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[Intro]
Dm Am Bb Gm
Dm Am Bb Gm
Dm Am Bb Gm
Dm Am Bb Gm
[Verse]
DmShe's locked Amup with a Bbspinning Gmwheel
And she can't DmreAmcall what it was Bblike to Gmfeel
She says, tDmhis rAmoom is gonna bBbe my gGmrave
And there is Dmno one Amwho can Bbsave Dmme
She sits Amdown to her Bbcolored Gmthread
She knows Dmlovers Amwaking up Bbin their Gmbeds
She says, Dm"How Amlong can I Bblive this Gmway
Is there Dmno one AmI can Bbpay to let me Fgo
[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause I'm half Gsick of shadows
DmI want to F7see the Amsky
EveryCone else can watch as the Bbsun goes down
So why can't CI
[Chorus]
DAnd it's Em7raining
And the Dstars are falGling from the sky
And the Bbwind
And the wind I Cknow it's Dcold
I've been Em7waiting
For the Dday I will Gsurely die
And it's Bbhere
And it's here for AmI've been Gmtold
That I'll die beAmfore I'm Bbold
And the wind I Cknow it's Dmcold
[Instrumental]
Dm Am Bb Gm
Dm Am Bb Gm
Dm Am Bb Gm
Dm Am Bb Gm
[Verse]
DmShe looks Amup to the Bbmirrored Gmglass
She sees Dma handsome Amhorse and Bbrider Gmpass
She says, Dmthat mAman's gonna bBbe my dGmeath
'Cause he is Dmall I Amever Bbwanted in my Dmlife
And I Amknow he doesn't Bbknow my Gmname
And that Dmall the Amgirls are Bball the Gmsame to him
DmBut still I've Amgot to get out Bbof this Gmplace
'Cause I Dmdon't think AmI can Bbface another Fnight
[Pre-Chorus]
Where I'm half Gsick of shadows
DmAnd I can't F7see the Amsky
EveryCone else can watch as the Bbtide comes in
So why can't CI
[Chorus]
DAnd it's Em7raining
And the Dstars are falGling from the sky
And the Bbwind
And the wind I Cknow it's Dcold
I've been Em7waiting for the Dday I will Gsurely die
And it's Bbhere
And it's here for AmI've been Gmtold
That I'll die beAmfore I'm Bbold
And the wind I Cknow it's Fcold
[Bridge]
But there's Cwillow trees
And Dmlittle breezes, C7waves, and Bbwalls, and Fflowers
And there's Cmoonlight every Dmsingle night
As AmI'm locked Gmin these Ftowers
So I'll Bbmeet my death
But with F7my last breath I'll sing to him I Dmlove
And he'll Bbsee my face in Fanother place
And with that the glass Dmabove
[Verse]
Cracked Aminto a Bbmillion Gmbits
And she Dmcried Amout, so the Bbstory Gmfits
But then DmI could have Amguessed it Bball aGmlong
'Cause now Dmsome drama Amqueen is gonna Bbwrite a song for Dmme
She went Amdown to her Bblittle Gmboat
And she Dmbroke the Amchain and beBbgan to Gmfloat away
DmAnd as the Amblood froze Bbin her Gmveins she said
DmWell then Amthat exBbplains a thing or Ftwo
[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause I know GI'm the cursed one
DmI know I'm F7meant to Amdie
EveryCone else can watch as their Bbdreams untie
So why can't CI
[Chorus]
DAnd it's Em7raining and the Dstars are falGling from the sky
And the Bbwind
And the wind I Cknow it's Dcold
I've been Em7waiting for the Dday I will Gsurely die
And it's Bbhere
And it's here for AmI've been Gmtold
That I'll die befAmore I'm Bbold
And the wind I Cknow it's Dcold
And it's Em7raining and the Dstars are falGling from the sky
And the Bbwind
And the wind I Cknow it's Dcold
I've been Em7waiting for the Dday I will Gsurely die
And it's Bbhere
And it's here for AmI've been Gmtold
That I'll die befAmore I'm Bbold
And the wind I Cknow it's Dmcold
[Outro]
DmColAmd..Bb.Gm  
DmColAmd..Bb  Gm  
DmColAmd..Bb  Gm  
Am Dm Dm

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Shalott

by Emilie Autumn

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Em7

[Intro]

Dm Am Bb Gm

[Verse]

Dm Am Bb Gm

She's locked up with a spinning wheel

Dm Am Bb Gm

And she can't recall what it was like to feel

Dm Am Bb Gm

She says, this room is gonna be my grave

Dm Am Bb Dm

And there is no one who can save me

Am Bb Gm

She sits down to her colored thread

Dm Am Bb Gm

She knows lovers waking up in their beds

Dm Am Bb Gm

She says, "How long can I live this way

Dm Am Bb F

Is there no one I can pay to let me go

[Pre-Chorus]

'Cause I'm half sick of shadows

Dm F7 Am

I want to see the sky

C Bb

Everyone else can watch as the sun goes down

So why can't I

[Chorus]

D Em7

And it's raining

D G

And the stars are falling from the sky

And the wind

C D

And the wind I know it's cold

Em7

I've been waiting

D G

For the day I will surely die

And it's here

Am Gm

And it's here for I've been told

Am Bb

That I'll die before I'm old

C Dm

And the wind I know it's cold

[Instrumental]

Dm Am Bb Gm

[Verse]

Dm Am Bb Gm

She looks up to the mirrored glass

Dm Am Bb Gm

She sees a handsome horse and rider pass

Dm Am Bb Gm

She says, that man's gonna be my death

Dm Am Bb Dm

'Cause he is all I ever wanted in my life

Am Bb Gm

And I know he doesn't know my name

Dm Am Bb Gm

And that all the girls are all the same to him

Dm Am Bb Gm

But still I've got to get out of this place

Dm Am Bb F

'Cause I don't think I can face another night

[Pre-Chorus]

Where I'm half sick of shadows

Dm F7 Am

And I can't see the sky

C Bb

Everyone else can watch as the tide comes in

So why can't I

[Chorus]

D Em7

And it's raining

D G

And the stars are falling from the sky

And the wind

C D

And the wind I know it's cold

Em7 D G

I've been waiting for the day I will surely die

And it's here

Am Gm

And it's here for I've been told

Am Bb

That I'll die before I'm old

C F

And the wind I know it's cold

[Bridge]

But there's willow trees

Dm C7 Bb F

And little breezes, waves, and walls, and flowers

C Dm

And there's moonlight every single night

Am Gm F

As I'm locked in these towers

So I'll meet my death

F7 Dm

But with my last breath I'll sing to him I love

Bb F

And he'll see my face in another place

And with that the glass above

[Verse]

Am Bb Gm

Cracked into a million bits

Dm Am Bb Gm

And she cried out, so the story fits

Dm Am Bb Gm

But then I could have guessed it all along

Dm Am Bb Dm

'Cause now some drama queen is gonna write a song for me

Am Bb Gm

She went down to her little boat

Dm Am Bb Gm

And she broke the chain and began to float away

Dm Am Bb Gm

And as the blood froze in her veins she said

Dm Am Bb F

Well then that explains a thing or two

[Pre-Chorus]

'Cause I know I'm the cursed one

Dm F7 Am

I know I'm meant to die

C Bb

Everyone else can watch as their dreams untie

So why can't I

[Chorus]

D Em7 D G

And it's raining and the stars are falling from the sky

And the wind

C D

And the wind I know it's cold

Em7 D G

I've been waiting for the day I will surely die

And it's here

Am Gm

And it's here for I've been told

Am Bb

That I'll die before I'm old

C D

And the wind I know it's cold

Em7 D G

And it's raining and the stars are falling from the sky

And the wind

C D

And the wind I know it's cold

Em7 D G

I've been waiting for the day I will surely die

And it's here

Am Gm

And it's here for I've been told

Am Bb

That I'll die before I'm old

C Dm

And the wind I know it's cold

[Outro]

Dm Am Bb Gm

Cold...

Dm Am Bb Gm

Cold..

Dm Am Bb Gm

Cold..

Am Dm Dm

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