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key for a few chords...
       Am/B    Am/C     Am/D  E+
e ----0-----0-----0-----0-------|
B ----1-----1-----1-----1-------|
G ----2-----2-----2-----1-------|
D ----2-----2-----0-----2-------|
A ----2-----3-----------3-------|
E ------------------------------|
[Verse]
He's got fasting black AmlungsAm/B  Am/C  Am/B  
                               E  E+  E  
Made of clove splintered shardes
They're the kind that will AmtalkAm/C  Am/B  
                          E  E+  E  
Through a weezing of coughs
[Bridge]
And I hear him Amevery Am/Bnight in Am/Cevery Am/Dpore
And A7every time he just makes me warm
[Hook]
DmFreeze without an answer Free from all the shame
AmMust I hide
ECuz I'll never E7never sleep Amalone
[Verse]
Look at how they Amflock to himAm/B  Am/C  Am/D  Am/C  
                         E  E+  E  
From an isle of open sores
He knows that the Amtaste is suchAm/B  Am/C  
              E  E+ E  
Such to die for
[Bridge]
And I hear him Amevery Am/Bnight on Am/Cevery Am/Dstreet
A7The scales that do slither deliver me from...
[Hook]
DmFreeze without an answer Free from all the shame
AmThen I'll hide cuz i'll Enever E7never sleeAmp alone
[Bridge]
AmOh lord
Said I'm Ebloodshot for sureAm  
EPale runs the ghostAm  
ESwollen on the shoreAm  
AmeverynAm/Bight in eAm/Cvery pAm/Dore
A7The scales that do slither Deliver me from...
[Hook]
DmFreeze without an answer Free from all the shame
AmThen I'll hide Cuz I'll Enever E7never sleep Amalone
DmFreeze without an answer Free from all the shame
AmLet me die Cuz I'll neveEr neveE7r sleep aloAmne

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Widow

by The Mars Volta

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am/B

Am/C

Am/D

key for a few chords...

Am/B Am/C Am/D E

e ----0-----0-----0-----0-------|

B ----1-----1-----1-----1-------|

G ----2-----2-----2-----1-------|

D ----2-----2-----0-----2-------|

A ----2-----3-----------3-------|

E ------------------------------|

[Verse]

Am Am/B Am/C Am/B

He's got fasting black lungs

E E E

Made of clove splintered shardes

Am Am/C Am/B

They're the kind that will talk

E E E

Through a weezing of coughs

[Bridge]

Am Am/B Am/C Am/D

And I hear him every night in every pore

And every time he just makes me warm

[Hook]

Freeze without an answer Free from all the shame

Must I hide

E E7 Am

Cuz I'll never never sleep alone

[Verse]

Am Am/B Am/C Am/D Am/C

Look at how they flock to him

E E E

From an isle of open sores

Am Am/B Am/C

He knows that the taste is such

E E E

Such to die for

[Bridge]

Am Am/B Am/C Am/D

And I hear him every night on every street

The scales that do slither deliver me from...

[Hook]

Freeze without an answer Free from all the shame

Am E E7 Am

Then I'll hide cuz i'll never never sleep alone

[Bridge]

Oh lord

E Am

Said I'm bloodshot for sure

E Am

Pale runs the ghost

E Am

Swollen on the shore

Am Am/B Am/C Am/D

everynight in every pore

The scales that do slither Deliver me from...

[Hook]

Freeze without an answer Free from all the shame

Am E E7 Am

Then I'll hide Cuz I'll never never sleep alone

Freeze without an answer Free from all the shame

Am E E7 Am

Let me die Cuz I'll never never sleep alone

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