{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1479991,"song":"The Seventh Seal","artist":"Scott Walker","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11268453-the-seventh-seal-chords-by-scott-walker/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1479991?type=chord","rating":4.74632,"votes":18,"content":"Intro: [ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]Cm[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch] [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\n \r\n \r\n[tab] [ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]Gm7[/ch]\r\n Anybody seen a Knight pass this way?[/tab]\r\n \r\n[tab] [ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\n I saw him playing chess with Death yesterday[/tab]\r\n \r\n[tab] [ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\n His crusade was a search for God and they say[/tab]\r\n \r\n[tab] [ch]Eb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\n It's been a long way to carry on[/tab]\r\n \r\n \r\n[tab] [ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]Gm7[/ch]\r\n Anybody hear of plague in this town?[/tab]\r\n \r\n[tab] [ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\n The town I've left behind was burnt to the ground[/tab]\r\n \r\n[tab] [ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\n A young girl on a stake, her face framed in flames[/tab]\r\n \r\n[tab] [ch]Eb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\n Cried \"I'm not a witch, God knows my name\"[/tab]\r\n \r\n \r\n[tab] [ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]Gm7[/ch]\r\n The Knight he watched with fear, he needed to know[/tab]\r\n \r\n[tab] [ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\n He ran where he might feel God's breath[/tab]\r\n \r\n[tab] [ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\n And in the misty church he knelt to confess[/tab]\r\n \r\n[tab] [ch]Eb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Cm[/ch] [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\n The face within the booth was Mister Death[/tab]\r\n \r\n \r\n[tab] [ch]G#m[/ch] [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\n \"My life's a vain pursuit of meaningless miles\"[/tab]\r\n \r\n[tab] [ch]G#m[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]\r\n \"Why can't God touch me with a sign?\"[/tab]\r\n \r\n[tab] [ch]G#m[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]\r\n \"Perhaps there's no-one there\" answered the booth[/tab]\r\n \r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\n And Death hid within his cloak and smiled[/tab]\r\n \r\n \r\n[tab] [ch]G#m[/ch] [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\n \"This morning I played chess with Death\" said the Knight[/tab]\r\n \r\n[tab] [ch]G#m[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]\r\n \"We played that he might grant me time\"[/tab]\r\n \r\n[tab] [ch]G#m[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]\r\n \"My Bishops and my Knights will shatter his flanks\"[/tab]\r\n \r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\n \"And still I might feel God's heart in mine\"[/tab]\r\n \r\n \r\n[tab] [ch]G#m[/ch] [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\n And through confession's grille Death's laughter was heard[/tab]\r\n \r\n[tab] [ch]G#m[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]\r\n The Knight cried \"No - you've cheated me!\"[/tab]\r\n \r\n[tab] [ch]G#m[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]\r\n \"But still I'll find a way. We'll meet once again\"[/tab]\r\n \r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]C#m[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n \"And once again continue to play\"[/tab]\r\n \r\n \r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\n They met within the woods, the Knight, his Squire and friends[/tab]\r\n \r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n And Death said \"Now the game shall end\"[/tab]\r\n \r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n The final move was made, the Knight hung his head[/tab]\r\n \r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n And said \"You've won. I've nothing left to play\"[/tab]\r\n \r\n \r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\n The minstrel, filled with visions, sang to his love[/tab]\r\n \r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n To look against the stormy sky[/tab]\r\n \r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n The Knight, his Squire and friends, their hands held as one[/tab]\r\n \r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n Solemnly danced towards the dawn[/tab]\r\n \r\n \r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n His hourglass in his hand, his scythe by his side[/tab]\r\n \r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n The master Death, he leads them on[/tab]\r\n \r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n The rain will wash away the tears from their faces[/tab]\r\n \r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n And as the thunder cracked, they were gone.[/tab]\r\n \r\n \r\n [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r","plain_text":"Intro: Gm Cm D7 Gm\n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n G Am G Am","chords":["Gm","Cm","D7","Gm7","F","Eb","A","C#m","G#m","G#m7","F#","E","Dm","Am","Am7","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Am7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,0,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,1,0]},"Cm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,3,5,5,4,3]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]},"Gm7":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,1,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,3,3,3,3]}}}