This one seems to be in 3/4 or 6/12 or somesuch. Laid out below with lyrics; first verse & chorus, the chord is above the associated lyric; further on it is in parentheses before the word during which it sounds. Essentially, Am C D Am F G Am for the verse with some repetition of the Am F G for the chorus. listen to it and decide which dissonant notes you want to keep. rock on; vi2pr8r ************************************************* intro: Am (add B)/ Am (I play one measure with added B and resolve next meas. to Am; this dissonance and resolution by measures continues through the song, the way i play it) verse: (Am cont'd) Through the C (add B)/ C (ditto) years of decay we Dm (add E) / Dm (ditto) creep like tigers in Am (add B) / Am cages, With F
each passing turn G smaller and smaller the Am (add B) / Am circles, every C (add B) / C weapon and word Dm (add E) / Dm legitimate now as pro- Am (add B) / Am -tection, but chorus: F these things should G never be Am (add B) / Am spoken, no [repeat] verse ii. (essentially the same as v. i, above) I (C) stand undefeated (Dm) alone in the ring just (Am) pacing the (F) sweat and the blood (G) dried on my hands all (Am) wasted I shout (C) come back and fight for (Dm) I am the king but the (F) lights are all out and the (G) people are gone we (Am) always burn brightest when (F) no one is looking and (G) I kissed the lines on your (Am) beautiful face (vamp on this Am (add B) / Am bit a couple bars here, then) but (to chorus) verse iii. (C) sometimes your hunger for (Dm) life seems like despera- (Am)-tion, yeah, when I (F) read about the world these days (G) all i can feel is (Am) hatred. the (c) fortune teller's (Dm) closing her doors, she (F) looked in her crystal and saw (G) nothing at all, they're (Am) waiting 'round here for (F) something to happen they (G) won't really want it when it (Am) rolls out to meet them! (vamp) but (to chorus).