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Open  Dtuning:  D   A   D   F#   Ad
Capo on 3rd
               D  D*     Dmaj7    D6sus4  A7sus4  
d |-----0-------0------0------0-------0------|
A |-----0-------0------0------0-------0------|
F#|-----0-------3------3------1-------1------|
D |-----0-------0------0------0-------2------|
A |-----0-------5------4------2-------0------|
D |-----0-------4------4------0-------0------|  (relative to capo)
Verse 1: (pm)
                             D  D*
Brother, do you believe in an afterlife?
Where our souls will Dmaj7both collide,
              D*                     D  
In some great Elysium, way up in the sky
                                        D*
Free from our shackles, our chains, our mouths, our brains,
We'll open all the Dmaj7gates and we will walk careless straight into the light
Interlude:
 D  D*  D  D*
Verse 2: (pm)
                  D  D*
I never felt too enlightened,
                            Dmaj7  D*                       D  
With every page I turned, I only find myself feeling more alone
                             D*
Posing questions to a silent universe
                                          Dmaj7  D*                      D6sus4  
My very thoughts are cursed, they just seem to multiply, forever in my mind
Brother, don't grow A7sus4up
D6sus4Brother, please never grow A7sus4up
Fill: (not relative to capo, played whilst strumming all strings)
d |-----10-----3--5--7--10-----3--5--7--10------3-----5---7--5-----5--3--5-----------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
D*                   Dmaj7  
Hold out against the night
D*                        Dmaj7  
Guard your hope with your life
D6sus4For the darkness, She will cA7sus4ome
Oh and D6sus4you, Will have no where to rA7sus4un
         D*                                       Dmaj7  
But your eyes are wider than mine, and help me to sleep
            D*                          Dmaj7  
I hope that age does not erase that you see
D*                          Dmaj7  
Don't let bitterness become you
D*                             Dmaj7  
Your only hopes are all within you
D*                   Dmaj7  
Hold out against the night
D*                         Dmaj7  
Guard your hope with your life
D6sus4For the darkness, She will A7sus4come
Oh and D6sus4you, Will have no where to A7sus4run

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Elysium

by Andrew Davie

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dmaj7

D6sus4

A7sus4

D D A D F# A

Open tuning: d

Capo on 3rd

D D Dmaj7 D6sus4 A7sus4

d |-----0-------0------0------0-------0------|

A |-----0-------0------0------0-------0------|

F#|-----0-------3------3------1-------1------|

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

A |-----0-------5------4------2-------0------|

D |-----0-------4------4------0-------0------| (relative to capo)

Verse 1: (pm)

D D

Brother, do you believe in an afterlife?

Dmaj7

Where our souls will both collide,

D D

In some great Elysium, way up in the sky

Free from our shackles, our chains, our mouths, our brains,

Dmaj7

We'll open all the gates and we will walk careless straight into the light

Interlude:

D D D D

* *

Verse 2: (pm)

D D

I never felt too enlightened,

Dmaj7 D D

With every page I turned, I only find myself feeling more alone

Posing questions to a silent universe

Dmaj7 D D6sus4

My very thoughts are cursed, they just seem to multiply, forever in my mind

A7sus4

Brother, don't grow up

D6sus4 A7sus4

Brother, please never grow up

Fill: (not relative to capo, played whilst strumming all strings)

d |-----10-----3--5--7--10-----3--5--7--10------3-----5---7--5-----5--3--5-----------------------|

A |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:

D Dmaj7

Hold out against the night

D Dmaj7

Guard your hope with your life

D6sus4 A7sus4

For the darkness, She will come

D6sus4 A7sus4

Oh and you, Will have no where to run

D Dmaj7

But your eyes are wider than mine, and help me to sleep

D Dmaj7

I hope that age does not erase that you see

D Dmaj7

Don't let bitterness become you

D Dmaj7

Your only hopes are all within you

D Dmaj7

Hold out against the night

D Dmaj7

Guard your hope with your life

D6sus4 A7sus4

For the darkness, She will come

D6sus4 A7sus4

Oh and you, Will have no where to run

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