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Aminor

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1/7

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 7Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Tuning: Full Step Down
[Chords]
e|----Am0----|----G3----|----F1----|--Fmaj7--0----|---Em7-0----|---C/B-0----|--A#sus4--1----|
B|----1----|----3----|----1----|----1----|----3----|----1----|----1----|
G|----2----|----0----|----2----|----2----|----4----|----0----|----3----|
D|----2----|----0----|----3----|----3----|----5----|----x----|----3----|
A|----0----|----2----|----3----|----x----|----x----|----2----|----1----|
E|----x----|----3----|----1----|----x----|----x----|----x----|----x----|
[Intro]
Am, G, F,  G(2x)
[Verse]
AmGod has taken my eyes
If I Gsee no reflFection, 
how the hell do I know I'm alive?G  
As the dAmarkness bleeds into my mind
The force that scrGeams to give uFp 
is grave enough to carve my name into a sGtone
[Pre-Chorus]
Fmaj7Inspired by hope or deEm7fined by disease?
If you kFmaj7new what it meant to be mC/Be
[Chorus]
Could you cAmlose your eFyes and never say “Cnever”?
Or would you call this the eC/Bnd of the rAmoad?
I'm running out of mFemories, a shell of what I Cused to be
As this curse drains the C/Blife out of me
[Verse 2]
AmGod has taken my eyes
Yet blind Gfaith couldn't Fkill me
It just is what it is between hGim and I
AmI've made sense of my senses 
and fGound my dFefenses internally 
This is what sGets me free
[Pre-Chorus]
Fmaj7Inspired by hope or deEm7fined by disease?
If you kFmaj7new what it meant to be mC/Be
[Chorus] 
Could you cAmlose your eFyes and never say “Cnever”?
Or would you call this the eC/Bnd of the rAmoad?
I'm running out of mFemories, a shell of what I Cused to be
As this curse drains the lC/Bife out of mAme
[Bridge] (x2)
And Ameven if GI never Fsee again
I kGnow I will brAmeathe again
With the sGtrength of a tA#sus2housand men
I wGon't let this be my end
[Pre-Chorus]
Fmaj7Inspired by hope or deEm7fined by disease?
If you kFmaj7new what it meant to be mC/Be
[Chorus]
Could you cAmlose your eFyes and never say “Cnever”?
Or would you call this the eC/Bnd of the rAmoad?
I'm running out of mFemories, a shell of what I Cused to be
As this curse drains the C/Blife out of me
[Outro]
AmNo FI CwoC/Bn't let this drain the life out of me

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Jonathan

by Ice Nine Kills

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

Em7

C/B

A#sus4

A#sus2

Tuning: Full Step Down

[Chords]

Am G F Fmaj7 Em7 C/B A#sus4

e|----0----|----3----|----1----|----0----|----0----|----0----|----1----|

B|----1----|----3----|----1----|----1----|----3----|----1----|----1----|

G|----2----|----0----|----2----|----2----|----4----|----0----|----3----|

D|----2----|----0----|----3----|----3----|----5----|----x----|----3----|

A|----0----|----2----|----3----|----x----|----x----|----2----|----1----|

E|----x----|----3----|----1----|----x----|----x----|----x----|----x----|

[Intro]

Am G F G

, , , (2x)

[Verse]

God has taken my eyes

G F

If I see no reflection,

how the hell do I know I'm alive?

As the darkness bleeds into my mind

G F

The force that screams to give up

is grave enough to carve my name into a stone

[Pre-Chorus]

Fmaj7 Em7

Inspired by hope or defined by disease?

Fmaj7 C/B

If you knew what it meant to be me

[Chorus]

Am F C

Could you close your eyes and never say “never”?

C/B Am

Or would you call this the end of the road?

F C

I'm running out of memories, a shell of what I used to be

C/B

As this curse drains the life out of me

[Verse 2]

God has taken my eyes

G F

Yet blind faith couldn't kill me

It just is what it is between him and I

I've made sense of my senses

G F

and found my defenses internally

This is what sets me free

[Pre-Chorus]

Fmaj7 Em7

Inspired by hope or defined by disease?

Fmaj7 C/B

If you knew what it meant to be me

[Chorus]

Am F C

Could you close your eyes and never say “never”?

C/B Am

Or would you call this the end of the road?

F C

I'm running out of memories, a shell of what I used to be

C/B Am

As this curse drains the life out of me

[Bridge] (x2)

Am G F

And even if I never see again

G Am

I know I will breathe again

G A#sus2

With the strength of a thousand men

I won't let this be my end

[Pre-Chorus]

Fmaj7 Em7

Inspired by hope or defined by disease?

Fmaj7 C/B

If you knew what it meant to be me

[Chorus]

Am F C

Could you close your eyes and never say “never”?

C/B Am

Or would you call this the end of the road?

F C

I'm running out of memories, a shell of what I used to be

C/B

As this curse drains the life out of me

[Outro]

Am F C C/B

No I won't let this drain the life out of me

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