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Intro:
Cm Cm Cm Ab G Cm Ab G
Verse 1:
Cm Ab G
A few dark words you said to me
Cm Db Ab
I drew a blank and then I flew
Cm Ab G
I walked the plank into the blue
Ddim7 Fdim7 F# Baug
My heartbeat in leagues of silence
Verse 2:
Cm Ab G
I walked along the coral snow
Cm Db Ab
I saw some lights, an old hotel
Cm Ab G
The bell was rung, the glasses filled
Ddim7 Fdim7 Gb Baug
That cloudy drink that blackens bile
Chorus:
Cm Eb Bb F
The shade is drawn with stem and vine
Ab Eb F Ab G
Burned in the flame of a man condemned
Cm Eb Bb F
With venom wine and golden dawn
Ab Eb F Ab Bb
A silver bullet in the chamber turning
Bridge:
Cm Bb Eb Bb F Ab G Ab G x3
Cm Bb Eb Bb F Ab G Cm
Verse 3:
Cm G Ab G
You said at last "Let's have a duel
Cm G Db Ab
Out by the pines, the day is warm"Β
Cm G Ab B
I played the fool and when it passed
Ddim7 Fdim7 Gb Baug
The gadflies swarmed and then they dined
Chorus:
Cm Eb Bb F
The shade is drawn with stem and vine
Ab Eb F Ab G
Burned in the flame of a man condemned
Cm Eb Bb F
With venom wine and golden dawn
Ab Eb F Ab Bb
A silver bullet in the chamber turning
Bridge:
Cm Bb Eb Bb F Ab G Ab G x3
Cm Bb Eb Bb F Ab G
Cm Eb Bb F
The shade is drawn with stem and vine
Ab Eb F Ab Bb
Burned in the flame of a man condemned
Cm Eb Bb F
With venom wine and golden dawn
Ab Eb F Ab Bb
A silver bullet in the chamber turning
Cm Eb Bb F
The shade is drawn with stem and vine
Ab Eb F Ab Bb
Burned in the flame of a man condemned
Cm Eb Bb F
With venom wine and golden dawn
Ab Eb F Ab Bb
A silver bullet in the chamber turning
Outro:
Cm
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Last Updated: February 11, 2026