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Intro :
G#m A# D# A#
Verse 1 :
   G#mRaging waters flood the valleys of your F#mind.
   EThe torrent washed away the warning F#signs.
Chorus :
ESwim through the F#ones and zeros,B  
BSo hard to tell the G#mvillains from hF#eroes.
EWhat if they say isn't true?
F#What if they want isn't G#mbest for you?
Verse 2 :
  G#mWashed up, face down on digital shores.F#  
  ELungs contract, now dive back in for mF#ore.
  G#mAre you sitting on the edge of your seatF#?
  We'll be right Eback, don't move an inch, don't move an F#inch.
Chorus:
ESwim through the F#ones and zeros,
BSo hard to tell the G#mvillians from hF#eros.
EStatic mirror, life isn't black and F#white.
I understand it's hard to chose what's Bright.
Whiteout swallows us all.
Once G#msnow-blind, we won't cF#are at all.
EWhat if they say isn't true?
F#What if they want isn't G#mbest for you?
Best for... You.
G#mWoah oh woah
G#mWoah oh woah
F#Woah oh woah
EWoah oh woah
Solo :  E   D#   F#  G#m  
Break :
ETunnel vision,
Hearts beat in time.
D#Rhythmic contractions
F#Drowning in a flood of disG#mtractions.
Post Break :
EI want to wake up F#and find a world in remBission,
Free from the G#mgrasp of the hF#uman condition.
   EBut we're F#all trapped inside G#mstatic screens,
   F#Trained from birth just to nod and agree.
   EI don't want to beF#lieve,
That we'll be G#mforever, fast, asleep.
ESwim through the F#ones and zeros,
BSo hard to tell the G#mvillians from F#heros.
EStatic mirror, life isn't black and F#white.
I understand it's hard to chose what's Bright.
Whiteout swallows us all.
Once G#msnow-blind, we won't cF#are at all.
EWhat if they say isn't true?
F#What if they want isn't G#mbest for you?

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Truth Be Told

by Architects

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Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

Intro :

G#m A# D# A#

Verse 1 :

G#m F#

Raging waters flood the valleys of your mind.

E F#

The torrent washed away the warning signs.

Chorus :

E F# B

Swim through the ones and zeros,

B G#m F#

So hard to tell the villains from heroes.

What if they say isn't true?

F# G#m

What if they want isn't best for you?

Verse 2 :

G#m F#

Washed up, face down on digital shores.

E F#

Lungs contract, now dive back in for more.

G#m F#

Are you sitting on the edge of your seat?

E F#

We'll be right back, don't move an inch, don't move an inch.

Chorus:

E F#

Swim through the ones and zeros,

B G#m F#

So hard to tell the villians from heros.

E F#

Static mirror, life isn't black and white.

I understand it's hard to chose what's right.

Whiteout swallows us all.

G#m F#

Once snow-blind, we won't care at all.

What if they say isn't true?

F# G#m

What if they want isn't best for you?

Best for... You.

G#m

Woah oh woah

G#m

Woah oh woah

E D# F# G#m

Solo :

Break :

Tunnel vision,

Hearts beat in time.

Rhythmic contractions

F# G#m

Drowning in a flood of distractions.

Post Break :

E F# B

I want to wake up and find a world in remission,

G#m F#

Free from the grasp of the human condition.

E F# G#m

But we're all trapped inside static screens,

Trained from birth just to nod and agree.

E F#

I don't want to believe,

G#m

That we'll be forever, fast, asleep.

E F#

Swim through the ones and zeros,

B G#m F#

So hard to tell the villians from heros.

E F#

Static mirror, life isn't black and white.

I understand it's hard to chose what's right.

Whiteout swallows us all.

G#m F#

Once snow-blind, we won't care at all.

What if they say isn't true?

F# G#m

What if they want isn't best for you?

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