Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
C majorC G+G E minorEm FF
A minorAm G+G E minorEm FF x2
Verse 1:
A minorAm G+G
We gather here, we line up
E minorEm FF
Weeping in a sunlit room
A minorAm G+G E minorEm FF
And if I'm on fire, you'll be made of ashes too
A minorAm G+G
Even on my worst day, did I deserve babe
E minorEm FF
All the hell you gave me
A minorAm
'Cause I loved you
G+G E minorEm FF
I swear I loved you 'til my dying day
Chorus:
C majorC DmDm A minorAm FF C majorC DmDm
I didn't have it in myself to go with grace
A minorAm FF C majorC DmDm
And you're the hero flying around saving face
A minorAm FF C majorC
And if I'm dead to you, why are you at the wake
DmDm A minorAm
Cursing my name, wishing I stayed
FF
Look at how my tears ricochet
Instrumental:
C majorC DmDm A minorAm FF
Verse 2:
A minorAm G+G E minorEm FF
We gather stones, never knowing what they'll mean
A minorAm G+G E minorEm FF
Some to throw, some to make a diamond ring
A minorAm G+G
You know I didn't want to have to haunt you
E minorEm FF
But what a ghostly scene
A minorAm G+G E minorEm FF
You wear the same jewels that I gave you as you bury me
Chorus:
C majorC DmDm A minorAm FF C majorC DmDm
I didn't have it in myself to go with grace
A minorAm FF C majorC DmDm
'Cause when I'd fight, you used to tell me I was brave
A minorAm FF C majorC
And if I'm dead to you, why are you at the wake
DmDm A minorAm
Cursing my name, wishing I stayed
FF
Look at how my tears ricochet
Bridge:
C majorC DmDm A minorAm
And I can go anywhere I want
FF C majorC
Anywhere I want, just not home
DmDm A minorAm
And you can aim for my heart, go for blood
FF C majorC
But you would still miss me in your bones
DmDm A minorAm FF C majorC
And I still talk to you (When I'm screaming at the sky)
DmDm A minorAm FF
And when you can't sleep at night (You hear my stolen lullabies)
Final Chorus:
A minorAm FF C majorC DmDm
I didn't have it in myself to go with grace
A minorAm FF C majorC DmDm
And so the battleships will sink beneath the waves
A minorAm FF C majorC
You had to kill me, but it killed you just the same
DmDm A minorAm
Cursing my name, wishing I stayed
FF
You turned into your worst fears
C majorC DmDm A minorAm
And you're tossing out blame, drunk on this pain,
FF
Crossing out the good years
C majorC DmDm A minorAm
And you're cursing my name, wishing I stayed
FF
Look at how my tears ricochet
Outro:
C majorC DmDm A minorAm FF x3