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Sanctuary

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[Intro] 
C
[Verse]
GWhen the leaning tower falls Gto the FgroundG  
CWhen the hearsay's too much to think FabouGt
AmAnd they think that they've got you figured oGut
GIt's a AmrudGe Fworld, it's a GviciCous wGorld
[Pre-Chorus]
AmWhen they're throwing Gstones
CThere's a place I Fknow
AmI can always Ggo
[Chorus]
CTo my sanctuary, Fbaby, Amwhere I run
GAnd when the streets are Cburnin', babyF, aAmnd I kGnow
FIf they come with torches
CCause they don't like the truth
AmThey can't hurt me when I'm with Gyou
CYou're my sanctuary, babyF  
AmAnd I Gknow CI'm Fhome, I'm homGe
[Verse]
CWhen the saints all dance to the Gtrumpet FsoundsG  
CWith apocalypse faces Bbin the FcrowdG  
AmThere's only one place left that matters Gnow
When it's all AmwroGngF, I need GsomeConeG  
[Pre-Chorus]
AmWhen they're throwing Gstones
CThere's a place I Fknow
AmI can always Ggo
[Chorus]
CTo my sanctuary, Fbaby, Amwhere I run
GAnd when the streets are Cburnin', babyF, aAmnd I kGnow
FIf they come with torches
CCause they don't like the truth
AmThey can't hurt me when I'm with Gyou
CYou're my sanctuary, babyF  
AmAnd I Gknow CI'm Fhome, I'm homGe
[Bridge]
CTied up! GNext to a lightning rod
CLined up! GI'll cross a firing squad
AmIf I'm beside Gyou
FOur hearts are enemy-proof
CNothing's getting Gthrough
[Pre-Chorus]
AmWhen they're throwing Gstones
CThere's a place I Fknow
AmI can always Ggo
[Chorus]
CTo my sanctuary, Fbaby, Amwhere I run
GAnd when the streets are Cburnin', babyF, aAmnd I kGnow
FIf they come with torches
CCause they don't like the truth
AmThey can't hurt me when I'm with Gyou
CYou're my sanctuary, babyF  
AmAnd I Gknow CI'm Fhome, I'm homGe
[Bridge]
CTied up! GNext to a lightning rod
CLined up! GI'll cross a firing squad
AmIf I'm beside Gyou
FOur hearts are enemy-proof
CNothing's getting Gthrough

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Sanctuary

by Allie X

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

[Verse]

G G F G

When the leaning tower falls to the ground

C F G

When the hearsay's too much to think about

Am G

And they think that they've got you figured out

G Am G F G C G

It's a rude world, it's a vicious world

[Pre-Chorus]

Am G

When they're throwing stones

C F

There's a place I know

Am G

I can always go

[Chorus]

C F Am

To my sanctuary, baby, where I run

G C F Am G

And when the streets are burnin', baby, and I know

If they come with torches

Cause they don't like the truth

Am G

They can't hurt me when I'm with you

C F

You're my sanctuary, baby

Am G C F G

And I know I'm home, I'm home

[Verse]

C G F G

When the saints all dance to the trumpet sounds

C Bb F G

With apocalypse faces in the crowd

Am G

There's only one place left that matters now

Am G F G C G

When it's all wrong, I need someone

[Pre-Chorus]

Am G

When they're throwing stones

C F

There's a place I know

Am G

I can always go

[Chorus]

C F Am

To my sanctuary, baby, where I run

G C F Am G

And when the streets are burnin', baby, and I know

If they come with torches

Cause they don't like the truth

Am G

They can't hurt me when I'm with you

C F

You're my sanctuary, baby

Am G C F G

And I know I'm home, I'm home

[Bridge]

C G

Tied up! Next to a lightning rod

C G

Lined up! I'll cross a firing squad

Am G

If I'm beside you

Our hearts are enemy-proof

C G

Nothing's getting through

[Pre-Chorus]

Am G

When they're throwing stones

C F

There's a place I know

Am G

I can always go

[Chorus]

C F Am

To my sanctuary, baby, where I run

G C F Am G

And when the streets are burnin', baby, and I know

If they come with torches

Cause they don't like the truth

Am G

They can't hurt me when I'm with you

C F

You're my sanctuary, baby

Am G C F G

And I know I'm home, I'm home

[Bridge]

C G

Tied up! Next to a lightning rod

C G

Lined up! I'll cross a firing squad

Am G

If I'm beside you

Our hearts are enemy-proof

C G

Nothing's getting through

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