Retrograde chords by Silverstein

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
| Bm   | Bm   | Bm   | Bm   | x2


Verse 1:
    Bm
It all hangs in the balance, it’s all a blur
Bm
 This broken neck holds the weight of the world
G         E5        Bm
 The devil’s finally admitted every deed

Scarecrows and hotels, a savage thrill
Bm
 They come to life as your guts start to spill
G          E5            Bm
 And as it cuts and bleeds, a statue forms in me

I stand here frozen, I stand here frozen


Chorus:
G         A
 I wish I could forget it
Bm                D
 It’s so hard I’ll never get it right
         E5
Cold hearts on a colder night
Bm
 The stronger the ties, the sharper the knife
G         A
 I wish I could forget it
Bm                D
 It’s so hard I’ll never get it right
         E5
Cold hearts on a colder night
Bm
 The stronger the ties, the sharper the knife


Verse 2:
        Bm
They said this place would be different, it’s still the same
Bm
 I’m sanded faceless you’ve taken my name
G          E5               Bm
 A beaten mind won’t heal, it takes you where you’ve been

Thorn in my stomach, pain in my side
Bm
 You’re smashing protons as two worlds collide
G           E5            Bm
 With hands as cold as steel I feel you holding me

I stand here frozen, I stand here frozen


Chorus:
G         A
 I wish I could forget it
Bm                D
 It’s so hard I’ll never get it right
         E5
Cold hearts on a colder night
Bm
 The stronger the ties, the sharper the knife
G         A
 I wish I could forget it
Bm                D
 It’s so hard I’ll never get it right
         E5
Cold hearts on a colder night
Bm
 The stronger the ties, the sharper the knife


Bridge:
Bm
 So I walked out of the valley
Bm
 I let myself feel the sun on my bare back
       N.C.
And melt the dirt off my skin
Bm
 I let the breeze of the wind cleanse me
Bm
 I let the elements in


Breakdown:

It was my only fucking option
Bm
 And again I was whole
   Bm
And again I thought I could feel something one day
Bm
 But this planet doesn’t have a sun
       Bm
It only has a moon that’s lifeless
           Bm
And every light that shines is a dead reflection


Chorus:
G         A
 I wish I could forget it
Bm                D
 It’s so hard I’ll never get it right
         E5
Cold hearts on a colder night
Bm
 The stronger the ties, the sharper the knife
G         A
 I wish I could forget it
Bm                D
 It’s so hard I’ll never get it right
         E5
Cold hearts on a colder night
Bm
 The stronger the ties, the sharper the knife


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 The stronger the ties, the sharper the knife