Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
D MajorD
Verse 1:
D MajorD F# minorF#m
Rehearsing for the tournament of champions
B minorBm E MajorE
Somebody's going to have to cleanse the temple
G+G Gadd2 A augmentedA
Train by moonlight all night
Chorus 1:
D MajorD F# minorF#m
Practice with a blindfold on
B minorBm E7E7
Try not to think too hard about the neighbors
G+G D MajorD
Hop on my balcony that overlooks the harbor
G+G A augmentedA B minorBm
Preparing to deploy the hand of death
G+G A augmentedA B minorBm
Preparing to deploy the hand of death
Verse 2:
D MajorD F# minorF#m
Rest among the ruins of old empires
B minorBm E MajorE
Rise from my heavy sleep at sundown
G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
Byways on my pathways beckoning
Chorus 2:
D MajorD F# minorF#m
Stay focused on the target
B minorBm E MajorE
Feel close enough to taste its beating heart
G+G D MajorD
Hungry as a captive of the king
G+G A augmentedA B minorBm
Preparing to deploy the hand of death
G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
Preparing to deploy the hand of death
Bridge:
E7E7
Sure and steady
G+G
Almost ready
Chorus 3:
D MajorD F# minorF#m
Remind myself to breathe, heed thou my counsel
B minorBm E7E7
Skin and bones and blood and tender flesh
G+G D MajorD
There will be no return to these beginnings
G+G A augmentedA B minorBm
Preparing to deploy the hand of death
G+G A augmentedA B minorBm
Preparing to deploy the hand of death
Outro:
D MajorD F# minorF#m
B minorBm E7E7
G+G D MajorD
A augmentedA D MajorD