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The Brothel

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Capo on 1st
[Intro]
Am Fadd9 F
Am Fadd9 F
[Verse 1]
AmPurple Fadd9pavemeFnt
AmCrookfingers knocking on winFadd9dows witFhout souls
AmBodies are swinCging from rooEmftops and Ampoles
AmHowling through Fadd9hollowFs
AmRestless nights anFadd9d one night cFheap hotels
AmOh, I'm only dCrifting to alEmways come Amback
[Instrumental]
Am Fadd9 Dm7 G
[Verse 2]
AmAnd I search for Fadd9somethiFng
AmOh, whatever Fadd9I don't reaFlly care
AmDriving with their lCights off they can Embe anywhAmere
AmRolling down their Fadd9windowsF  
AmOpen card with Fadd9open mouFths
AmGolden Cteeth and Emgolden cAmars
[Chorus]
You cover your eAmyes, you cover your mAmouth, you cover your eaFadd9rs
Still you fDm7ollow my tGrail
I'll do it Amall, I'll do whaAmtever you Fadd9say, GDm7od has left me anyGway
[Instrumental]
Am Fadd9 Dm7 G
Am Fadd9 Dm7 G
[Verse 3]
AmLove I laid in Fadd9paymenFt
AmStars with stains and heFadd9aven and aftFerglow
AmBeneath the ashes of ecChoes Emburied alAmive
AmThey are howling through Fadd9hollowsF  
AmOnce we share their teFadd9mple of our aFrms
AmNow our heCads are huEmng up on Amwalls
[Verse 4]
We are rAmuins within Fadd9ruinsF  
On evAmery corner a gFadd9ladiatFor
Is Ambegging for aCnother cEmentuAmry
WheAmn no one cuFadd9t your toFngue
To kAmnow nothing Fadd9and to knFow it all
AmTo be both the aCnimEmal and gAmod
[Chorus]
You cover your Ameyes, you cover your mAmouth, you cover your Fadd9ears
Still you fDm7ollow our trGail
We'll do it aAmll, we'll do whaAmtever you Fadd9say, God Dm7has left us anywGay
You cover your eAmyes, you cover your moAmuth, cover your Fadd9ears
Still you fDm7ollow our tGrail
We'll do it aAmll, we'll do whaAmtever you Fadd9say, GDm7od has left us anywaGy
[Instrumental]
Am E C Am C E
E F#m7 C#m7 B
E F#m7 C#m7 B
[Outro] 
There are Eechoes in the F#m7garden is anC#m7ybody listeBning
There are Eechoes lost in F#m7the garden is C#m7anybody lisBtening
They whisper:
The ones wEho are only liF#m7ving is the C#m7ones who arBe only dying

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The Brothel

by Susanne Sundfør

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Fadd9

Dm7

F#m7

C#m7

Capo on 1st

[Intro]

Am Fadd9 F

[Verse 1]

Am Fadd9 F

Purple pavement

Am Fadd9 F

Crookfingers knocking on windows without souls

Am C Em Am

Bodies are swinging from rooftops and poles

Am Fadd9 F

Howling through hollows

Am Fadd9 F

Restless nights and one night cheap hotels

Am C Em Am

Oh, I'm only drifting to always come back

[Instrumental]

Am Fadd9 Dm7 G

[Verse 2]

Am Fadd9 F

And I search for something

Am Fadd9 F

Oh, whatever I don't really care

Am C Em Am

Driving with their lights off they can be anywhere

Am Fadd9 F

Rolling down their windows

Am Fadd9 F

Open card with open mouths

Am C Em Am

Golden teeth and golden cars

[Chorus]

Am Am Fadd9

You cover your eyes, you cover your mouth, you cover your ears

Dm7 G

Still you follow my trail

Am Am Fadd9 Dm7 G

I'll do it all, I'll do whatever you say, God has left me anyway

[Instrumental]

Am Fadd9 Dm7 G

[Verse 3]

Am Fadd9 F

Love I laid in payment

Am Fadd9 F

Stars with stains and heaven and afterglow

Am C Em Am

Beneath the ashes of echoes buried alive

Am Fadd9 F

They are howling through hollows

Am Fadd9 F

Once we share their temple of our arms

Am C Em Am

Now our heads are hung up on walls

[Verse 4]

Am Fadd9 F

We are ruins within ruins

Am Fadd9 F

On every corner a gladiator

Am C Em Am

Is begging for another century

Am Fadd9 F

When no one cut your tongue

Am Fadd9 F

To know nothing and to know it all

Am C Em Am

To be both the animal and god

[Chorus]

Am Am Fadd9

You cover your eyes, you cover your mouth, you cover your ears

Dm7 G

Still you follow our trail

Am Am Fadd9 Dm7 G

We'll do it all, we'll do whatever you say, God has left us anyway

Am Am Fadd9

You cover your eyes, you cover your mouth, cover your ears

Dm7 G

Still you follow our trail

Am Am Fadd9 Dm7 G

We'll do it all, we'll do whatever you say, God has left us anyway

[Instrumental]

Am E C Am C E

E F#m7 C#m7 B

[Outro]

E F#m7 C#m7 B

There are echoes in the garden is anybody listening

E F#m7 C#m7 B

There are echoes lost in the garden is anybody listening

They whisper:

E F#m7 C#m7 B

The ones who are only living is the ones who are only dying

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