Trial By Song chords by The Mechanisms

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:

e|---2--------2--------2--------2--------------------------------------------|
BB|-----3--------3--------3---------3-----------------------------------------|
G+G|-2-----2--2-----2--2-----2--2------2---------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Pluck the chords for Verse 1 and the first chorus in the same way.)


Verse 1:
      D MajorD
(Orpheus) I’m not a gambling man,
                G+G
I don’t know how to play this hand
    A augmentedA
I was dealt by force;
D MajorD
 Thought I could speak easy,
                 G+G
But you just bent my words right back on me,
    A augmentedA
Then I broke the law

Chorus:
 G+G
  Now here, beneath the rust,
  D MajorD
The skytrain rattles round

Overhead,
G+G
 The raindrops fall through dust
  D MajorD
And shatter on the ground
     G+G
Black and dead;
               D MajorD
I never should have placed my trust in the City,
G+G                 D MajorD
 The vulture town that picked me clean


Spoken Interlude:

(Jonny D'Ville) And then, as if answering the call, the vault is filled with music.
e|---2--------2--------2--------2-------|
BB|-----3--------3--------3---------3----|
G+G|-2-----2--2-----2--2-----2--2------2--| X2
D MajorD|--------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|

e|---3--------3--------0--------0-------|
BB|-----0--------0--------2---------2----|
G+G|-0-----0--0-----0--2-----2--2------2--|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|

Verse 2:
     D MajorD
(Orpheus)  I’m not a lawless man
             G+G
I always trusted in your plan
    A augmentedA
I was dumb like that
D MajorD
 I chose the straightest path
                G+G
But all the landmarks moved as I walked past
    A augmentedA
Now I can’t look back


Chorus:
G+G
  Now here, beneath the rust,
  D MajorD
The skytrain rattles round

Overhead,
G+G
 The raindrops fall through dust
  D MajorD
And shatter on the ground
     G+G
Black and dead;
               D MajorD
I never should have placed my trust in the City,
G+G              D MajorD
 The python town that crushed my bones

Interlude:

e|---2--------2--------2--------2-------|
BB|-----3--------3--------3---------3----|
G+G|-2-----2--2-----2--2-----2--2------2--|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|

Verse 3:
D MajorD
 I’m not a fighting man
             G+G
I never act on wrath’s command
    A augmentedA
But I know you do
D MajorD
 I’d rather run than stand
                 G+G
You’d rather force my hand than understand
     A augmentedA
That I’m not like you


Chorus:
G+G
  Now here, beneath the rust,
  D MajorD
The skytrain rattles round

Overhead,
G+G
 The raindrops fall through dust
  D MajorD
And shatter on the ground
     G+G
Black and dead;
               D MajorD
I never should have placed my trust in the City,
G+G              D MajorD
The viper town that bled me dry