Difficulty
Intermediate πͺ
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Tuning: Drop D
Intro:
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D5 | B5 | C5 :
Verse 1:
D5 B5
Ten men sleep outside the city gates but they don't speak to me
C5 G
They're not begging and they do not plan to leave
D5 B5
I can't be anymore than the turn of a century
C5 G5 D5
He's not lying, just whistles through his teeth
[Instrumental]
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D | D | Bm | C :
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D | D | Bm | C :
Verse 2:
N.C. Bm
Children cling to the coat-tails of some filthy queen
C G
They're not begging, they are far too proud for that
D Bm
Old men weep, how this new world's dirty and is full of fiends
C Bm A A7
They're not trying, just searching for a fix
Chorus:
D G D
I will lie awake, I found shelter in my fireplace
G D
White ashes come to life, take my hand but count me twice
G D
I was perfect and unplanned, strong enough so still I stand
G
We were never at a loss, we will fight at any cost
D G D
Oh, what simple lives we lead in the corners of our map
G N.C.
And it's so far to see and it's a run we're taking it back
[Instrumental]
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D | G | D | G :
Verse 3:
D Bm
We felt cheap, no one breathes the same in this southern heat
C G
On a dark night just sweating through the seams
D Bm
On hands and knees, stay below the smoke so that we can breathe
C Bm A A7
No one planned this, it was how it had to be
Chorus:
D G D
I will lie awake, I found shelter in my fireplace
G D
White ashes come to life, take my hand but count me twice
G D
I was perfect and unplanned, strong enough so still I stand
G
We were never at a loss, we will fight at any cost
D G D
Oh, what simple lives we lead in the corners of our map
G N.C.
And it's so far to see and it's a run we're taking it back
[Instrumental]
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D | G | D | G :
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D | G | D | G :
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D | G | D | G :
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D | G | D | G :
Outro:
D G
Woh-oh
D G
Woh-oh
D G
Woh-oh
D G D
Woh-oh
Song History
Published: March 28, 2026
Last Updated: March 28, 2026