Capo
5
Rate for accuracy
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πΈ Intro:
E5add#11 B5
E5add#11 B5
Bm
πΈ Verse 1:
Bm
You were alone and you were alive
Bm
Among the walkin' dead
Bm
He was a liar, could not atone
Bm
Still he went to your head
πΈ Chorus:
Cm11 Bm11
He said, "I love you baby like
Cm11 Bm11
a miner loves gold
Cm11 Bm11
And this will never grow
Cm11
old"
πΈ Verse 2:
Bm
Lost in the ether, down in the blind
Bm
And not a word was said
Bm
But he was neither vicious or kind
B5
As he lay there and bled
πΈ Break:
E5add#11 B5 E5add#11
B5
Bm Bm Bm
Bm
Bm Bm Bm
B5
πΈ Pre-Chorus:
Cm11 Bm11
His hands were on you and it
Cm11 Bm11
felt just the same
Cm11 Bm11
As when he didn't know your
Cm11
name
πΈ Chorus:
Cm11 Bm11
He said, "I love you baby like
Cm11 Bm11
a miner loves gold
Cm11 Bm11
And this will never grow
Cm11
old"
πΈ Verse 3:
Bm
Darkness will cover you
Bm
A church in ruins
Bm
There's nothing left to feel
Bm
Goodbye lover, this is your doing
B5
A heart against the wheel
πΈ Outro:
E5add#11 B5 E5add#11 B5
Bm
Chords instructions:
B5 (022400)
(0x240x) in the intro
E5add#11 (02230)
(0x230x) in the intro
Bm11 555555
Cm11 777777
Bm11 and Cm11 may not strictly
be the correct names,
they're simple one finger barres
Other versions of this song
- A Church In Ruins (Intro)
Song History
Published: October 18, 2022
Last Updated: September 10, 2025