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Most of the songs are in Half-Step down tuning,
Transpose -1 (half-step) to play them on standard tuning.(every note one fret down for riffs)
Track Listing: Tuning:
1. Weight of the World Half-Step Down
3. Asphalt Half-Step Down
4. Rosewater Blues Half-Step Down
5. These Nights Half-Step Down
6. Gabriella Colleen Half-Step Down
7. Butterfly Half-Step Down
8. Angel's Serenade Half-Step Down
9. Deeds of the Saints Half-Step Down
11. Blatant Half-Step Down
12. Salvation Half-Step Down
13. I Want to Be Pure Half-Step Down
14. Still Your Son Half-Step Down
1. WEIGHT OF THE WORLD (Half-Step Down)
Intro:
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I can take the ApainF#m, you know I won't Estand down
I rather F#mbleed, Dthan to give up my Emind
I'm filled with ArageF#m, and emotional Eissues
I don't know Dwhy Aand I really don't Ecare
Chorus:
ConDfined to his Eown private Ahell
He Dknows the Epain all too F#mwell
EDmerged with the Escars and a Astory to F#mtell
The Dballad of EMaxwell's Ahell
The Dballad of EMaxwell's Ahell
Verse:
You Dtalk and you C#mtalk I just F#mwant you to leave
Cause Dyou don't really C#mknow a goddamn F#mthing about me
I've Dheard your conC#mfessions I F#mknow your black heart
I know that Epart...
Chorus:
ConDfined to his Eown private Ahell
He Dknows the Epain all too F#mwell
EDmerged with the Escars and a Astory to F#mtell
The Dballad of EMaxwell's Ahell
Verse:
So Dnow you come aC#mround trying to F#mbe my best friend
To Dlook for reC#mdemption and F#mways to amend
But Dyou won't find salC#mvation in F#mme that's for sure
So close the Edoor...
Chorus:
ConDfined to his Eown private Ahell
He Dknows the Epain all too F#mwell
EDmerged with the Escars and a Astory to F#mtell
The Dballad of EMaxwell's Ahell
The Dballad of EMaxwell's AhellE
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Verse:
AInnocence lost, inEfected with truth
DReeking of failure and Ewasted youth
AArtificial minds and Eplastic hearts
They're Dlost, they're Elost
ABorn into this world for no Ereason at all
ADbandoned long before they could Eeven crawl
AJust a fucking rat swimming Ein the mud
They're Dlost, they're...E
Chorus:
In my Aown anarEchy, DI am still Efree
It Atook me this Efar, was Dworth every Escar
I Asee what they're Etrying, I Dknow that they're Elying
Didn't Asign up for Ethis, but it Dis what it Eis
Verse:
AFeeding on chaos and Eanarchy
UDnited by dysfunctioEnality
ATake it all the way like there Eaint another day
They're Dlost, they're Elost
Well Athat aint blood flowing Ein their veins
It's Dshame degradation and a Elot of pain
ALurking in the shadows of soEciety
They're Dlost, they're...E
Chorus:
In my Aown anarEchy, DI am still Efree
It Atook me this Efar, was Dworth every Escar
I Asee what they're Etrying, I Dknow that they're Elying
Didn't Asign up for Ethis, but it Dis what it Eis
Bridge:
When you Dwake up and reaAlize you're not in conEtrol
When the Dpeople in your Alife makes you feel aElone
When your Ddays are just Ashades of Egrey
And the Dcolors have Aall bled aEway
I can take the ApainF#m, you know I won't Estand down
I rather F#mbleed, Dthan to give up my Emind
I'm filled with ArageF#m, and emotional Eissues
I don't know Dwhy Aand I really don't Ecare
Intro:
Bb Eb Bb Eb Bb Eb FX3
Verse:
You and BbI, let's go for a ride
GmShoot the moon, aim for the sky
We're Dmnowhere kids, we don't know where we're Fgoing
A Bbburden to society
GmIgnoring adversity
DmRunning so fast even life cannot Fcatch us
Chorus:
We'll never Ebdie, never grow Fold
And we reBbfuse to be Fpushed and conGmtrolledF
That's what we Ebare
Bastard Fsons dressed in battle Bbscars
[INTRO]
Verse:
BbHeads filled with manic dreams
GmMaking plans and crazy schemes
We reDmfuse to excuse our eFxistence
BbTurning inwards, locked inside
GmShutting out not trying to hide
DmMisunderstood and reFjected
Chorus:
We'll never Ebdie, never grow Fold
And we reBbfuse to be Fpushed and conGmtrolledF
That's what we Ebare
Bastard Fsons dressed in battle BbscarsEb F Bb
Bridge:
Where are we going?Eb F Bb
I'll just follow you EbaroFunBbd
Like a couple of EblosFerBbs
We're going Fdown
Chorus:
We'll never Ebdie, never grow Fold
And we reBbfuse to be Fpushed and conGmtrolledF
That's what we Ebare
Bastard Fsons dressed in battle Ebscars
That's what we Fare
[INTRO]
3. ASPHALT (Half-step down)
Intro:
Am C Am C Bm
Am C Bm Dm C BmX2
Verse:
When the Amnight over takes the Clight of day
They'll be Amout on the streets just to Cget away
Yeah they're Amlooking for trouble and Cchasing kicks
EFuck the world, that's how it is
AmRunning so fast caught up Cin a dream
AmFalling so deep into inCsanity
AmClaimed this town yeah they Cown the night
ENowhere kids ready to fight
Chorus:
They don't Fknock they slam, like a Cbattering ram
GFlooding your space, Amall up in your pretty face
They're Fugly and vile, Cwasting your time
GLiving by the motto Amrevolution and FcrimeG
Am C Bm Dm C BmX2
Verse:
AmLooking for a chance and that Cone clean break
There's Amonly so much that anyCone can take
AmEvery day is another Cknockout phase
You Ecan't afford to lose your face
AmSun's coming up and a Cnew day arrives
But the Ampain is still present and it's Ccutting like a knife
AmTwisting and turning and Cyelling in your head
It Ewon't stop until your dead
Chorus:
They don't Fknock they slam, like a Cbattering ram
GFlooding your space, Amall up in your pretty face
They're Fugly and vile, Cwasting your time
GLiving by the motto Amrevolution and FcrimeG
VerAmse:C Am C Bm
When the Amnight over takes the light of day
They'll be Cout on the streets just to get away
Yeah they're Amlooking for trouble and chasing kicks
CFuck the world, that's how it Eis
AmRunning so fast caught up in a dream
CFalling so deep into insanity
AmClaimed this town yeah they own the night
CNowhere kids ready to Efight
Chorus:
They don't Fknock they slam, like a Cbattering ram
GFlooding your space, Amall up in your pretty face
They're Fugly and vile, Cwasting your time
G Am(F)
Living by the motto revolution and crime
They don't kFnock they slam, like a bCattering ram
GFlooding your space, Amall up in your pretty face
They're Fugly and vile, Cwasting your time
GLiving by the motto Amrevolution and FcrimeG F G F G E
4. ROSEWATER BLUES (Half-step down)
Intro:
VerGse:C G C G C D
GI lie awake in the midnight hour
CTalking to you Din my head
GOh baby the dress you're wearing
CAnd those lips so Dcherry red
GYou're too good to be true you are
CThe one I fantaDsize about
GKeep going, oh keep going
CI wanna hear you Dscream and shout
Chorus:
AmOh I'm not Dlying
I wasn't even Emtrying to Dfall in Clove
AmIt's all so Dcrazy
And now she is Emall that I'm Dthinking Cof
Thinking Dof
VerGse:C G C G C D
GI lie awake in the midnight hour
CHaving a date Don my own
GRub it for luck and wave the wand well
CWhat do you do when you're Dall alone
GI've composed a letter to you
CThe words I dear Dnot to speak
GI even drew a heart and signed it
CWith a kiss, it's Doh so neat
Chorus:
AmOh I'm not Dlying
I wasn't even Emtrying to Dfall in Clove
AmIt's all so Dcrazy
And now she is Emall that I'm Dthinking Cof
Thinking Dof
[ INSERT SOLO HERE ] G C D x3
( Key change 1 whole sGtep Cup E)
Verse:
AI lie awake in the midnight hour
DTalking to you Ein my head
AOh baby the dress you're wearing
DAnd those lips so Echerry red
AYou're too good to be true you are
DThe one I fantaEsize about
AKeep going, oh keep going
DI wanna hear you Escream and shout
Chorus:
BmOh I'm not Elying
I wasn't even F#mtrying to Efall in Dlove
BmIt's all so Dcrazy
And now she is F#mall that I'm Ethinking Dof
AOh I'm not Elying
I wasn't even F#mtrying to Efall in Dlove
AIt's all so Ecrazy
And now she is F#mall that I'm Ethinking Dof
Thinking Eof
5. ATHEDSE ANIGDHTS A(HDalfA-step down)
Intro:
A E A E
ALately I've been Ewaiting
For Asomething to Esave me
I've Afallen from darkness to a Eplace I don't know
My Aheart palpitating I'm Efeeling so low
ASilently grieving the Einnocence lost
Now I'm Dlost, I am Elost
AMaybe I'm just Ewaiting
For Anothing will Esave me
The Avoices are calling and Ereaching for me
They Aask if I know what it Etakes to be free
DeAceitfully whispering and Epulling me in
Pull me Din, pull me Ein
A E A E
ABreathing I'm still Ebreathing
AAlive yet not Ehealing
Turned Aevery direction just Ehoping to see
A way Aout of the sorrow and Emelancholy
I Aknow they do care that EI've always known
D E(A)
But I still, I still feel alone
A E F#m DX4
F#m D A EX2
A E A E
ALately I've been Ewaiting
For Asomething to Esave me
I've Afallen from darkness to a Eplace I don't know
My Aheart palpitating I'm Efeeling so low
ASilently grieving the Einnocence lost
Now I'm Dlost, I am Elost
6. GABRIELLA COLLEEN (Half-step down)
Intro:
A D A A D E
VerAse:D A E
AToday I Dwalked into a AwallD A
ATurned around cause I Dthought I heard you Ecall
ALast night you Dwhispered in my AearD A
AI woke up but Dno one was Ethere
Chorus:
I adDmit that I'm crazy aAbout her
I'll do Danything to Ahave her
DAll I can think about Ais Gabriella ColEleen
Verse:
AI know I Ddon't stand a AchanceD A
ANo illusions there's Dzero hope for roEmance
AI'll just have to iDmagine life without AherD A
ABut when I try it Djust becomes a Eblur
Chorus:
I Dcan't control my eAmotions
They're like Dwaves on dramatic Aoceans
DAll I can think about Ais Gabriella ColEleen
[ INSERT SOLO HERE ] A D EX2
Chorus:
I adDmit that I'm crazy aAbout her
I'll do Danything to Ahave her
DAll I can think about Ais Gabriella ColEleen
I Dcan't control my eAmotions
They're like Dwaves on dramatic Aoceans
DAll I can think about Ais Gabriella ColEleen
A D A A D E
7. ABUTDTEARFLY E(Half-step down)
Intro: Chords: A D E A F#m D E
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Verse:
AI wished uDpon a star Eand suddenly Athere you are
F#mEven fool like Dme deserves some Eluck
AIf you knew how Dlonely I've been, Edon't even know where Ato begin
F#mBut now you're here so Dnever mind at Eall
Chorus:
F#mI guess I was a Dbitter fool, Ehanging out aAlone in my roomG#
F#mNever thought I'd Dmeet someone like Eyou
F#mToo shy, too Dinsecure, Enothing worth Aliving forG#
F#mNever dreamed of Dfinding love at Eall
INTRO
Verse:
AI was lost I Ddidn't care, EEntangled in my Aown despair
F#mSpent my days in Dfear and isoElation
AWhat could be worse than a Dbroken heart? Ea heart that's never felt Aloved at all
F#mSo I waited in my Dcorner all aElone
Chorus:
F#mI guess I was a Dbitter fool, Ehanging out aAlone in my roomG#
F#mNever thought I'd Dmeet someone like Eyou
F#mToo shy, too Dinsecure, Enothing worth Aliving forG#
F#mNever dreamed of Dfinding love at Eall
Bridge:
A D E A E F#m
A D E A E F#m
ChoErus:
F#mPeople passed by Deveryday, Enone of them seemed to Acome my wayG#
F#mTill you appeared and Dtouched my heart so Egently
F#mToo shy, too Dinsecure, Enothing worth Aliving forG#
F#mNever dreamed of Dfinding love at Eall
INTRO
Verse:
DAngels serenading
BmEvery nerve vibrating and AI
I don't dare to Gmove
DSafe from a world of harm
BmBack in my mother's arms
AI feel her beating Gheart
Chorus:
DI'm one with Bmthe sun and the Astars
And Geverything that we Dare
I feel it, BmI see it, I Aknow
I must Gnever let Dgo
Verse:
DChasing fireflies
BmThe mesmerizing lights
AI'm drifting high as a Gkite
DLike a soothing lullaby
BmLike a summer breeze in July
AI'm carried by the diGvine
Chorus:
DI'm weightless, Bmdrifting asAtray
A Gthousand light years aDway
The grace and Bmthe heavenly Aframe
I wish Gall could feel the same
Bridge:
I'll F#mtell you I've been there
Where the Bmstars are aligned
CataApulted through dimensions
Places Gno one could find
F#mSecret doors, hallways
Reaching Bmout with no end
EmAbraced by the beauty
[ INSERT SOLO HERE ] D Bm AX2
Chorus:
Chorus:
DI'm one with Bmthe sun and the Astars
And Geverything that we Dare
I feel it, BmI see it, I Aknow
I must Gnever let Dgo
I'm weightless, Bmdrifting asAtray
A Gthousand light years aDway
The grace and Bmthe heavenly Aframe
I wish Gall could feel the Dsame
9. DEEDS OF THE SAINTS (Half-step down)
Intro:
F#m A E DX4
Verse:
F#mNothing can stop me from Areaching my goal
I am Eready, Dready as C#mI'll ever F#mbe
God knows I tried to igAnore all the signs
E D C#m(F#m)
And the voices, the voices they scream in my head
F#m D C#mX2
Chorus:
A Dworld that's rotten to the Acore
EI don't want it anyF#mmore
DNow they'll suffer just like Ame
And C#meveryone will bleed
Verse:
The F#mbullies, the jocks, the byAstanders that watched
From the Esidelines, you're Dguilty for C#mwhat I've beF#mcome
Bloody murder, they Ascream bloody murder
They Ewant to Dpenetrate my C#mmind and my F#msoul
F#m D C#mX2
Chorus:
DI've been waiting for this Aday
I'm Eready for whatever comes my F#mway
Can't Dwait to hear them all Ascream
C#mPraying on their knees
F#m A E Bm
F#m A E C#m
ChoF#mrus:F#m F#m D C#m
A Dworld that's rotten to the Acore
EI don't want it anyF#mmore
DNow they'll suffer just like Ame
And C#meveryone will bleed
DI've been waiting for this Aday
I'm Eready for whatever comes my F#mway
Can't Dwait to hear them all Ascream
C#mPraying on their knees
F#m D C#mX2
VerF#mse:
We had Bbdreams of fame Fand succes
But Eblook at you now, a Bbsickly Fmess
Used to Bbbe joke now it's Fnot so cool
You're Eblooking like a Ffool
I was Bbthere when you wept, stripped Foff your pride
When you Ebcrawled in the gutter I was Bbat your Fside
But I Bbcan't do this, watch you Ffall apart
It Ebbreaks my Fheart
Chorus:
You're on the Bbwrong Gmside of Ftown (and EbI can't help you)
BbWrong Gmside of Ftown (and EbI can't help you)
BbWrong Gmside of Ftown (and EbI can't help you)
BbWrong Gmside of Ftown
Verse:
It's Bbbeen 6 months still Fthink of you
Are you Ebstill shooting dope with the Bbsame old Fcrew
Man, I Bbknow you come from a Fbroken home
But you were Ebnever aloFne
But Bbsome seem bound to Fburn out quick
Live Ebfast, die young, it's the Bbsame old Fshit
It was Bball revolution and Fteenage dreams
EbSuicidal Fschemes
Chorus:
You're on the Bbwrong Gmside of Ftown (and EbI can't help you)
BbWrong Gmside of Ftown (and EbI can't help you)
BbWrong Gmside of Ftown (and EbI can't help you)
BbWrong Gmside of Ftown
Bridge:
EbTell me Bbwhat you're looking Ffor
EbA purpose Bbor just something to Bbkill Gmthe Fbore
EbOr maybe Bbto go out in Fflames
EbMisunderBbstood or paBbthetically Gmself-proFclaimed
Chorus:
You're on the Cwrong Amside of Gtown (and FI can't help you)
CWrong Amside of Gtown (and FI can't help you)
CWrong Amside of Gtown (and FI can't help you)
CWrong Amside of Gtown
11. BLATANT (Half-step down)
Intro:
C Am G C Am G|1st end |2nd end
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I'm Csick of arguAming all the Gtime
And I've Crealized that I Amcan't change your Gmind
I try to get Fmy point Gthrough, but all I Emdo is to hurt Amyou
I guess the Fbattle's lost, even if I'd Gwin
I'm Ctoo proud to adAmmit when I am Gwrong
And I'd Crather stand my Amground all night Glong
I don't care who's Fwrong or Gright, I just Emneed to win this Amfight
Yeah the Fbattle's lost, even before it Gstarts
And I Dmnever seem to Glearn
And I Dmknow that you're conGcerned
What the hell's Fwrong with Gme, maybe its EminsecuriAmty?
Oh FI...apoloGgize
INTRO (with 2nd end)
ACround the roundaAmbout we seem to Ggo
Yeah we've Cbeen there a Amthousand times beGfore
I try to find the Fwords to Gsay, but Emyou know this Amgame
FBuild it up just to tear it down aGgain
Well I Cknow I don't know Amhow to comproGmise
And I Cdo my best to Amtry to drain you Gout
I'll take it to the Fend of the Gworld, and I Emknow that it's abAmsurd
But Flife is a bitch and so am GI
Well I Dmaint no saint, not at Gall
And I've Dmtaken this too Gfar
What the hell's Fwrong with Gme, maybe its EminsecuriAmty?
Oh FI...apoloGgize
And I nevDmer seem to leaGrn
And I Dmknow that you're conGcerned
What the hell's Fwrong with Gme, maybe its EminsecuriAmty?
Oh FI...apoloGgize
INTRO
12. CSALVATION (Half-step down)
DmYou radiate a Amglow
Not a problem in the Dmworld
But you won't let it Amshow
Your sorrows are your Bbown
To expose them would be Fweak
Most frightening thing to Bbdo
But the demons won't let Cgo
DmDissipating in the Amnight
A secret locked aDmway
Like a lonely Amlight
In the deepest darkest Bbsea
Salvation's nowhere Fnear
Somber like the Bbend
Still the demons won't let Cgo
Dm Am Dm Am
Bb F Bb C
DmStruggling to conAmnect
In a busy uniDmverse
Close but far aAmpart
Lost in emptiBbness
And no matter what you Fdo
You're always far from Bbhome
And the demons won't let Cgo
DmRushing through your Amdays
Living for your Dmhopes
And in so many Amways
You got so much to Bbgive
But there's no one there for Fyou
And you're feeling so aBblone
And the demons won't let Cgo
You radiate a Bbglow
Not a problem in the Fworld
But you won't let it Bbshow
Your sorrows are your Fown
To expose them would be Bbweak
Most frightening thing to Fdo
But the demons won't let Cgo
DmYou radiate a Amglow
Not a problem in the Dmworld
But you won't let it Amshow
Your sorrows are your Bbown
To expose them would be Fweak
Most frightening thing to Bbdo
But the demons won't let Cgo
Dm
13. I JUST WANT TO BE PURE (Half-step down)
Intro:
D E F#m
D E A G#m F#m
E
Verse:
AI know how you F#mfeel cause I, DI've been there Atoo
On the Dbottom of the Abarrel just like Eyou
ACan't give you adF#mvice nor can I Dtell you what to Ado
You've got to Dgo through the Apain, you got to Epull through
Chorus:
When Devery single Enerve cell's set aF#mblaze
When you Dlost track of reEality and your Aminds lost G#min a F#mhaze
I'll be there Dtoo, right next to Eyou
Verse:
ADon't push me aF#mway I am Dhere to give my Aheart
I can't, DI can't stand aAside and watch you fall aEpart
ADon't know if we'll F#mmake it hell, DI don't even Acare
All we Dcan do is Atry and take it from Ethere
Chorus:
When Devery single Enerve cell's set aF#mblaze
When you Dlost track of reEality and your Aminds lost G#min a F#mhaze
I'll be there Dtoo, right next to Eyou
[ INSERT SOLO HERE ]
A F#m D A
D A E EX2
Chorus:
When Devery single Enerve cell's set aF#mblaze
When you Dlost track of reEality and your Aminds lost G#min a F#mhaze
I'll be there Dtoo, right next to Eyou
AI know how you F#mfeel cause I, DI've been there Atoo
On the Dbottom of the Abarrel just like Eyou
14. STILL YOUR SON (Half-step down)
AI have seen the dying F#mlight
Prayed to God to take my Dlife
I faced my darkest Edays
Lost and found my Away
A pain too deep to underF#mstand
My beating heart in my Dhand
Exposed, weak, unEsafe
Afraid that it would Abreak
To them I was just a F#mplague
A junkie without a Dname
A kid without a Eface
A disgrace, a mental Acase
But don't cry, I know you F#mtried
And I'm sorry for all the Dlies
Despite all the wrongs I've Edone
I hope I'm still your Ason...
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Nowhere Kids
by Hearts At War
Chords in this song · guitar
A
F#m
E
D
C#m
Bb
Eb
F
Gm
Dm
Am
C
Bm
G
Em
G#
G#m
Most of the songs are in Half-Step down tuning,
Transpose -1 (half-step) to play them on standard tuning.(every note one fret down for riffs)
Track Listing: Tuning:
1. Weight of the World Half-Step Down
3. Asphalt Half-Step Down
4. Rosewater Blues Half-Step Down
5. These Nights Half-Step Down
6. Gabriella Colleen Half-Step Down
7. Butterfly Half-Step Down
8. Angel's Serenade Half-Step Down
9. Deeds of the Saints Half-Step Down
11. Blatant Half-Step Down
12. Salvation Half-Step Down
13. I Want to Be Pure Half-Step Down
14. Still Your Son Half-Step Down
1. WEIGHT OF THE WORLD (Half-Step Down)
Intro:
eb|-----------------------------9-9-------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------9-9-------------------------|
Gb|/6-------4-6-6b-4---/9-9-7-6-----6-----------6-676-4-----------|
Db|-----7-7-------------------------------7-7-7-------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A F#m E
I can take the pain, you know I won't stand down
F#m D E
I rather bleed, than to give up my mind
A F#m E
I'm filled with rage, and emotional issues
D A E
I don't know why and I really don't care
Chorus:
D E A
Confined to his own private hell
D E F#m
He knows the pain all too well
D E A F#m
Emerged with the scars and a story to tell
D E A
The ballad of Maxwell's hell
D E A
The ballad of Maxwell's hell
Verse:
D C#m F#m
You talk and you talk I just want you to leave
D C#m F#m
Cause you don't really know a goddamn thing about me
D C#m F#m
I've heard your confessions I know your black heart
E
I know that part...
Chorus:
D E A
Confined to his own private hell
D E F#m
He knows the pain all too well
D E A F#m
Emerged with the scars and a story to tell
D E A
The ballad of Maxwell's hell
Verse:
D C#m F#m
So now you come around trying to be my best friend
D C#m F#m
To look for redemption and ways to amend
D C#m F#m
But you won't find salvation in me that's for sure
E
So close the door...
Chorus:
D E A
Confined to his own private hell
D E F#m
He knows the pain all too well
D E A F#m
Emerged with the scars and a story to tell
D E A
The ballad of Maxwell's hell
D E A E
The ballad of Maxwell's hell
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-6-4-6-4-6-4-6--4-4-4------------------6-6-6-4-----------------|
Db|----------------------6--7-6-7-6-7-6-7-------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-6-4-6-4-6-4-6--4-4-4---4-------6-9-6-9-6-4-2------------------|
Db|----------------------6---7-7-7--------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse:
A E
Innocence lost, infected with truth
D E
Reeking of failure and wasted youth
A E
Artificial minds and plastic hearts
D E
They're lost, they're lost
A E
Born into this world for no reason at all
D E
Abandoned long before they could even crawl
A E
Just a fucking rat swimming in the mud
D E
They're lost, they're...
Chorus:
A E D E
In my own anarchy, I am still free
A E D E
It took me this far, was worth every scar
A E D E
I see what they're trying, I know that they're lying
A E D E
Didn't sign up for this, but it is what it is
Verse:
A E
Feeding on chaos and anarchy
D E
United by dysfunctionality
A E
Take it all the way like there aint another day
D E
They're lost, they're lost
A E
Well that aint blood flowing in their veins
D E
It's shame degradation and a lot of pain
A E
Lurking in the shadows of society
D E
They're lost, they're...
Chorus:
A E D E
In my own anarchy, I am still free
A E D E
It took me this far, was worth every scar
A E D E
I see what they're trying, I know that they're lying
A E D E
Didn't sign up for this, but it is what it is
Bridge:
D A E
When you wake up and realize you're not in control
D A E
When the people in your life makes you feel alone
D A E
When your days are just shades of grey
D A E
And the colors have all bled away
A F#m E
I can take the pain, you know I won't stand down
F#m D E
I rather bleed, than to give up my mind
A F#m E
I'm filled with rage, and emotional issues
D A E
I don't know why and I really don't care
Intro:
Bb Eb Bb Eb Bb Eb F
X3
Verse:
Bb
You and I, let's go for a ride
Gm
Shoot the moon, aim for the sky
Dm F
We're nowhere kids, we don't know where we're going
Bb
A burden to society
Gm
Ignoring adversity
Dm F
Running so fast even life cannot catch us
Chorus:
Eb F
We'll never die, never grow old
Bb F Gm F
And we refuse to be pushed and controlled
Eb
That's what we are
F Bb
Bastard sons dressed in battle scars
[INTRO]
Verse:
Bb
Heads filled with manic dreams
Gm
Making plans and crazy schemes
Dm F
We refuse to excuse our existence
Bb
Turning inwards, locked inside
Gm
Shutting out not trying to hide
Dm F
Misunderstood and rejected
Chorus:
Eb F
We'll never die, never grow old
Bb F Gm F
And we refuse to be pushed and controlled
Eb
That's what we are
F Bb Eb F Bb
Bastard sons dressed in battle scars
Bridge:
Eb F Bb
Where are we going?
Eb F Bb
I'll just follow you around
Eb F Bb
Like a couple of losers
F
We're going down
Chorus:
Eb F
We'll never die, never grow old
Bb F Gm F
And we refuse to be pushed and controlled
Eb
That's what we are
F Eb
Bastard sons dressed in battle scars
F
That's what we are
[INTRO]
3. ASPHALT (Half-step down)
Intro:
Am C Am C Bm
Am C Bm Dm C Bm
X2
Verse:
Am C
When the night over takes the light of day
Am C
They'll be out on the streets just to get away
Am C
Yeah they're looking for trouble and chasing kicks
E
Fuck the world, that's how it is
Am C
Running so fast caught up in a dream
Am C
Falling so deep into insanity
Am C
Claimed this town yeah they own the night
E
Nowhere kids ready to fight
Chorus:
F C
They don't knock they slam, like a battering ram
G Am
Flooding your space, all up in your pretty face
F C
They're ugly and vile, wasting your time
G Am F G
Living by the motto revolution and crime
Am C Bm Dm C Bm
X2
Verse:
Am C
Looking for a chance and that one clean break
Am C
There's only so much that anyone can take
Am C
Every day is another knockout phase
E
You can't afford to lose your face
Am C
Sun's coming up and a new day arrives
Am C
But the pain is still present and it's cutting like a knife
Am C
Twisting and turning and yelling in your head
E
It won't stop until your dead
Chorus:
F C
They don't knock they slam, like a battering ram
G Am
Flooding your space, all up in your pretty face
F C
They're ugly and vile, wasting your time
G Am F G
Living by the motto revolution and crime
Am C Am C Bm
Verse:
Am
When the night over takes the light of day
C
They'll be out on the streets just to get away
Am
Yeah they're looking for trouble and chasing kicks
C E
Fuck the world, that's how it is
Am
Running so fast caught up in a dream
C
Falling so deep into insanity
Am
Claimed this town yeah they own the night
C E
Nowhere kids ready to fight
Chorus:
F C
They don't knock they slam, like a battering ram
G Am
Flooding your space, all up in your pretty face
F C
They're ugly and vile, wasting your time
G Am
(F)
Living by the motto revolution and crime
F C
They don't knock they slam, like a battering ram
G Am
Flooding your space, all up in your pretty face
F C
They're ugly and vile, wasting your time
G Am F G F G F G E
Living by the motto revolution and crime
4. ROSEWATER BLUES (Half-step down)
Intro:
G C G C G C D
Verse:
G
I lie awake in the midnight hour
C D
Talking to you in my head
G
Oh baby the dress you're wearing
C D
And those lips so cherry red
G
You're too good to be true you are
C D
The one I fantasize about
G
Keep going, oh keep going
C D
I wanna hear you scream and shout
Chorus:
Am D
Oh I'm not lying
Em D C
I wasn't even trying to fall in love
Am D
It's all so crazy
Em D C
And now she is all that I'm thinking of
D
Thinking of
G C G C G C D
Verse:
G
I lie awake in the midnight hour
C D
Having a date on my own
G
Rub it for luck and wave the wand well
C D
What do you do when you're all alone
G
I've composed a letter to you
C D
The words I dear not to speak
G
I even drew a heart and signed it
C D
With a kiss, it's oh so neat
Chorus:
Am D
Oh I'm not lying
Em D C
I wasn't even trying to fall in love
Am D
It's all so crazy
Em D C
And now she is all that I'm thinking of
D
Thinking of
[ INSERT SOLO HERE ] G C D x3
G C E
( Key change 1 whole step up )
Verse:
A
I lie awake in the midnight hour
D E
Talking to you in my head
A
Oh baby the dress you're wearing
D E
And those lips so cherry red
A
You're too good to be true you are
D E
The one I fantasize about
A
Keep going, oh keep going
D E
I wanna hear you scream and shout
Chorus:
Bm E
Oh I'm not lying
F#m E D
I wasn't even trying to fall in love
Bm D
It's all so crazy
F#m E D
And now she is all that I'm thinking of
A E
Oh I'm not lying
F#m E D
I wasn't even trying to fall in love
A E
It's all so crazy
F#m E D
And now she is all that I'm thinking of
E
Thinking of
A D A D A D A
5. THESE NIGHTS (Half-step down)
Intro:
A E A E
A E
Lately I've been waiting
A E
For something to save me
A E
I've fallen from darkness to a place I don't know
A E
My heart palpitating I'm feeling so low
A E
Silently grieving the innocence lost
D E
Now I'm lost, I am lost
A E
Maybe I'm just waiting
A E
For nothing will save me
A E
The voices are calling and reaching for me
A E
They ask if I know what it takes to be free
A E
Deceitfully whispering and pulling me in
D E
Pull me in, pull me in
A E A E
A E
Breathing I'm still breathing
A E
Alive yet not healing
A E
Turned every direction just hoping to see
A E
A way out of the sorrow and melancholy
A E
I know they do care that I've always known
D E
(A)
But I still, I still feel alone
A E F#m D
X4
F#m D A E
X2
A E A E
A E
Lately I've been waiting
A E
For something to save me
A E
I've fallen from darkness to a place I don't know
A E
My heart palpitating I'm feeling so low
A E
Silently grieving the innocence lost
D E
Now I'm lost, I am lost
6. GABRIELLA COLLEEN (Half-step down)
Intro:
A D A A D E
A D A E
Verse:
A D A D A
Today I walked into a wall
A D E
Turned around cause I thought I heard you call
A D A D A
Last night you whispered in my ear
A D E
I woke up but no one was there
Chorus:
D A
I admit that I'm crazy about her
D A
I'll do anything to have her
D A E
All I can think about is Gabriella Colleen
Verse:
A D A D A
I know I don't stand a chance
A D E
No illusions there's zero hope for romance
A D A D A
I'll just have to imagine life without her
A D E
But when I try it just becomes a blur
Chorus:
D A
I can't control my emotions
D A
They're like waves on dramatic oceans
D A E
All I can think about is Gabriella Colleen
A D E
[ INSERT SOLO HERE ] X2
Chorus:
D A
I admit that I'm crazy about her
D A
I'll do anything to have her
D A E
All I can think about is Gabriella Colleen
D A
I can't control my emotions
D A
They're like waves on dramatic oceans
D A E
All I can think about is Gabriella Colleen
A D A A D E
A D A E
7. BUTTERFLY (Half-step down)
A D E A F#m D E
Intro: Chords:
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B|-5-5-5------------------------------------5-5------------------------------|
G|------7-6-7-9-7-6-4-4-7-7-6-4-6-7-6-4-2-2----7-6-7-9-7-6-4-4-6-7-9---------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse:
A D E A
I wished upon a star and suddenly there you are
F#m D E
Even fool like me deserves some luck
A D E A
If you knew how lonely I've been, don't even know where to begin
F#m D E
But now you're here so never mind at all
Chorus:
F#m D E A G#
I guess I was a bitter fool, hanging out alone in my room
F#m D E
Never thought I'd meet someone like you
F#m D E A G#
Too shy, too insecure, nothing worth living for
F#m D E
Never dreamed of finding love at all
INTRO
Verse:
A D E A
I was lost I didn't care, Entangled in my own despair
F#m D E
Spent my days in fear and isolation
A D E A
What could be worse than a broken heart? a heart that's never felt loved at all
F#m D E
So I waited in my corner all alone
Chorus:
F#m D E A G#
I guess I was a bitter fool, hanging out alone in my room
F#m D E
Never thought I'd meet someone like you
F#m D E A G#
Too shy, too insecure, nothing worth living for
F#m D E
Never dreamed of finding love at all
Bridge:
A D E A E F#m
A D E A E F#m
E
Chorus:
F#m D E A G#
People passed by everyday, none of them seemed to come my way
F#m D E
Till you appeared and touched my heart so gently
F#m D E A G#
Too shy, too insecure, nothing worth living for
F#m D E
Never dreamed of finding love at all
INTRO
Verse:
D
Angels serenading
Bm A
Every nerve vibrating and I
G
I don't dare to move
D
Safe from a world of harm
Bm
Back in my mother's arms
A G
I feel her beating heart
Chorus:
D Bm A
I'm one with the sun and the stars
G D
And everything that we are
Bm A
I feel it, I see it, I know
G D
I must never let go
Verse:
D
Chasing fireflies
Bm
The mesmerizing lights
A G
I'm drifting high as a kite
D
Like a soothing lullaby
Bm
Like a summer breeze in July
A G
I'm carried by the divine
Chorus:
D Bm A
I'm weightless, drifting astray
G D
A thousand light years away
Bm A
The grace and the heavenly frame
G
I wish all could feel the same
Bridge:
F#m
I'll tell you I've been there
Bm
Where the stars are aligned
A
Catapulted through dimensions
G
Places no one could find
F#m
Secret doors, hallways
Bm
Reaching out with no end
A
Embraced by the beauty
D Bm A
[ INSERT SOLO HERE ] X2
Chorus:
Chorus:
D Bm A
I'm one with the sun and the stars
G D
And everything that we are
Bm A
I feel it, I see it, I know
G D
I must never let go
Bm A
I'm weightless, drifting astray
G D
A thousand light years away
Bm A
The grace and the heavenly frame
G D
I wish all could feel the same
9. DEEDS OF THE SAINTS (Half-step down)
Intro:
F#m A E D
X4
Verse:
F#m A
Nothing can stop me from reaching my goal
E D C#m F#m
I am ready, ready as I'll ever be
A
God knows I tried to ignore all the signs
E D C#m
(F#m)
And the voices, the voices they scream in my head
F#m D C#m
X2
Chorus:
D A
A world that's rotten to the core
E F#m
I don't want it anymore
D A
Now they'll suffer just like me
C#m
And everyone will bleed
Verse:
F#m A
The bullies, the jocks, the bystanders that watched
E D C#m F#m
From the sidelines, you're guilty for what I've become
A
Bloody murder, they scream bloody murder
E D C#m F#m
They want to penetrate my mind and my soul
F#m D C#m
X2
Chorus:
D A
I've been waiting for this day
E F#m
I'm ready for whatever comes my way
D A
Can't wait to hear them all scream
C#m
Praying on their knees
F#m A E Bm
F#m A E C#m
F#m F#m F#m D C#m
Chorus:
D A
A world that's rotten to the core
E F#m
I don't want it anymore
D A
Now they'll suffer just like me
C#m
And everyone will bleed
D A
I've been waiting for this day
E F#m
I'm ready for whatever comes my way
D A
Can't wait to hear them all scream
C#m
Praying on their knees
F#m D C#m
X2
F#m
Verse:
Bb F
We had dreams of fame and succes
Eb Bb F
But look at you now, a sickly mess
Bb F
Used to be joke now it's not so cool
Eb F
You're looking like a fool
Bb F
I was there when you wept, stripped off your pride
Eb Bb F
When you crawled in the gutter I was at your side
Bb F
But I can't do this, watch you fall apart
Eb F
It breaks my heart
Chorus:
Bb Gm F Eb
You're on the wrong side of town (and I can't help you)
Bb Gm F Eb
Wrong side of town (and I can't help you)
Bb Gm F Eb
Wrong side of town (and I can't help you)
Bb Gm F
Wrong side of town
Verse:
Bb F
It's been 6 months still think of you
Eb Bb F
Are you still shooting dope with the same old crew
Bb F
Man, I know you come from a broken home
Eb F
But you were never alone
Bb F
But some seem bound to burn out quick
Eb Bb F
Live fast, die young, it's the same old shit
Bb F
It was all revolution and teenage dreams
Eb F
Suicidal schemes
Chorus:
Bb Gm F Eb
You're on the wrong side of town (and I can't help you)
Bb Gm F Eb
Wrong side of town (and I can't help you)
Bb Gm F Eb
Wrong side of town (and I can't help you)
Bb Gm F
Wrong side of town
Bridge:
Eb Bb F
Tell me what you're looking for
Eb Bb Bb Gm F
A purpose or just something to kill the bore
Eb Bb F
Or maybe to go out in flames
Eb Bb Bb Gm F
Misunderstood or pathetically self-proclaimed
Chorus:
C Am G F
You're on the wrong side of town (and I can't help you)
C Am G F
Wrong side of town (and I can't help you)
C Am G F
Wrong side of town (and I can't help you)
C Am G
Wrong side of town
11. BLATANT (Half-step down)
Intro:
C Am G C Am G
|1st end |2nd end
eb|-----------------5-3-------3-3-3------5-3----------------------------------|
Bb|-5-553---------------5-553------5-3-------------5-3------------------------|
Gb|------5-55-4-2-0-----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C Am G
I'm sick of arguing all the time
C Am G
And I've realized that I can't change your mind
F G Em Am
I try to get my point through, but all I do is to hurt you
F G
I guess the battle's lost, even if I'd win
C Am G
I'm too proud to admit when I am wrong
C Am G
And I'd rather stand my ground all night long
F G Em Am
I don't care who's wrong or right, I just need to win this fight
F G
Yeah the battle's lost, even before it starts
Dm G
And I never seem to learn
Dm G
And I know that you're concerned
F G Em Am
What the hell's wrong with me, maybe its insecurity?
F G
Oh I...apologize
INTRO (with 2nd end)
C Am G
Around the roundabout we seem to go
C Am G
Yeah we've been there a thousand times before
F G Em Am
I try to find the words to say, but you know this game
F G
Build it up just to tear it down again
C Am G
Well I know I don't know how to compromise
C Am G
And I do my best to try to drain you out
F G Em Am
I'll take it to the end of the world, and I know that it's absurd
F G
But life is a bitch and so am I
Dm G
Well I aint no saint, not at all
Dm G
And I've taken this too far
F G Em Am
What the hell's wrong with me, maybe its insecurity?
F G
Oh I...apologize
Dm G
And I never seem to learn
Dm G
And I know that you're concerned
F G Em Am
What the hell's wrong with me, maybe its insecurity?
F G
Oh I...apologize
INTRO
C
12. SALVATION (Half-step down)
Dm Am
You radiate a glow
Dm
Not a problem in the world
Am
But you won't let it show
Bb
Your sorrows are your own
F
To expose them would be weak
Bb
Most frightening thing to do
C
But the demons won't let go
Dm Am
Dissipating in the night
Dm
A secret locked away
Am
Like a lonely light
Bb
In the deepest darkest sea
F
Salvation's nowhere near
Bb
Somber like the end
C
Still the demons won't let go
Dm Am Dm Am
Bb F Bb C
Dm Am
Struggling to connect
Dm
In a busy universe
Am
Close but far apart
Bb
Lost in emptiness
F
And no matter what you do
Bb
You're always far from home
C
And the demons won't let go
Dm Am
Rushing through your days
Dm
Living for your hopes
Am
And in so many ways
Bb
You got so much to give
F
But there's no one there for you
Bb
And you're feeling so alone
C
And the demons won't let go
Bb
You radiate a glow
F
Not a problem in the world
Bb
But you won't let it show
F
Your sorrows are your own
Bb
To expose them would be weak
F
Most frightening thing to do
C
But the demons won't let go
Dm Am
You radiate a glow
Dm
Not a problem in the world
Am
But you won't let it show
Bb
Your sorrows are your own
F
To expose them would be weak
Bb
Most frightening thing to do
C
But the demons won't let go
Dm
13. I JUST WANT TO BE PURE (Half-step down)
Intro:
D E F#m
D E A G#m F#m
E
Verse:
A F#m D A
I know how you feel cause I, I've been there too
D A E
On the bottom of the barrel just like you
A F#m D A
Can't give you advice nor can I tell you what to do
D A E
You've got to go through the pain, you got to pull through
Chorus:
D E F#m
When every single nerve cell's set ablaze
D E A G#m F#m
When you lost track of reality and your minds lost in a haze
D E
I'll be there too, right next to you
Verse:
A F#m D A
Don't push me away I am here to give my heart
D A E
I can't, I can't stand aside and watch you fall apart
A F#m D A
Don't know if we'll make it hell, I don't even care
D A E
All we can do is try and take it from there
Chorus:
D E F#m
When every single nerve cell's set ablaze
D E A G#m F#m
When you lost track of reality and your minds lost in a haze
D E
I'll be there too, right next to you
[ INSERT SOLO HERE ]
A F#m D A
D A E E
X2
Chorus:
D E F#m
When every single nerve cell's set ablaze
D E A G#m F#m
When you lost track of reality and your minds lost in a haze
D E
I'll be there too, right next to you
A F#m D A
I know how you feel cause I, I've been there too
D A E
On the bottom of the barrel just like you
14. STILL YOUR SON (Half-step down)
A F#m
I have seen the dying light
D
Prayed to God to take my life
E
I faced my darkest days
A
Lost and found my way
F#m
A pain too deep to understand
D
My beating heart in my hand
E
Exposed, weak, unsafe
A
Afraid that it would break
F#m
To them I was just a plague
D
A junkie without a name
E
A kid without a face
A
A disgrace, a mental case
F#m
But don't cry, I know you tried
D
And I'm sorry for all the lies
E
Despite all the wrongs I've done
A
I hope I'm still your son...
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