The Long Defeat Acoustic chords by Thrice

Chords with lyrics

Thrice
The Long Defeat
Standard Tuning
No Capo
This song is played a half or whole step down by Dustin and Teppei in there acoustic live shows. But it can
be played at standard tuning as well. Just depends on how high or low you want to sing.

Intro:
E minorEm G+G C majorC A minorAm x4

Verse 1:
C majorC
The tyranny of deterioration
                      E minorEm
It worries me that it's all just a waste of time
    G+G         D MajorD
Taking one step forward, two steps back
   C majorC
Still I believe there's a thread through the thorns

And I believe that somewhere it's warm
  E minorEm         G+G         D MajorD
And I believe that it's ever bright beyond this black

Chorus:
    C majorC       A minorAm
So keep holding on to hope without assurance
C majorC        A minorAm    E minorEm
Holding on to a memory of light
       C majorC         A minorAm
But will the morning come? For all I know
      C majorC        A minorAm       E minorEm
We’ll never see the sun, but together we’ll fight the long defeat

Repeat Intro x4:
E minorEm G+G C majorC A minorAm

Verse 2:
C majorC
The suffering that I see all around
                     E minorEm
It's enough to keep me crashing down till I
    G+G         D MajorD
I lie wrecked and reeling from these falls
   C majorC
Still I believe there's a word in the wire

And I believe there's a way through the fire
  E minorEm         G+G        D MajorD
And I believe there's a joy that blooms beyond these walls

Chorus:
    C majorC       A minorAm
So keep holding on to hope without assurance
C majorC        A minorAm    E minorEm
Holding on to a memory of light
       C majorC         A minorAm
But will the morning come? For all I know
      C majorC        A minorAm       E minorEm        D MajorD C majorC
We’ll never see the sun, but together we’ll fight the long defeat

C majorC A minorAm   G+G   G+G E minorEm

 G+G E minorEm          D MajorD    D MajorD C majorC
Together we'll fight the long defeat

C majorC A minorAm   G+G   G+G E minorEm

 G+G E minorEm          D MajorD    D MajorD C majorC
Together we'll fight the long defeat

C majorC A minorAm   G+G   G+G E minorEm

 G+G E minorEm          D MajorD    D MajorD C majorC
Together we'll fight the long defeat

C majorC A minorAm   G+G   G+G E minorEm

 G+G E minorEm          D MajorD    D MajorD C majorC
Together we'll fight the long defeat

C majorC A minorAm   G+G   G+G E minorEm

 G+G E minorEm          D MajorD    D MajorD C majorC
Together we'll fight the long defeat

C majorC A minorAm   G+G   G+G E minorEm

Other versions of The Long Defeat Acoustic

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