all you [A]lose is your[C#m]self
[C#m]I'm brought to [B]life with a [A]series of [G#m]shocks
[C#m]I r[F#m]ealise that you are [A]gone from my [G#m]life
[C#m]And still I [B]cling to the f[A]ear of the [G#m]dark
[C#m]Don't[F#m] follow them for they don't [A]care how you [G#m]are
[A] [B] And I'm finding [G#m] [A] a way of being
[A] [B] Accepting [G#m]life all a[C#m]lone
[A] [B] And I'm hoping [G#m] [A] I'll wake up seeing
[A] [B] A way to [G#m]live on my [C#m]own
[C#m]It wasn't [B]hard to b[A]elieve in the lie[G#m]
[C#m]Although I've [F#m]come to know it [A]wasn't my [G#m]fault
[C#m]Why does the [B]world con[A]tinue to [G#m]spin
[C#m]While every[F#m]thing around me [A]grinds to a [G#m]halt?
[A] [B] And I'm finding [G#m] [A] a way of being
[A] [B] Accepting [G#m]life all [C#m]alone
[A] [B] And I'm hoping [G#m] [A] I'll wake up seeing
[A] [B] A way to [G#m]live on my [C#m]own
C#m -- B -- A ? F[2]#
(Instrumental in alternating bars of 5/8 and 6/8 then 5/4 time)
[C#m]B [Eb] [C#m] C#m [Eb] B C#m (x2)
[A] [F#] [Eb]
[C#m] [Eb] [C#m] [Eb]
[B] [C#m] [B] [C#m]
[A](Into crescendo)[F#][Eb][C#m]
F# E-E B-B (x3)
[F#]Mine is a [C#m]real fine [F#]line I get [B]harder the h[C#m]igher I c[F#]limb[F#][F#]
[F#]Shine like a [C#m]star so [F#]bright any[B]body can see an[C#m]ytime[F#]
[F#]No-one will [G#m]want to follow, [F#]this will be [B]gone tomorrow
[F#]We enter an [E]age of permanent [F#]doubt
Where we comm[B]unicate without [F#]words
But I [E]must [B]be [F#]heard so I [E]cut through the [B]smoke and the [F#]noise[E][F#]
[F#]Mine is a [C#m]real fine [F#]line it im[B]agines it's [C#m]one of a [F]kind
[F#]Goodbye to [G#m]all expression[F#] farewell to [B]superstition
[F#]We enter an [E]age of permanent [F#]doubt
Where we comm[B]unicate without [F#]words
[C#m]And the noise [F#]expands as it [B]covers the [E]lie of the [F#]land[E][F#]
[F#]Shine like a [E]star s[B]o [F#]bright ?till we sh[E]ut out the light, [B]put out the [E]fire
[F#]Cut through the s[E]moke and the [F#]noise[G][F#]
[F#]Lately I've been [G]talking to [F#]myself
Been rem[E]embering and doing little [F#]else[G][F#][G]
[F#]The road ahead is [G]anything but [F#]clear
Last [E]time around, where did we go from [F#]here?[G][F#][G]
[G] [F#] [G] [A] [Bb][E][E][E][E]
A(x8 steady march)
A x 4 D Bb G A
A x 4 Bb C G A
E x4 D x2 Ex4
Ex4 D E A E D A
[A]What about some golden hours? [Dm]I was [Bb]alive, cer[C]tainly you were [G]wrong
[A]Anyone can be persuaded [Dm]given the [Bb]time, [C]we all scream a[G]lone
[A]What about this good for nothing [Dm]season a[Bb]gain? [C]Everything's come and [G]gone
[A]And I can't believe that I'm not [Dm]watching [Bb]you [C]I'm in a sorry [G]state
[E]Return to ordinary thoughts now If you [Dm]can
[E]The words I hardly understand [Dm]gather [E]round me w[C]hile I [A]wait
[3]
[A]What about those colder cowards [Dm]arming a[Bb]gainst [C]lost in[G]telligence?
[A]Anyone who saw me crawling [Dm]there would have [Bb]known [C]that I was normal [G]once
[E]Return to ordinary [Dm]thoughts too y[E]oung to take the [Dm]stand
[E]But old enough to kill an[Dm]yone
HA!
(6/4 Time)
[Am-Am-Am-Am-Am-Am]
[Am]In the days when love di[F]vided up the looks
[F#]No drastic means were [G]used like rod and hooks
[Em]To enhance what nature's [F]sculptor had designed
[D]No augmentation [Eb]needed to refine
[Am]In the valley of the [F]dollar, we rejoice
[F#]For plastic is the [G]currency of choice
[Em]And beauty born is [F]strictly for the birds
[D]Your cash is fine but [Eb]credit is preferred
[Am-Am-Am-Am-Am-Am]
Repeat chords above
[Am]When I held myself aloft I walked across the [Dm]water
[Am]Now I barely cut across, lives are getting [Am]shorter
[G#]And they open up [Gm]another door to a [F]border far [Bb]below
[Am]For the time that I'm allowed, there's a new hor[Dm]izon
[Am]But a soul as cold as ice is nothing to re[Dm]ly upon
[G#]If I'm hanging onto [Gm]angels' wings then I'm [F]safer in the [Bb]air[F][Bb]
Do I still [Cdim]qualify, suspended from on [Bbdim]high?
No other san[Bb5]ctuary have I[D]
[D] [Dsus4] [D] [A] [G] [D] [G]
[D] [Dsus4] [D] [A] [G] [D] [A]
[Bm]And when the [G]eyes of children see [Bm]past the ones left st[A]anding
[Bm]And the time h[G]as surely [D]come to under[G]stand who we [D]are
[D] [Dsus4] [D] [A] [G] [D] [G]
[D] [Dsus4] [D] [A] [G] [D] [A]
[Bm]Slowly the [G]fires are burning [Bm]bearing their silent [A]witness
[Bm]And the living [G]past re[D]turns to r[G]eap the [A]Harvest of [D]Souls
D Dsus4 D A G D G (to fade)
[A]Long before the living past had [C]ripped it all apart
[A]Something still remained until It [Fmaj7]flashed back to the start
[A]Where it stands, nobody saw be[C]hind the blackest eyes
[A] Show them how you're stronger now it [Fmaj7]pays to advertise [Em7]wisely
[D]Day after day w[E)]ith [C#m]you in my [Dmaj7]head I s[D]aid some [E]things I s[C#m]houldn't have [Dmaj7]said
[D]For reasons unk[E]nown that [C#m]I now fo[Dmaj7]rget I [D]gave you no love, w[E]hich[C#m] I now re[Dmaj7]gret
Asus --------- Asus (let ring)
[A]What I'd give to hear again those [C]everlasting songs
[A]Why did all the accidents [Fmaj7]contrive to fall at once?
Only [D]day after [E]day with [C#m]you in my [Dmaj7]thoughts [D]I never [E]knew [C#m]time was so [Dmaj7]short
For [D]once in my [E]life I [C#m]wasn't al[Dmaj7]one with [D]blood on my [E]hands how [C#m]could I have [Dmaj7]known?
Am -------------- Dm
[Am]Used to be the great white hope once I walked on [Dm]water
[Am]Now I barely stay afloat balance out of [Dm]order
[Ab]With every sympathy [Gm]worn away [Fm] who can I return to [Bb]now?
[Am]For the time that I have left I scan that cold ho[Dm]rizon
[Am]Searching for a kindred soul, someone to re[Dm]ly upon
[Ab]We disconnected and [Gm]Heaven sent s[Fm]heltered in dead air, [Bb]hidden everywhere
[D]The sky lights [A]up ab[G]ove Am[D]erica[A]
[D]The world is [A]lost but l[G]oves Ame[D]rica[A]
[Bm]When the [G]eyes of children [Bm]see the on[A]es left standing
[Bm]And the re[A]st begin to [G]finally under[A]stand
[D]The hand of [A]God de[G]fends Ame[D]rica[A]
[D]And who would [A]not def[G]end Ame[D]rica?[A]
[Bm]We've got light on our side [Bm]we're in p[A]ole position
[Bm] So p[A]raise the Lord and [G]raise the ammun[A]ition [D]high
D ---- C ---- Bb --- A
[C]Raise it [G] hi[D]gh
D ---- C ---- Bb --- A ---- Eb ---- E
Hide where you can
We will shoot you where you stand
(Section in 7/4 time)
[E]I've walked a million miles upon an open road
And once in every while without the will to carry [Bm]on
Hours [A]held me too [Bm]long in o[C]ne location
[E]An old familiar tale, a glory to behold
A work of genius, the greatest story ever [Bm]sold
As you [A]sign on the [Bm]line, as you [C]do what you're [A]told
A G A A-A B-B C-C B-B A-A (played as A progression)
All you sell is your soul
[E]I've been this way before I've seen it many times
Collision on the track the fiction turning into [Bm]fact
No-one [A]dares to look [Bm]back, [C]best you start to pre[A]pare
[A]For the har[G]vest [A]ahead, [G]all you [A]lose is your[C#m]self
C#m -- B -- A -- G#m
[C#m]I'm brought to [B]life with a [A]series of [G#m]shocks
[C#m]I r[F#m]ealise that you are [A]gone from my [G#m]life
[C#m]And still I [B]cling to the f[A]ear of the [G#m]dark
[C#m]Don't[F#m] follow them for they don't [A]care how you [G#m]are
[A] [B] And I'm finding [G#m] [A] a way of being
[A] [B] Accepting [G#m]life all a[C#m]lone
[A] [B] And I'm hoping [G#m] [A] I'll wake up seeing
[A] [B] A way to [G#m]live on my [C#m]own
[C#m]It wasn't [B]hard to b[A]elieve in the lie[G#m]
[C#m]Although I've [F#m]come to know it [A]wasn't my [G#m]fault
[C#m]Why does the [B]world con[A]tinue to [G#m]spin
[C#m]While every[F#m]thing around me [A]grinds to a [G#m]halt?
[A] [B] And I'm finding [G#m] [A] a way of being
[A] [B] Accepting [G#m]life all [C#m]alone
[A] [B] And I'm hoping [G#m] [A] I'll wake up seeing
[A] [B] A way to [G#m]live on my [C#m]own
C#m -- B -- A -- G#m
C#m -- B -- A ? F[2]#
(Instrumental in alternating bars of 5/8 and 6/8 then 5/4 time)
[C#m]B [Eb] [C#m] C#m [Eb] B C#m (x2)
[A] [F#] [Eb]
[C#m] [Eb] [C#m] [Eb]
[B] [C#m] [B] [C#m]
[A](Into crescendo)[F#][Eb][C#m]
F# E-E B-B (x3)
[F#]Mine is a [C#m]real fine [F#]line I get [B]harder the h[C#m]igher I c[F#]limb[F#][F#]
[F#]Shine like a [C#m]star so [F#]bright any[B]body can see an[C#m]ytime[F#]
[F#]No-one will [G#m]want to follow, [F#]this will be [B]gone tomorrow
[F#]We enter an [E]age of permanent [F#]doubt
Where we comm[B]unicate without [F#]words
But I [E]must [B]be [F#]heard so I [E]cut through the [B]smoke and the [F#]noise[E][F#]
[F#]Mine is a [C#m]real fine [F#]line it im[B]agines it's [C#m]one of a [F]kind
[F#]Goodbye to [G#m]all expression[F#] farewell to [B]superstition
[F#]We enter an [E]age of permanent [F#]doubt
Where we comm[B]unicate without [F#]words
[C#m]And the noise [F#]expands as it [B]covers the [E]lie of the [F#]land[E][F#]
[F#]Shine like a [E]star s[B]o [F#]bright ?till we sh[E]ut out the light, [B]put out the [E]fire
[F#]Cut through the s[E]moke and the [F#]noise[G][F#]
[F#]Lately I've been [G]talking to [F#]myself
Been rem[E]embering and doing little [F#]else[G][F#][G]
[F#]The road ahead is [G]anything but [F#]clear
Last [E]time around, where did we go from [F#]here?[G][F#][G]
[G] [F#] [G] [A] [Bb][E][E][E][E]
A(x8 steady march)
A x 4 D Bb G A
A x 4 Bb C G A
E x4 D x2 Ex4
Ex4 D E A E D A
[A]What about some golden hours? [Dm]I was [Bb]alive, cer[C]tainly you were [G]wrong
[A]Anyone can be persuaded [Dm]given the [Bb]time, [C]we all scream a[G]lone
[A]What about this good for nothing [Dm]season a[Bb]gain? [C]Everything's come and [G]gone
[A]And I can't believe that I'm not [Dm]watching [Bb]you [C]I'm in a sorry [G]state
[E]Return to ordinary thoughts now If you [Dm]can
[E]The words I hardly understand [Dm]gather [E]round me w[C]hile I [A]wait
[3]
[A]What about those colder cowards [Dm]arming a[Bb]gainst [C]lost in[G]telligence?
[A]Anyone who saw me crawling [Dm]there would have [Bb]known [C]that I was normal [G]once
[E]Return to ordinary [Dm]thoughts too y[E]oung to take the [Dm]stand
[E]But old enough to kill an[Dm]yone
HA!
(6/4 Time)
[Am-Am-Am-Am-Am-Am]
[Am]In the days when love di[F]vided up the looks
[F#]No drastic means were [G]used like rod and hooks
[Em]To enhance what nature's [F]sculptor had designed
[D]No augmentation [Eb]needed to refine
[Am]In the valley of the [F]dollar, we rejoice
[F#]For plastic is the [G]currency of choice
[Em]And beauty born is [F]strictly for the birds
[D]Your cash is fine but [Eb]credit is preferred
[Am-Am-Am-Am-Am-Am]
Repeat chords above
[Am]When I held myself aloft I walked across the [Dm]water
[Am]Now I barely cut across, lives are getting [Am]shorter
[G#]And they open up [Gm]another door to a [F]border far [Bb]below
[Am]For the time that I'm allowed, there's a new hor[Dm]izon
[Am]But a soul as cold as ice is nothing to re[Dm]ly upon
[G#]If I'm hanging onto [Gm]angels' wings then I'm [F]safer in the [Bb]air[F][Bb]
Do I still [Cdim]qualify, suspended from on [Bbdim]high?
No other san[Bb5]ctuary have I[D]
[D] [Dsus4] [D] [A] [G] [D] [G]
[D] [Dsus4] [D] [A] [G] [D] [A]
[Bm]And when the [G]eyes of children see [Bm]past the ones left st[A]anding
[Bm]And the time h[G]as surely [D]come to under[G]stand who we [D]are
[D] [Dsus4] [D] [A] [G] [D] [G]
[D] [Dsus4] [D] [A] [G] [D] [A]
[Bm]Slowly the [G]fires are burning [Bm]bearing their silent [A]witness
[Bm]And the living [G]past re[D]turns to r[G]eap the [A]Harvest of [D]Souls
D Dsus4 D A G D G (to fade)
