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Behold The Nightmare

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BEHOLD! THE NIGHTMARE
===
Dsus2  Dsus2  Dsus2  Dsus2
F#mI've faced the fathoms in your dDsus2eep
F#mWithstood the suitors quiet siegDsus2e
F#mPulled down the heavens just to
PlGease you, appGease you,
The wGind blows and I Gknow
A Bm7
[Pre-Chorus]
AI can't go Bm7on digging roses from 
grAave to linger Bm7on, beyond the
Beyond, Awhere the willows Bm7weep and the whirlpools
ASleep, you'll find Bm7me
The cGoarse tide reflGects sky
[Chorus]
And the nDsus2ightmare rides F#mon
And the nDsus2ightmare rides F#mon
With a Dsus2december black F#mpsalm
And the nDsus2ightmare rides F#mon
What GI fear is lGost here
The wGind blows and GI know
[Bridge]
1|-D------Em------F#m------Fm7------Em-----------G------------|
2|-----------------2---3--------------------------|
3|-----2---0-2---2---1-----0-----2-0-/4-x-2-0-x-2-|
4|-3-4--------------------------------------------|
5|(5)---------------------------------------------|
6|-------0-----2-----1---1-0-x-x-----/3-----------|
DAll  Emyou F#mhave Fm7to  Emdo   Gis run away
DAnd sEmteal F#myoursFm7elf Emfrom Gme, become
                      2|-2------2-|
                      3|----------|
                      4|----------|
                      5|-0--------|
                      6|--------2-|
A mysteDry   Emto  F#mgaze Fm7in--Emto. YouG're so cruel
1|-------------------------|
2|-0---0---0---2---2-2---2-|
3|-------2-----------------|
4|---0-------0---0-----0---|
5|-------------0-----------|
6|-3-----------------2-----|
 iDn alEml yF#mou do  Fm7but Emstill GI believe,
            (Fm7)     
 I believe in you
[Interlude]
  Dsus2    Emx4
GSo may you come with your own Gknives, you'll never take me aGlive
With all the force of what is Gtrue, is there nothing I can Gdo?
AI can't go Bm7on digging roses from 
grAave to linger Bm7on, beyond the
Beyond, Awhere the willows Bm7weep and the whirlpools
ASleep, you'll find Bm7me
The cGoarse tide reflGects sky
[Chorus]
And the nDsus2ightmare rides F#mon
And the nDsus2ightmare rides F#mon
With a Dsus2december black F#mpsalm
And the nDsus2ightmare rides F#mon
Dsus2
F#mI've faced the fathoms in your dDsus2eep
F#mWithstood the suitors quiet Dsus2siege
F#mPulled down the heavens just to Dsus2please you
F#mTo hold the flower I can't Dsus2keep...
  F#m    Dsus2    F#m(fade out)

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Behold The Nightmare

by The Smashing Pumpkins

Lyrics & chords · Original key

BEHOLD! THE NIGHTMARE

===

Dsus2 Dsus2 Dsus2 Dsus2

F#m Dsus2

I've faced the fathoms in your deep

F#m Dsus2

Withstood the suitors quiet siege

F#m

Pulled down the heavens just to

G G

Please you, appease you,

G G

The wind blows and I know

A Bm7

[Pre-Chorus]

A Bm7

I can't go on digging roses from

A Bm7

grave to linger on, beyond the

A Bm7

Beyond, where the willows weep and the whirlpools

A Bm7

Sleep, you'll find me

G G

The coarse tide reflects sky

[Chorus]

Dsus2 F#m

And the nightmare rides on

Dsus2 F#m

And the nightmare rides on

Dsus2 F#m

With a december black psalm

Dsus2 F#m

And the nightmare rides on

G G

What I fear is lost here

G G

The wind blows and I know

[Bridge]

D Em F#m Fm7 Em G

1|------------------------------------------------|

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

3|-----2---0-2---2---1-----0-----2-0-/4-x-2-0-x-2-|

4|-3-4--------------------------------------------|

5|(5)---------------------------------------------|

6|-------0-----2-----1---1-0-x-x-----/3-----------|

D Em F#m Fm7 Em G

All you have to do is run away

D Em F#m Fm7 Em G

And steal yourself from me, become

2|-2------2-|

3|----------|

4|----------|

5|-0--------|

6|--------2-|

D Em F#m Fm7 Em G

A mystery to gaze in--to. You're so cruel

1|-------------------------|

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

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

4|---0-------0---0-----0---|

5|-------------0-----------|

6|-3-----------------2-----|

D Em F#m Fm7 Em G

in all you do but still I believe,

Fm7

()

I believe in you

[Interlude]

Dsus2 Em

G G G

So may you come with your own knives, you'll never take me alive

G G

With all the force of what is true, is there nothing I can do?

A Bm7

I can't go on digging roses from

A Bm7

grave to linger on, beyond the

A Bm7

Beyond, where the willows weep and the whirlpools

A Bm7

Sleep, you'll find me

G G

The coarse tide reflects sky

[Chorus]

Dsus2 F#m

And the nightmare rides on

Dsus2 F#m

And the nightmare rides on

Dsus2 F#m

With a december black psalm

Dsus2 F#m

And the nightmare rides on

Dsus2

F#m Dsus2

I've faced the fathoms in your deep

F#m Dsus2

Withstood the suitors quiet siege

F#m Dsus2

Pulled down the heavens just to please you

F#m Dsus2

To hold the flower I can't keep...

F#m Dsus2 F#m

(fade out)

About Behold The Nightmare Chords by The Smashing Pumpkins

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The chords for "Behold The Nightmare" show the original chord names (including Dsus2, F#m, G, A, Bm7, D). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.