Dancing Shadow chords by Amorphis

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Intro:

Dm Dm Bb C
Dm Dm Bb C
Dm Dm F C
Dm Dm Bb C
Dm Dm Bb C
Dm Dm F C

Verse 1:
     Bb                          Dm
Your spirit dances under ancient trees
     C
By a forest road
Bb
On a mossy rock, your shadow lingers
F                 C
You will join the circling sun

Pre-Chorus:
Bb
Close your eyes and listen closely
Dm           C
To the sound beneath your thoughts
Bb
You will find the heart of time
F          G
Echoing the beating drum

Chorus:
F
Leave your body and shift your shape
Ab               Eb
The weasel slips into the stump
F
The otter dives beneath the roots
Db              Eb
Into the depths of the earth
Dm                                     F
Past the earth and gravel, beneath the ground
                 C
Swoops thе black-throated bird
Dm
Swims the seal and thе walrus black
Bb               C
Into the watery abyss

Interlude:
Dm Dm F C

Verse 2:
Bb
Beyond the gates to lightless lands
Dm                C
Carved in spruce, hammered in oak
Bb
On the doors of the Mansions of Manala
F                 G
Death is the only word you'll find

Pre-Chorus:
Bb                              C
Close your eyes and listen closely
Dm           C
To the sound beneath your thoughts
Bb
You will find the heart of time
F          Gm
Echoing the beating drum
Am
Echoing the beating drum

Chorus:
F
Leave your body and shift your shape
Ab               Eb
The weasel slips into the stump
F
The otter dives beneath the roots
Db              Eb
Into the depths of the earth
Dm                                     F
Past the earth and gravel, beneath the ground
                 C
Swoops thе black-throated bird
Dm
Swims the seal and thе walrus black
Bb               C
Into the watery abyss

Instrumental Break:
Dm Dm Dm Dm
Dm Dm F Am
Dm Dm F Am
Dm Dm F Am
Am Am C Em
Am Am F G
Am Am C Em
Am Am F G

Bridge:
         G
You must turn from that door, run through the gate
F                           Am
Swoop as the walrus and the black-throated bird
Dm
Dart as the otter, flit as the weasel
F                  A
Rise from the dirt into the light

Chorus:
F
Leave your body and shift your shape
Ab               Eb
The weasel slips into the stump
F
The otter dives beneath the roots
Db              Eb
Into the depths of the earth
Dm                                     F
Past the earth and gravel, beneath the ground
                 C
Swoops thе black-throated bird
Dm
Swims the seal and thе walrus black
Bb               C
Into the watery abyss

Outro:
Dm Dm Dm Dm
Dm Dm Dm Dm