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Watchmaker

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[Verse]
DmServe or break the patterns that would Bbbe
Echo positions of the Cfree
Middle Achild of BbeternCitAy
DmCaught between the Fbranches and the Bbroots
Move in any way that Csuits
The Acreeping vines of BbanomCieA  
[Chorus]
Bb A Dm
I never Cwanted to belBbievAeDm  
I never Casked if I could BbstaAyDm  
Switch the Cpressures you relAieve
Forge your aggression in the Dmclay
G  A  Dm  F  G  Dm  C
[Verse]
The Dmart that I buried in the Bbearth
Sketching parallels to Cunderstand
AWhy I can't Bbshare your lCovAe
DmWatchmen and Bbmakers in dissent
I’m only Dmbuilding what I Cmeant
To Fdo Aso mBbany lives aCgoA  
[Chorus]
Bb A Dm
I never Cwanted to belBbievAeDm  
I never Casked if I could BbstaAyDm  
Switch the Cpressures you relAieve
Forge your aggression in the Dmclay
[Solo]
Bb Dm F G C G Dm A Bb A Bb C Dm Bb C Dm Bb C Dm F A F
[End of solo]
Dm A Bb A Dm F A F C Bb A
[Guitars kick back in]
Dm A
[Chorus]
I never Cwanted to belBbievAeDm  
I never Casked if I could BbstaAyDm  
Switch the Cpressures you relAieve
Bb A Dm
I never Cwanted to belBbievAeDm  
I never Casked if I could BbstaAyDm  
Switch the Cpressures you relAieve
Forge your aggression in the Fclay
[Outro]
F#m F F#m Dm F Dm F F#m Dm
[Downtune to Bm / C, transition to Versus]

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Watchmaker

by Area 11

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

[Verse]

Dm Bb

Serve or break the patterns that would be

Echo positions of the free

A Bb C A

Middle child of eternity

Dm F Bb

Caught between the branches and the roots

Move in any way that suits

A Bb C A

The creeping vines of anomie

[Chorus]

Bb A Dm

C Bb A Dm

I never wanted to believe

C Bb A Dm

I never asked if I could stay

C A

Switch the pressures you relieve

Forge your aggression in the clay

G A Dm F G Dm C

[Verse]

Dm Bb

The art that I buried in the earth

Sketching parallels to understand

A Bb C A

Why I can't share your love

Dm Bb

Watchmen and makers in dissent

Dm C

I’m only building what I meant

F A Bb C A

To do so many lives ago

[Chorus]

Bb A Dm

C Bb A Dm

I never wanted to believe

C Bb A Dm

I never asked if I could stay

C A

Switch the pressures you relieve

Forge your aggression in the clay

[Solo]

Bb Dm F G C G Dm A Bb A Bb C Dm Bb C Dm Bb C Dm F A F

[End of solo]

Dm A Bb A Dm F A F C Bb A

[Guitars kick back in]

Dm A

[Chorus]

C Bb A Dm

I never wanted to believe

C Bb A Dm

I never asked if I could stay

C A

Switch the pressures you relieve

Bb A Dm

C Bb A Dm

I never wanted to believe

C Bb A Dm

I never asked if I could stay

C A

Switch the pressures you relieve

Forge your aggression in the clay

[Outro]

F#m F F#m Dm F Dm F F#m Dm

[Downtune to Bm / C, transition to Versus]

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