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Setting Sun - Howling Bells
[Intro]
F#m     B     F#m   Bm G
Bass
 F#   C#| D#   B| C#   A| B    Gx2
[Verse 1]
F#mMother will look with me
Father will pray for me
Religion will wait for me
BmNobody waits for this long Gcan’t you see
[Verse 2]
F#mDoers will do for me
What sinners could never dream
Science is in your head
BmNobody hurts themselves buGt themselves can't you tell?
[Instrumental interlude]
F#m     B     F#m   Bm G
Bass
 F#   C#| D#   B| C#   A| B   G  
[Verse 3]
F#mHaters will love in time
And lovers will feel their crime
Patience is all you need
BmThat and the courage it taGkes just to be
[Chorus]
BOne more day is not enough to change the woF#mrld But we'll 
Arise and fall just lEmike the setting 
Bsun One way is not enough to cha- anF#mge But we'll 
Arise and fall besiEmde the setting 
Bsun
[Instrumental break 1] (Verse progression)
F#m
Bm                        G
[Verse 4]
F#mYes she will lead me there
And you won't be anywhere
I'll find a quiet path
BmSomewhere alone where the Gshadows won't laugh
[Chorus]
BOne more day is not enough to change the woF#mrld But we'll 
Arise and fall just lEmike the setting 
Bsun One way is not enough to cha- anF#mge But we'll 
Arise and fall besiEmde the setting 
Bsun
[Bridge/Instrumental break 2]
 B(Bass and lead guitar do interesting things)
[Verse 5]
F#mMother will look with me
Father will pray for me
Religion will wait for me
BmNobody waits for this long Gcan’t you see
[Verse 6]
F#mYes she will lead me there
And you won't be anywhere
I'll find a quiet path
BmSomewhere alone where the Gshadows won't laugh
[Chorus]
BOne more day is not enough to change the woF#mrld But we'll 
Arise and fall just lEmike the setting 
Bsun One day is not enough to cha- anF#mge But we'll 
Arise and fall besiEmde the setting 
Bsun                     But we'll
Arise and fall besiEmde the setting 
Bsun                     But we'll
Arise and fall besiEmde the setting 
Bsun

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Setting Sun

by Howling Bells

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Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Setting Sun - Howling Bells

[Intro]

F#m B F#m Bm G

Bass

F# C# D# B C# A B G

| | | x2

[Verse 1]

F#m

Mother will look with me

Father will pray for me

Religion will wait for me

Bm G

Nobody waits for this long can’t you see

[Verse 2]

F#m

Doers will do for me

What sinners could never dream

Science is in your head

Bm G

Nobody hurts themselves but themselves can't you tell?

[Instrumental interlude]

F#m B F#m Bm G

Bass

F# C# D# B C# A B G

| | |

[Verse 3]

F#m

Haters will love in time

And lovers will feel their crime

Patience is all you need

Bm G

That and the courage it takes just to be

[Chorus]

B F#m

One more day is not enough to change the world But we'll

A Em

rise and fall just like the setting

B F#m

sun One way is not enough to cha- ange But we'll

A Em

rise and fall beside the setting

sun

[Instrumental break 1] (Verse progression)

F#m

Bm G

[Verse 4]

F#m

Yes she will lead me there

And you won't be anywhere

I'll find a quiet path

Bm G

Somewhere alone where the shadows won't laugh

[Chorus]

B F#m

One more day is not enough to change the world But we'll

A Em

rise and fall just like the setting

B F#m

sun One way is not enough to cha- ange But we'll

A Em

rise and fall beside the setting

sun

[Bridge/Instrumental break 2]

(Bass and lead guitar do interesting things)

[Verse 5]

F#m

Mother will look with me

Father will pray for me

Religion will wait for me

Bm G

Nobody waits for this long can’t you see

[Verse 6]

F#m

Yes she will lead me there

And you won't be anywhere

I'll find a quiet path

Bm G

Somewhere alone where the shadows won't laugh

[Chorus]

B F#m

One more day is not enough to change the world But we'll

A Em

rise and fall just like the setting

B F#m

sun One day is not enough to cha- ange But we'll

A Em

rise and fall beside the setting

sun But we'll

A Em

rise and fall beside the setting

sun But we'll

A Em

rise and fall beside the setting

sun

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