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A Desolation Song

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Title: A Desolation Song
Intro:
Am  G  F  C  G6
Am  G  F  C  Em7
Am
Here I sit Gat the fireF  
Liquor's bitter flames wCarm my languid sG6oulAm  
Here I drink alone Gand rememberF  
A graven life, the sCtain of her mEm7emoryAm  
In this cup, Glove's poisonF  
For love is the poCison of lG6ifeAm  
Tip the cup, Gfeed the fireF,
And forget about uCseless fucking hEm7ope. . .
AmLost in the deEm7solation of lGoveAm  
The paGssions we rFeap and sAmow
Lost in the deEm7solation of lGifeAm  
This pGath that we wFalk. . Am.
G  F  C  G6
Am  G  F  C  Em7  Am
Here's to love, Gthe sicknessF  
The great maCrtyr of the sG6oulAm  
Here's to life, Gthe viceF  
The great hCerald of mEm7iseryAm  
In this cup, Gspiritus frumentiF  
For this is the nCectar of the spEm7iritAm  
Quench the thirst, Gdrown the sorrowF  
And forget about cCold yesEm7terdays. . .
AmLost in the deEm7solation of lGoveAm  
The paGssions we rFeap and sAmow
Lost in the deEm7solation of lGifeAm  
This pGath that we wFalk. . Am.
AmLost in the deEm7solation of lGoveAm  
The soGrrows we reFap and soAmw
Lost in the deEm7solation of lGifeAm  
This pGath that we wFalk. . Am.
Outro:
  Em7    G    Am    G6    F   Amx3

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A Desolation Song

by Agalloch

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Em7

Title: A Desolation Song

Intro:

Am G F C G6

Am G F C Em7

G F

Here I sit at the fire

C G6 Am

Liquor's bitter flames warm my languid soul

G F

Here I drink alone and remember

C Em7 Am

A graven life, the stain of her memory

G F

In this cup, love's poison

C G6 Am

For love is the poison of life

G F

Tip the cup, feed the fire,

C Em7

And forget about useless fucking hope. . .

Am Em7 G Am

Lost in the desolation of love

G F Am

The passions we reap and sow

Em7 G Am

Lost in the desolation of life

G F Am

This path that we walk. . .

G F C G6

Am G F C Em7 Am

G F

Here's to love, the sickness

C G6 Am

The great martyr of the soul

G F

Here's to life, the vice

C Em7 Am

The great herald of misery

G F

In this cup, spiritus frumenti

C Em7 Am

For this is the nectar of the spirit

G F

Quench the thirst, drown the sorrow

C Em7

And forget about cold yesterdays. . .

Am Em7 G Am

Lost in the desolation of love

G F Am

The passions we reap and sow

Em7 G Am

Lost in the desolation of life

G F Am

This path that we walk. . .

Am Em7 G Am

Lost in the desolation of love

G F Am

The sorrows we reap and sow

Em7 G Am

Lost in the desolation of life

G F Am

This path that we walk. . .

Outro:

Em7 G Am G6 F Am

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