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Albatross By The Classic Crime
(Album Sheet Music)
Tracklist:
1. The Fight
2. Flight of Kings
3. Who Needs Air
4. Blisters and Coffee
5. The Coldest Heart
6. All the Memories
7. Say the Word
8. I Know the Feeling
9. Warrior Poet (The Poet)
10. Bitter Uprising
11. We All Look Elsewhere
12. Headlights
The Fight
Tuning: Drop Db( Db   Ab   Db   Gb   Bb  Eb)
[Intro]
F#m   F#m   D   Ex2
[Verse 1]
F#mWould you go to war for me, baby Would you cry foBmr the weak  And die Afor the peace of men
F#mOh how can we know You and I both know So let's make this boaBmtload of excuses buArn and sing 
[Pre-Chorus]
F#mOne day it all cDomes down to this  You can F#msink or swim  You Dcan handle this 
F#mOne day it all cDomes down  One Aday we all go down 
[Chorus]
F#mI'll take my heart back And set the people free 
DI'll leave the dead to dEie And take what's coming with me 
[Interlude]
F#m
[Verse 2]
F#mStep back for all the world to see  Your life means all the world to me 
I'll take your Bmpain and suffering  I'm such a suAcker sometimes 
F#mSometimes we don't know  So plug up those bullet holes Oh you feBmel so close, don't let gAo until
I say 
[Chorus]
F#mOne day we'll drink to this and say ReDmember when we died we went out in flames 
F#mOne day we’ll drink to this and say RDemember when we died we weAnt out
[Chorus]
F#mI'll take my heart back  And set the people free  DThere will be blood in the streets
[Solo]
F#m   F#m   D   Ex2
[Chorus]
F#m
Flight of Kings
Tuning: Eb Tuning
[Intro]
Em- D-C-Bm-Am-Bm-C-D- x2
[Verse 1]
EmTwenty-tDwo years have paBmssed by GAs I contemplate
EmI can recall you Dgetting me out Bmof every Gscrape
Em   D   Bm   GEmD Bm   G  
What comes first to my mind Was the change that I so desperately needed to make
[Pre-Chorus]
EmDay and niG/F#ght, fAmrozen silent in Cblinding violent fear
EmA song for my fiG/F#ght Comes spAmilling the wCords I so desperately needed to hear
[Chorus]
CDo you kAmnow this sEmongG's for you?
C   Am   Em   G(Intro)
My heart goes out to hurt you feel inside
[Verse 2]
(same chords as verse 1)
What hurts more than just dying Is living barely alive
After all it's easier than falling short every time
I felt the pain and set fire To the grace that I so desperately needed to take
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
EmI was brought up through the ashes G/F#Like a phoenix birthing wings
AmAnd I will fight for my disasterCs I will take the flight of kings
EmAnd if your life is ever torched G/F#Or if you know the pain I sing
N.C.
Then will you sing with me this chorus
And we will cut through people's hearts and free them
C
[Chorus]
Who Needs Air
Tuning: Half-step down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)
[Intro]
D G
[Verse 1]
I loDng to taste adventure like the nature of the sea,
Always mGoving, always hiding all the creatures from beneath.
Singing Dsilent songs of sadness my heart waits for its chance,
To Gdance upon the ashes of my burned up little plans.
[Pre-chorus]
DAnd I stand alone before the nightG. My nDakedness is so clear in the gGlow of the moonlight.
Life is oBmld, but so shGort. We are youBmng, we want mGore.
[Chorus]
DI'm drowning, but GI don't care, Because when you Bmgot what I got, what I got, what I got
Who needs aGir? I don’t need air.D  
[Interlude]
D G
[Verse 2]
My aDddiction to danger like the rush of the sea, Like a Gwave on the rocks the lessons crash down on me.
I don’t neDed to prove the world to you only to myself. So sGtep back and look away as I
dive into the swell.
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
EmTake me down to the river lF#mike a little child, GTake my hand and tell me it’s oAkay to be wild.
EmI never knew the world until I F#msaw through your eyes, I Gnever knew myself until I rippAed off my
disguise.
[Chorus]
[Chorus]
I’m dDrowning (I have come to the realization that)
but I Gdon’t care (life is more than what I have accomplished and)
Because when you gBmot what I got what I got (life is more than the realization that)
Who needs aGir? (we have accomplished nothing at all)
I’m dDrowning (True success is so selfless so drown in the)
but I Gdon’t care (lyrics of your life and give up the air that you breathe)
Because when you gBmot what I got what I got (you don't need anything)
Who needs aGir? (you don't need anything)
You don’t need Dair…
Blisters and Coffee
Original Tab Author: vash2695
Tuning: Drop C# (C#-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)
[Intro]
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|-12/0---8-8-8-101010--|
|-12/0---8-8-8-101010--|x4
[Verse 1]
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|-00-0--00-8-----------00-0--00-8------------|--888-101010--------------|
|-00-0--00-8-----------00-0--00-8--------(x2)|--888-101010--------------|
[Chorus]
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|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--10101010-101010101010--5555-555555--0000-0000----|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--10101010-101010101010--5555-555555--0000-0000----|
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[Verse 1]
[Repeat Chorus]
[Solo]
(same as verses)
[Chorus]
[Outro]
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|-8~--------5~-------0-|
|-8~--------5~-------0-|
|-8~--------5~-------0-|
The Coldest Heart
Tuning: Half-step down
[Verse 1]
C#mA couple of years and I'm a siG#mlhouette MAy halo is broken now and I'm aEll that's Bleft 
C#mI hate to disappoint but it's the way things G#mwent  I was bAound to the things I did 
EAnd after what was Bsaid 
F#mTie up these looAse ends  These voices are cC#malling me oBut 
F#mI've got the solAution  You can feed me to sC#momething  That is leBaving this doubt 
[Chorus]
F#mWhoa, I'Am losing C#mhope There's a hole in my Bheart  That's been cut out of stone 
F#mWhoa, coAld comes cold goC#mes Could you fill this hBole?  Cause I can't do it F#malone A  
[Interlude]
C#m
[Verse 2]
C#mA couple of tears and I'm a broken G#mmess The sadnAess has taken me far too dEeep in regrBet 
C#mSo sing me a song about somethinG#mg good  My heartA's on the thrashing floor 
And I've Edone every singBle thing I could 
F#mI use to believe Ain  Some kind oC#mf feelin'  That couBld change everything I thought I knew 
F#mBut that door is Aclosed and My hC#meart feels like it's froBzen If you hear me I can feel you 
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
C#mThe coldest hearBt can be brought to F#mlife 
When it's thrown Ainto the fire of goodbyes  x4
[Chorus]
[Chorus]
C#mI've got the coldest heart
BI've got the coldest heart
F#mI've got the coldest heart
AI've got the coldest heart
All the Memories
Tuning: Standard
[Intro]
D D Bm Bm G G
[Verse 1]
DI Can’t stop killing songs you like, G  
DYou look at me with eyes that could Gbeat the sunrise in a contest, no question
BmWe’ll talk to all the others and Gbring me back to Earth, BmI’m thankful for your mother for what Gm  
I’ts worth
[Chorus]
DAll the memories we had, framed in our minds likBme photographs, Take a second take a second to
make this last
BmHere where the future is the pasGt, I can never fall in love agaiGn, I can never fall in love again
[Interlude]
D[Verse 2]
(Same Chords as verse 1)
I can’t stop moving cause I feel dead,
give me a second and I’ll turn it into a year you won’t forget
We’ll make them read our stories, we’ll make them eat their words,
we’ll make their lives seem boring for what it's worth
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
BmI’ll Drink your C#poison and BbsayBm, I’m stilC#l not going aBbway,
BmI’ll swallow all your boC#mbs and grenBbades, and loBmve you like a tsunami waGve
BbWave, wave GWBbave C   D  
[Chorus]
[Chorus]
DOh, all the memories, framed in our mindBms, take a second take a second
And make this last, here for a while I cGan never fall in love agGain, I can never fall in love
again x2
Say the Word
Tuning: Drop C#
[Intro]
Bb C Dm Am
[Verse 1]
GmI had moDmnths to write a sonBbg That capturCed who you are
GmBut I feDmar I have done yBbou wrong Because I've faCiled you so far
GmThe chord that sDmtruck, aBbn angel fell The sky wenCt dark and it all comes Gmdown
The choices mDmade, the lies forgoBbtten Oh, Cwell
[Pre-chorus]
BbThis is the Cway that I know TDmhis is the Amway that I know
BbI woulCd give eDmverything Amfor some hope
[Chorus]
BbAre you differenCt, could I be diDmfferent Amtoo?
BbNobody knows youC, nobody knows yDmou like I dAmo
[Verse 2]
GmThere's a sDmong outside my window BbAnd it plCays to your tune
GmAnd there's a liDmfe inside this Bbpencil And it livCes for what is true
GmCause I am Dmlost for words, Bbthe cost for Cher Was way to much to bear
GmYou're Dmnot pBberfeCct, but I don't care
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
Bb   Am(SGmay Cthe word)
[Tag]
BbAre you diCfferent, could I be diDmfferent Amtoo?
BbNobody kCnows you, nobody knows you liDmke I doGm  
[Instrumental]
Bb C Dm Am
[Chorus]
[Chorus]
I Know the Feeling
Tuning: Half-step Down
[Verse 1]
CmI know it cuts you inside every time that yoBbu try
To take a pathway in life that leaves you so unobliged EAbvery promise is lies, every smile makes
you cry
FmLeaves you so unalive, sAbo unalive
CmI wish I could take the fall Maybe by that I couBbld solve
The problems we're all having AbIt's been a while since you've felt like you've been home
FmYour life's just Ebflesh and bone
[Pre-Chorus]
CmYour heart is worth more than you knowBb  
The one thing that hurts more than your Ablife
Is to wake up one more time alonFme
It's to wake up one more time alEbive
[Chorus]
EbSo take us in, wAbe'll stop you dead GmWe'll show you something you Cmwon't ever forgBbet
EbThis life's a roAbad, no place is home GmMy heart's a hole TCmhat needs to constantly Bbbe filled with Eb  
love
[Verse 2]
CmThis time it's all that I've got
BbWords hit the page like gunshots
AbMy stomach's left in a knot MFmy pride is Bbleft here to rot
CmIt's been a while since I've felt this restless
BbBy definition it's depressing but I'm alright
AbIt kills to wake up one more time aFmlone It kills to wake up one more Abtime alive
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
EbI know the feeling of Cmbeing all alone So let's Bbdrink to fact that we're notEb  
EbI know the feeling of Cmbeing all alone So let's Bbdrink to fact that we're notEb  
[Chorus]
Warrior Poet
Tuning: Drop C# (C#-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)
[Intro]
Am F Dm F
[Verse 1]
AmIt couldn't be more Ffar from the Gtruth
DmIf you could do Amto me thFe things you Gwould do Dm  
And I know you'rAme on to me I'm watFching you wGanting me
You hDmunt down the reAmbels and Fpunish them Gwrongfully YDmou came with fire and weapons to kill
[Chorus]
AmA warrior poeFt once said DmYou're not deaFd yet
Amso lFive like you coulDmd beF  
AmA warrior poeFt said Have Dmno regrFets when you're AmoldF  
DmHave no regAmrets when you're old
[Verse 2]
AmI'm not Flooking for yoGu to be anDmything
AmBut my uFltimate Genemy So Dmback off, you're Amnot what FI would preGfer to see
DmWhen my body rots I sAmtill won't gFive you the couGrtesy
N.C
You came with fire for the last time
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
F   Bbx2
FWhen your body wants to run 
But your Bbheart knows you're better than Fthat
BbThe blood you spilled on battlefields I promise you will not go uBbnspent
Neither will I Cleave you Dmstranded The prFomise rings as our battle cry
BbYou're never aloCne regardless of Dmdoubt But fFaith comes so easy to some
BbBetter luck Cnext tDmime, better luFck next time  BbWatch as Cthe teargas burns my Dmeyes FIt burns my AmeyesF  Dm  F  
[Chorus]
The Bitter Uprising
Tuning: Standard
[Verse 1]
Bb/EIf you listen to the sound of the hope  In the cFhildren's voices asking questions
BbYou'll know how bliCndness is a blesGmsing
Bb/EBut I know your type, you're always righFt, your tongue controls your mind
BbBut I guCess life's the lGmesson
[Pre-Chorus]
BbIf they said 40 years I would Dmdie before
I let them take the love Cthat I have paid for with my tears
BbAnd now the time has come to cDmut our tongues out
And commit ourselves as Cyou did in your memory 
[Chorus]
FWe'll tear down the walls and let them kGmnow 
We could have it all, we could have some hopeDm  
This city couCld be ours by nightfBballC  
[Verse 2]
BbDo you hear the war drums beating? Are yFou truly happy doing nothing, darling?
BbI need to Cfind the Gmcenter
BbBecause love is something right, it's not cooked up overniFght In sticky situations you try
BbBut less is Cmore forGmever
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
DmThe minute I was Cborn, you stole Bbmy heart
The minute I was born, you stole my heart
DmThe minute I was Bborn, you stole Gmmy heart
DmThe minute I was Bborn, the minute I was A7born
[Chorus]
[Chorus]
F
We All Look Elsewhere
Tuning: Eb
[Intro]
Em, Em, C, C x2
[Verse 1]
EmLost sense (Of) direction , nobody knows my name,
CConfidence, correction dAmon’t know how to play that game
EmStraight line is quicker. Straight line would make me fast
CI’ve burned my nose enough to know straigAmht lines never last
[Pre-Chorus]
EmSwallow your soul. EmdCrink from this life. CAs Emyou choke on your prCide
[Chorus]
EmWe aCll look elsewhere x2
[Verse 2]
( same chords as verse 1)
It’s safer inside doors, nobody has to flee
Broken vessel passed the rocks and out to sea
Waiting, wanting mad with purpose
Now we come to talk to one who knows the answer to how
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus 2]
DDon’t waste your tiEmme if you’ve got it, the Gtides are tuDrning noCw, you aEmre not alDone
DThey gave you their Emworst and you bought it. The lGie has bDeen expoCsed. You are Emnot alDone
[Bridge]
EmWinter that comes quick in early September
DThe rain clouds that washed me are what I remember
CThe stones that I threw piled high like a mountain
AmWhich I had to climb before DI reached the fountain
If lEmife is a ridDdle then riddle me this: Bmthe blood tasted sweet as it paCssed by my lips
Em(DoDn’Dt, Cdon’t waste your time , don’t, don’t waste your time. Don’t waste your time)
[Chorus 2]
[Intro]
Em
Headlights
Original Author: they are unregistered, but credits to them since I forgot to credit them back in 2015!
TUNING: 1/2 step down ( Eb   Ab   Db   Gb   Bb   Eb)
[INTRO]
C#m A2 E B
[Verse 1]
C#m A2 (Repeat these chords)
A summer drive away from dying
a broken heart nothing to lose.
I know it hurts so bad just trying
to please the ones you hate to love.
And I F#mwrote this note about A2someone I used to knowC#m  B  
so I'd F#mremember how A2life can be so short when your left alone to wonder
` E  
how it is someone opens and shuts the door.
[Chorus]
I know your E/Ebcold but come A2home.
It's a C#mshame how sBhort we all have A2come.
[Interlude]
C#m A2 C#m A2
[Verse 2]
C#m A2 (Repeat these chords)
You set your mind on cruise control
knuckles grip the wheel in fear to let it go.
F#mLove is empty,love is A2cruel,
love it blindly breaks the C#mrules.
How could you have been a Bfool?
It's something all of us go F#mthrough.
You choke back tears and swallow A2lies
but those wiper blades won't fix your C#meyes,
count on having Bclouded vision for at least a little Ewhile.
[Chorus]
[Chorus 2]
And I know you're E/Ebcold but come A2home.
Please don't C#mface the headlights of the Boncoming cars A2alone
We C#mwont forA2get the Epast.B  
We C#mwont forA2get the Epast. B(And I know you're cold)
[Bridge]
ESay all the answers and I will let you A2go
I wont look back
and I wont look C#mback.
Say all the Banswers
and I will let you A2go.
I will let you go.
I will let you Ego
Say all the answers and I will let you A2go
I won't look back
I won't look C#mback
Say all the Banswers and I will let you A2go
I will let you go
I will let you Ego.
N.C
Please don't face the headlights of the oncoming cars alone
and I will let you go
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