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[Verse 1]
EmLive, with your back to the wall
The Cbigger they come, the Gharder Dthey Dmfall
EmLive, with a heart made of stone
CSlings and arrows and GbrokeDn boDmnes
[Chorus]
EmOne by one Cby one by oneG  Dm  
DmKings riDmse and fallG  D  
EmOne by one Cby one by oneG  Dm  
DmHeavy liDmes this cGrown Dof boDmnes
Dm   Dm   Dm   Em
[2x]
GYeeeeah DarkDness behDmoldEm  
GYeeeeah This Dhell Dmwe call Emhome
G       D       Dm      Em
[Verse 2]
EmLive, with the eyes of the beast
CNever the prey, the Gweak oDr the Dmsheep
EmLive, with the strength to believe
CDead to the world, but we’ll Ghaunt Dtheir Dmdreams
[Chorus]
EmOne by one Cby one by oneG  Dm  
DmKings riDmse and fallG  D  
EmOne by one Cby one by oneG  Dm  
DmHeavy liDmes this cGrown Dof boDmnes
Dm   Dm   Dm   Em
[2x]
GYeeeeah DarkDness behDmoldEm  
GYeeeeah This Dhell Dmwe call Emhome
G       D       Dm      Em
[Bridge]
[7x] (or [3x] if you want to shorten this part)
EmBurn it, burn it all,  Burn it all to ash
EmBurn it, burn it all,  GBurn it aDll to aDmsh
Em
CBurn it all to GashesEm  
G Em Am C
G Em Am C
G Em Am C
G Em Am C
 [4x] 
GYeeeeah DarkDness behDmold Em  
GYeeeeah This Dhell Dmwe call Emhome 

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Vicious

by Parkway Drive

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse 1]

Live, with your back to the wall

C G D Dm

The bigger they come, the harder they fall

Live, with a heart made of stone

C G D Dm

Slings and arrows and broken bones

[Chorus]

Em C G Dm

One by one by one by one

Dm Dm G D

Kings rise and fall

Em C G Dm

One by one by one by one

Dm Dm G D Dm

Heavy lies this crown of bones

Dm Dm Dm Em

[2x]

G D Dm Em

Yeeeeah Darkness behold

G D Dm Em

Yeeeeah This hell we call home

G D Dm Em

[Verse 2]

Live, with the eyes of the beast

C G D Dm

Never the prey, the weak or the sheep

Live, with the strength to believe

C G D Dm

Dead to the world, but we’ll haunt their dreams

[Chorus]

Em C G Dm

One by one by one by one

Dm Dm G D

Kings rise and fall

Em C G Dm

One by one by one by one

Dm Dm G D Dm

Heavy lies this crown of bones

Dm Dm Dm Em

[2x]

G D Dm Em

Yeeeeah Darkness behold

G D Dm Em

Yeeeeah This hell we call home

G D Dm Em

[Bridge]

[7x] (or [3x] if you want to shorten this part)

Burn it, burn it all, Burn it all to ash

Em G D Dm

Burn it, burn it all, Burn it all to ash

C G Em

Burn it all to ashes

G Em Am C

[4x]

G D Dm Em

Yeeeeah Darkness behold

G D Dm Em

Yeeeeah This hell we call home

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