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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Key: Am
Difficulty: Novice
Verse 1:
Am C
Combat, I'm ready for combat
Em F
I say I don't want that, but what if I do?
Am C
'Cause cruelty wins in the movies
Em F
I've got a hundred thrown-out speeches I almost said to you
Pre-Chorus:
C
Easy they come, easy they go
G
I jump from the train, I ride off alone
C G
I never grew up, it's getting so old
F
Help me hold on to you
Chorus:
C
I've been the archer, I've been the prey
F
Who could ever leave me, darling
But who could stay?
Verse 2:
Am C
Dark side, I search for your dark side
Em F
But what if I'm alright, right, right, right here?
Am C
And I cut off my nose just to spite my face
Em F
Then I hate my reflection for years and years
Pre-Chorus:
C
I wake in the night, I pace like a ghost
G
The room is on fire, invisible smoke
Am
And all of my heroes die all alone
F
Help me hold on to you
Chorus:
C
I've been the archer, I've been the prey
G
Screaming, who could ever leave me, darling
F
But who could stay?
(I see right through me, I see right through me)
Bridge:
Am
'Cause they see right through me
C
They see right through me
Em
They see right through
F
Can you see right through me?
Am
They see right through
C
They see right through me
Em
I see right through me
F
I see right through me
Pre-Chorus:
Am
All the king's horses, all the king's men
C
Couldn't put me together again
Em7
'Cause all of my enemies started out friends
F
Help me hold on to you
Chorus:
Am C
I've been the archer, I've been the prey
Em
Who could ever leave me, darling
F
But who could stay?
(I see right through me, I see right through me)
Am
Who could stay?
C
Who could stay?
Em7
Who could stay?
F
You could stay
C Am
You could stay
Outro:
Em7 F
Combat, I'm ready for combat
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Other versions of this song
- The Archer (Chords)
- The Archer (Tabs)
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Last Updated: February 8, 2026