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Enemies

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Intro
C Ab C Ab C Ab C Bbm
CListen up
F#There's not a moment to spare
It's quite a Cdrop from the top
So why you feeling down F#there
It's a Ccold, cruel, harsh F#reality
Caught, Cstuck, here with your enemies
Who do you Ebthink you Bbmare!F#  
CTearing us Eball aBbmpartF#  
FWhere did you think you could C#mgo?
'Cause Feveryone already C#mknows
It's Ab20 to Bbm1
Yeah, F#so you better Ebrun
You got the Cworld on it's knees
You're taking Eball that you please
You want Abmore
But you'll get Fnothing from F#me
You're like the Cburden with air
You love the Ebhate that we share
You want Abmore
But you'll get Fnothing from me
But eCnemies!
Break
C Ab C
CYou started something that you just F#couldn't stop
You turn the ones that you C#mlove
Into and angry ass F#mob
And the Cone, last, wishes that you F#pay for it
C#mAnd there's Cno way F#you're getting out of it
CWho do you Ebthink you Fare!F#  
CTearing us Eball aFpartF#  
FWhere did you think you could go?
'F#  
Cause everyone already knows
AbIt's 20 to 1
F#Yeah, so you better run
You got the Cworld on it's knees
You're taking Eball that you please
You want Abmore
But you'll get Fnothing from me
EbYou're like the Cburden with air
You love the Ebhate that we share
You Abwant more
But you'll get Fnothing from me
But Cenemies!
CEnemiAbes!C  
AbEnemies!
Break
C C#m C Eb C F Ab C Ab Eb
C C#m
FWhere did you think you could go
'Cause everyone already Abknows
It's 20 to 1
F#Yeah, so you better Frun
You got the Cworld on it's knees
You're taking Eball that you please
You want Abmore
But you'll get Fnothing from Cme
You're like the burden with air
You love the Ebhate that we share
You want Abmore
But you'll get Fnothing from Ebme
You got the Cworld on it's knees
You're taking Eball that you please
You want Abmore
But you'll get Fnothing from F#me
YoCu're like the burden with air
You love the Ebhate that we share
You want mAbore
But Fyou'll get nothing from Cme
CBut enemiesAb  
CEnemies!Bbm  
CEnemies!C#m  C  Bbm  

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The story behind the song

This song captures the tension of a simmering conflict, where words themselves become the weapons. Its lyrics simulate a dialogue that escalates into a fight, as depicted in the music video where the band members sit in a meeting that turns contentious. From Shinedown's fourth studio album, Amaryllis, "Enemies" embodies the raw energy of confrontation. It plays like the soundtrack to an inevitable clash.

AI-written from these sources:Enemies (Shinedown song) — Wikipedia ↗Shinedown — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Enemies

by Shinedown

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Bbm

C#m

Intro

C Ab C Ab C Ab C Bbm

Listen up

There's not a moment to spare

It's quite a drop from the top

So why you feeling down there

C F#

It's a cold, cruel, harsh reality

Caught, stuck, here with your enemies

Eb Bbm F#

Who do you think you are!

C Eb Bbm F#

Tearing us all apart

F C#m

Where did you think you could go?

F C#m

'Cause everyone already knows

Ab Bbm

It's 20 to 1

F# Eb

Yeah, so you better run

You got the world on it's knees

You're taking all that you please

You want more

F F#

But you'll get nothing from me

You're like the burden with air

You love the hate that we share

You want more

But you'll get nothing from me

But enemies!

Break

C Ab C

C F#

You started something that you just couldn't stop

C#m

You turn the ones that you love

Into and angry ass mob

C F#

And the one, last, wishes that you pay for it

C#m C F#

And there's no way you're getting out of it

C Eb F F#

Who do you think you are!

C Eb F F#

Tearing us all apart

Where did you think you could go?

Cause everyone already knows

It's 20 to 1

Yeah, so you better run

You got the world on it's knees

You're taking all that you please

You want more

But you'll get nothing from me

Eb C

You're like the burden with air

You love the hate that we share

You want more

But you'll get nothing from me

But enemies!

C Ab C

Enemies!

Break

C C#m C Eb C F Ab C Ab Eb

C C#m

Where did you think you could go

'Cause everyone already knows

It's 20 to 1

F# F

Yeah, so you better run

You got the world on it's knees

You're taking all that you please

You want more

F C

But you'll get nothing from me

You're like the burden with air

You love the hate that we share

You want more

F Eb

But you'll get nothing from me

You got the world on it's knees

You're taking all that you please

You want more

F F#

But you'll get nothing from me

You're like the burden with air

You love the hate that we share

You want more

F C

But you'll get nothing from me

C Ab

But enemies

C Bbm

Enemies!

C C#m C Bbm

Enemies!

About Enemies Chords by Shinedown

Learn how to play Enemies by Shinedown with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Enemies chords”, “Enemies guitar chords”, or “Shinedown Enemies chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Enemies chords and for experienced players who want accurate Enemies lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, Ab, Bbm, F#, Eb, F.

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What key is "Enemies" in?

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