The Serpent Rings chords by Magnum

Tuning: Half-Step Down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)

MAGNUM – The Serpent Rings
from “The Serpent Rings” (2020)

Intro: (fade in)
eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|-------3---------5-3-0-5-3-0-3-5-|
Ab|-5-3-0-5-3-0-3-5-5-3-0-5-3-0-3-5-|-5-3-5---5-3-0-3-----------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    PM-----------------------------|  PM-----------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|-------3-----------7-5---5---5-7-|
Ab|-5-3-0-5-3-0-3-5-5-3-0-5-3-0-3-5-|-5-3-5---5-3-0-3-5-----8---8-----|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    PM-----------------------------|  PM-----------------------------|

Verse 1:
Dm             Am      C      Dm          G     A
You steal what you can carry, you're not afraid
Dm           Am        C        Dm
It's not the truth - desire you crave

eb|---------------|
Bb|---------------|
Gb|---------------|
Db|-7-5---5---5-7-|
Ab|-----8---8-----|
Eb|---------------|

Dm           Am C Dm                    G     A
In your mind      you don't know how it works
Dm      Am      C      Dm
No satisfaction and it hurts

eb|---------------|
Bb|---------------|
Gb|---------------|
Db|-7-5---5---5-7-|
Ab|-----8---8-----|
Eb|---------------|

Dm        Am       C          Dm              G   A
No refuge from the landscape, you've lost control
Dm            Am   C      Dm
You watch the emptiness unfold

eb|---------------|
Bb|---------------|
Gb|---------------|
Db|-7-5---5---5-7-|
Ab|-----8---8-----|
Eb|---------------|

Dm           Am C Dm                 G  A
Then it came      to steal your liberty
Dm            Am      C          Dm
Some day they say the blind will see

eb|---------------|
Bb|---------------|
Gb|---------------|
Db|-7-5---5---5-7-|
Ab|-----8---8-----|
Eb|---------------|

Pre-Chorus 1:
Dm           C          Dm            C
Can't wear a veil to disguise who you are
Dm          C             D                      E
Burning the sun from your serpent rings on every finger, gold and silver

Chorus 1:
Am                           F          Em    G   Am
So beware if you follow that creed, the crowd all sing
Am                                    F          G    Am
Of flaming horses that run with great speed on silent wings
Am                Em
Don't take it in, don't take it in
Am                F                                  G
Don't take it in, I know the hangman can't wait to begin

Interlude:
eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|-------3---------5-3-0-5-3-0-3-5-|
Ab|-5-3-0-5-3-0-3-5-5-3-0-5-3-0-3-5-|-5-3-5---5-3-0-3-----------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    PM-----------------------------|  PM-----------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|-------3-----------7-5---5---5-7-|
Ab|-5-3-0-5-3-0-3-5-5-3-0-5-3-0-3-5-|-5-3-5---5-3-0-3-5-----8---8-----|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    PM-----------------------------|  PM-----------------------------|

Verse 2:
Dm             Am      C    Dm          G    A
You walked the road forever and paid no toll
Dm            Am     C       Dm
You've got confusion in your soul

eb|---------------|
Bb|---------------|
Gb|---------------|
Db|-7-5---5---5-7-|
Ab|-----8---8-----|
Eb|---------------|

Dm        Am C Dm                   G    A
Baby girl,     they said you'd go astray
Dm       Am      C       Dm
Pay no attention all the way

eb|---------------|
Bb|---------------|
Gb|---------------|
Db|-7-5---5---5-7-|
Ab|-----8---8-----|
Eb|---------------|

Pre-Chorus 2:
Dm          C           Dm            C
When dragon clouds disappear from the sky
Dm     C               D                    E
Mercia green stole her iron horse rise into azure and it's over

Chorus 2:
Am                           F          Em    G   Am
So beware if you follow that creed, the crowd all sing
Am                                    F          G    Am
Of flaming horses that run with great speed on silent wings
Am                Em
Don't take it in, don't take it in
Am                F                                  G
Don't take it in, I know the hangman can't wait to begin

Guitar Solo 1:
    Am             G        F      C Bb     G
eb|------------------------------|--------------------5-----|
Bb|------------------------------|---------------/5-8---8-5-|
Gb|-9~---7/9-5/7-2/7~---7/9-9~---|-5~---5/7-7~--------------|
Db|------------------------------|--------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|--------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|--------------------------|

    Am       G              F     C  Bb       G                Am       Dm
eb|----------12-------12--------|---------------------------|---------|-------|
Bb|-8b(10)------13----------13~-|-13~---13/15-15~---15b(17)-|-(17)~---|-15~---|
Gb|----------------14----14-----|---------------------------|---------|-------|
Db|-----------------------------|---------------------------|---------|-------|
Ab|-----------------------------|---------------------------|---------|-------|
Eb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|---------|-------|

Keyboard Interlude 1:
    Dm         C          Dm         C       Dm         C          Dm
eb|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|------------8---------------------8-----|------------8------------------|
Gb|-7----9-10-------10-9--7----9-10--------|-7----9-10-------10-9--7-------|
Db|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|

Keyboard Interlude 2:
    Dm         C          Dm         C       Dm         C
eb|----------------------------------------|-----------------------|
Bb|------------8---------------------8-----|------------8----------|
Gb|-7----9-10-------10-9--7----9-10--------|-7----9-10-------10-9--|
Db|----------------------------------------|-----------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|-----------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|-----------------------|

    D                  E
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------10--9--10--9-----9-|
Gb|-11--9--11--9--11-9---------------11---|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|

Guitar Solo 2:
    Am                F      Em G    Am                       F         G
eb|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|-8b(10)---10p8-10-12-10-8-10~---13------|
Gb|-7b(9)-------4-5/7-5~---5-4-----|------------------------------------16--|
Db|---------5-7-----------------5--|----------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

    Am            Em        Am                      F         G         Am
eb|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------|----------|
Bb|-15b(17)---13--15~-----|-13-------15~---13-------13~---/15-15b(17)-|-15b(17)--|
Gb|-----------------------|----14-------------14----------------------|----------|
Db|-----------------------|-------14-------------14-------------------|----------|
Ab|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------|----------|
Eb|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------|----------|

Chorus 3:
Am                Em
Don't take it in, don't take it in
Am                F                                      G
Don't take it in, Wake up tomorrow and know where you've been

Ending:
eb|-0-----|-0-----|
Bb|-0-----|-1-----|
Gb|-2-----|-2-----|
Db|-3-----|-2-----|
Ab|-3-----|-0-----|
Eb|-1-----|-------|