Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard
DmDm Bb1 
C majorC 
FF Bb2 
A minorAm
e|-------|---1---|-------|-------|-------|-------|
b|---6---|---3---|---5---|-------|-------|-------|
g|---7---|---3---|---5---|---2---|---7---|---6---|
D MajorD|---7---|-------|---5---|---3---|---8---|---7---|
A augmentedA|---5---|---1---|---3---|---3---|---8---|---7---|
E MajorE|-------|-------|-------|---1---|---6---|---5---|
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= Intro =
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DmDm 2x
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= Verse I =
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DmDm Bb1
I stepped into an avalanche
DmDm C majorC DmDm
It covered up my soul
DmDm Bb1
When I am not this hunchback that you see
DmDm C majorC DmDm
I sleep beneath the golden hill
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= Refrain =
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FF A minorAm
You who wish to conquer pain
DmDm Bb2
You must learn, learn to serve me well
A minorAm 2x
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= Verse II =
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DmDm Bb1
You strike my side by accident
DmDm C majorC DmDm
As you go down for your goal
DmDm Bb1
The cripple here that you clothe and feed
DmDm C majorC DmDm
Is neither starved nor cold
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= Refrain =
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FF A minorAm
He does not ask for your company
DmDm Bb2
Not at the centre, the centre of the world
A minorAm 2x
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= Verse III =
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DmDm Bb1
And I am on a pedestal
DmDm C majorC DmDm
You did not raise me there
DmDm Bb1
Your laws do not compel me now
DmDm C majorC DmDm
To kneel grotesque and bare
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= Refrain =
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FF A minorAm
I myself am the pedestal
DmDm Bb2
For this ugly hump at which you stare
A minorAm 2x
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= Verse IV =
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DmDm Bb1
You who wish to conquer pain
DmDm C majorC DmDm
You must learn what makes me kind
DmDm Bb1
The crumbs of love that you offer me
DmDm C majorC DmDm
They’re the crumbs I’ve left behind
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= Refrain =
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FF A minorAm
Your pain is no credential here
DmDm Bb2
It’s just the shadow, shadow of my wound
A minorAm 2x
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= Verse V =
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DmDm Bb1
I have begun to long for you
DmDm C majorC DmDm
I who have no greed
DmDm Bb1
I have begun to ask for you
DmDm C majorC DmDm
I who have no need
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= Refrain =
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FF A minorAm
You say you’ve gone away from me
DmDm Bb2
But I can feel you, feel you when you breathe
A minorAm 2x
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= Verse VI =
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DmDm Bb1
Do not dress in those rags for me
DmDm C majorC DmDm
I know you are not poor
DmDm Bb1
And don’t love me quite so fiercely now
DmDm C majorC DmDm
When you know that you are not sure
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= Refrain =
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FF A minorAm
It is your turn, my beloved one
DmDm Bb2
It is your flesh that I wear
A minorAm 2x
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= Outro =
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Avalanche chords
"Avalanche" is originally a Leonard Cohen song. Australian artist Nick Cave performs it for the "Black Sails" season 2 trailer.
