Alas chords by Murder By Death

G D Bm D G D Bm

Verse:
G            D      Bm     D
Maybe you're right, I'm no good
      G             D           Bm           D
Got a heart made of glass and a head made of wood
    G          D               A         D
Let me make it clear, when I'm gone, I'm gone
    G                D                 A         D
The night's just the night and there's no coming dawn

Chorus:
     Bm        D
When shall I return?
     G            D
I confess I don't know
Bm                D
What's around the bend?
       G         D
What's left to unfold?
        Bm                  D        G               D
I could promise you the moon brought down with a lasso
Bm        D          G          D
I need to stay, but alas I must go
D  G  D  A

Verse:
G           D             Bm            D
Back in the stark woods behind your old house
  G            D           Bm           D
I buried something that'll leave you no doubt
G            D     A         D
Something to prove myself to you
G         D            A          D
Half is a lie, but the good part's true

Chorus:
     Bm        D
When shall I return?
     G            D
I confess I don't know
Bm                D
What's around the bend?
       G         D
What's left to unfold?
        Bm                  D        G               D
I could promise you the moon brought down with a lasso
Bm        D          G          D
I need to stay, but alas I must go
      Bm              D            G      D
Maybe you should move on, and I'll go it alone

Interlude:
Bm G D D
Bm G D A (2x)
Bm G A D

Riff: (Acoustic)
eb|--------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|-------|
Bb|--------------|-----------------|--7----------------|------------------|-------|
Gb|--------------|--4--7--------4--|----------------2--|------------------|-------|
Db|-------5--7---|-----------------|------0h-2h-4------|--4h-2h-0---------|--0----|
Ab|--------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------4---|-------|
Eb|--------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|-------|

Bridge:
G          D
Out in the barren field where we first met
(Continue to hold D)
Full of decay from a life in the red
G            A          Bm       D
Oaths that I broke, the money I spent
G                D/F#           A7sus4    D
Couldn't make it work, couldn't even make rent
        G        A             Bm           D
All the people I forgot that I knew, that I met
G        D/F#      A7sus4    D
Maybe my life will repay the debt

  G       D     G         D
I need to stay, I need to stay
  G       Bm         G          D
I need to stay, but alas I must go
            G            D             G          D
Thought you wanted me to stay, but you need me to go
  G            D
I just want to say
      G       D
Now I finally know

Interlude:
Bm  D/F#  Bm  D/F#  A7sus4 (5x)

Outro:
 D
 Bm   G A    D
 Bm   G A    D
Alas, I must go
 Bm   G A    D
Alas, I must go
 Bm   G A    D
Alas, I must go