Silver Tongue chords by Alter Bridge

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: C#

Tuning: C

♫ Intro:

C# F#m C#  (x2)



♫ Verse :

C#
Sitting in my ivory tower invincible to fall
C#
Some would say my final hour as you scale the wall
C#
Step inside I dare you all
  C#          D    C#
And breathe the lies and heed the call
B        F#/A#
When this all is said and done
A       F#m
I will have my way
  B         A   F#m
And you will take the blame

♫ Chorus:

        C#m
You're over the line
     A
Under the gun I am the reason
E/G#      C#m
For what you've done
      C#m
Tooth of a crime
       A
You can't outrun
          E/G#   C#m
Under the spell of my silver tongue (Yeah)


♫ Interlude:

C# F#m C#
C# F#m C#




♫ Verse :

C#
I swear to God I'll find a way to prove I still belong
C#
I'd rather watch it burn away than say that I was wrong
  C#
So step inside I dare you all
  C#
And breathe my fire and heed my call


♫ Chorus 2:

        C#m
You're over the line
     A
Under the gun I am the reason
E/G#      C#m
For what you've done
      C#m
Tooth of a crime
       A
You can't outrun
          E/G#   C#m
Under the spell of my silver tongue
        C#m
You're over the line
     A
Under the gun I'll keep on scheming
E/G#     C#m
For what's to come
      C#m
Tooth of a crime
       A
You can't outrun
          E/G#   C#m
Under the spell of my silver tongue


♫ Bridge:

C#
This alliance built on fear and rage
C#
Ends in violence if I have my way
C#
Fear spite lie to divide us
C#
Hate strife bring decay


♫ Chorus 3:

        C#m
You're over the line
     A
Under the gun I am the reason
E/G#      C#m
For what you've done
      C#m
Tooth of a crime
       A
You can't outrun
          E/G#   C#m
Under the spell of my silver tongue
        C#m
You're over the line
     A
Under the gun I am the reason
E/G#      C#m
For what you've done
      C#m
Tooth of a crime
       A
You can't outrun
          E/G#   C#m  C# F# C# F#m C#
Under the spell of my silver tongue