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The Reckoning Chords by Within Temptation

The Reckoning chords by Within Temptation

Guitar chords with lyrics

Tuning: Drop C# (C# G# C# F# A# D#)

Key: Bbm

Difficulty: Novice

D#|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
A#|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
F#|-5-4-2--2--2--|-2--2--2-----|-5-4-2--2--2--|-2--2--2-----|
C#|-5-4-2--2--2--|-2--2--2-5---|-5-4-2--2--2--|-2--2--2-5---|
G#|-3-2-0--0--0--|-0--0--0-5---|-3-2-0--0--0--|-0--0--0-5---|
C#|--------------|---------5---|--------------|---------5---|


D#|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
A#|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
F#|--------------|---------5---|-5-5-5--5--5--|-5--5--5-4---|
C#|-3-2-0--0--0--|-0--0--0-5---|-5-5-5--5--5--|-5--5--5-4---|
G#|-3-2-0--0--0--|-0--0--0-3---|-3-3-3--3--3--|-3--3--3-2---|
C#|-3-2-0--0--0--|-0--0--0-----|--------------|-------------|



Verse 1: Sharon Den Adel:
Abm
As cold as stone, they march in darkness
C#m                  B
Enslaving the young and killing their fathers
Abm
But soon they'll know

The path they've chosen
    C#m                    B
Has carved their faith in stone


Pre-Chorus: Sharon Den Adel and Jacoby Shaddix:
             Abm
In blood and tears, a thousand times
             C#m                          B
We'll rise against, we'll always hold the line

Of reckoning


Chorus: Sharon Den Adel and Jacoby Shaddix:
E             C#m
Red tears run down like a river
Abm
Don't close your eyes, it won't disappear
E                 C#m
No fear you wanna end the pain
           Abm
Don't let go, don't back down
         F#
Hold the line

We'll bring the reckoning

D#|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
A#|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
F#|-5-4-2--2--2--|-2--2--2-----|-5-4-2--2--2--|-2--2--2-----|
C#|-5-4-2--2--2--|-2--2--2-5---|-5-4-2--2--2--|-2--2--2-5---|
G#|-3-2-0--0--0--|-0--0--0-5---|-3-2-0--0--0--|-0--0--0-5---|
C#|--------------|---------5---|--------------|---------5---|
      tears,    a thousand times          We'll rise against
D#|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
A#|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
F#|--------------|---------5---|-5-5-5--5--5--|-5--5--5-4---|
C#|-3-2-0--0--0--|-0--0--0-5---|-5-5-5--5--5--|-5--5--5-4---|
G#|-3-2-0--0--0--|-0--0--0-3---|-3-3-3--3--3--|-3--3--3-2---|
C#|-3-2-0--0--0--|-0--0--0-----|--------------|-------------|
    we'll always hold the line                  Of reckoning


Verse 2: Jacoby Shaddix:
Ab
We're all alone, walking in twilight
    C#m                     B
The night has been long and so many've fallen
Ab
Feel no remorse, light will be breaking
    C#m                 B
Our freedom is worth it all


Pre-Chorus: Sharon Den Adel and Jacoby Shaddix:
             Abm
In blood and tears, a thousand times
             C#m                          B
We'll rise against, we'll always hold the line

Of reckoning


Chorus: Sharon Den Adel and Jacoby Shaddix:
E             C#m
Red tears run down like a river
Abm
Don't close your eyes, it won't disappear
E                 C#m
No fear you wanna end the pain
           Abm
Don't let go, don't back down
         F#
Hold the line

We'll bring the reckoning



Bridge: Sharon Den Adel and Jacoby Shaddix:
E           C#m                Abm
I see your face, find piece of mind

Between the madness and the sadness and the fire burning
E          C#m                Abm
The end of war, the great divine
              F#
We'll see the day of reckoning


Outro: Sharon Den Adel and Jacoby Shaddix:
             Abm
In blood and tears, a thousand times
            E                             B
We'll rise against, we'll always hold the line
             Abm
In blood and tears, a thousand times
            E                             B
We'll rise against, we'll always hold the line

D#|--------------|---------|--------------|---------|
A#|--------------|---------|--------------|---------|
F#|-5-4-2--2--2--|---------|-5-4-2--2--2--|---------|
C#|-5-4-2--2--2--|---------|-5-4-2--2--2--|---------|
G#|-3-2-0--0--0--|---------|-3-2-0--0--0--|---------|
C#|--------------|---------|--------------|---------|

D#|--------------|---------|--------------|---------|
A#|--------------|---------|--------------|---------|
F#|--------------|---------|-5-5-5--5--5--|---------|
C#|-3-2-0--0--0--|---------|-5-5-5--5--5--|---------|
G#|-3-2-0--0--0--|---------|-3-3-3--3--3--|---------|
C#|-3-2-0--0--0--|---------|--------------|---------|
                                          Of reckoning

D#|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
A#|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
F#|-5-4-2--2--2--|-2--2--2-----|-5-4-2--2--2--|-2--2--2-----|
C#|-5-4-2--2--2--|-2--2--2-5---|-5-4-2--2--2--|-2--2--2-5---|
G#|-3-2-0--0--0--|-0--0--0-5---|-3-2-0--0--0--|-0--0--0-5---|
C#|--------------|---------5---|--------------|---------5---|
                                                We'll bring

D#|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
A#|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
F#|--------------|---------5---|-5-5-5--5--5--|-5--5--5-4---|
C#|-3-2-0--0--0--|-0--0--0-5---|-5-5-5--5--5--|-5--5--5-4---|
G#|-3-2-0--0--0--|-0--0--0-3---|-3-3-3--3--3--|-3--3--3-2---|
C#|-3-2-0--0--0--|-0--0--0-----|--------------|-------------|
     the reckoning                              In blood and

D#|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
A#|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
F#|-5-4-2--2--2--|-2--2--2-----|-5-4-2--2--2--|-2--2--2-----|
C#|-5-4-2--2--2--|-2--2--2-5---|-5-4-2--2--2--|-2--2--2-5---|
G#|-3-2-0--0--0--|-0--0--0-5---|-3-2-0--0--0--|-0--0--0-5---|
C#|--------------|---------5---|--------------|---------5---|
      tears,    a thousand times          We'll rise against
D#|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
A#|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
F#|--------------|---------5---|-5-5-5--5--5--|-5--5--5-4---|
C#|-3-2-0--0--0--|-0--0--0-5---|-5-5-5--5--5--|-5--5--5-4---|
G#|-3-2-0--0--0--|-0--0--0-3---|-3-3-3--3--3--|-3--3--3-2---|
C#|-3-2-0--0--0--|-0--0--0-----|--------------|-------------|
    we'll always hold the line                  Of reckoning

D#|----------|
A#|----------|
F#|-5--------|
C#|-5--------|
G#|-3--------|
C#|----------|

Last updated: January 1, 2026

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