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Dminor

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Intro]
Dm
F Am Dm
Dm
F Am Dm
Bb Dm Bb Dm
C G/B Dm
Bb Dm Bb Dm
C G/B Dm
[Hook] 
Dm
F Am Dm
Dm
F Am Dm
Dm
F Am Dm
Dm
F Am Dm
[Verse]
DmPassing aeons
DmEverlasting fGmight against the FEviAml
DmTheir army grows on and on
With the Gmdarkening hoFrizAmon
DmI'm not afraid, Flet them come
GmI will never rFetrAmeat
DmI will stand and hoFld my ground
GmProtect the ancient treeBb  Am  Dm  
Dm
The defeFnse is doAmomed to falDml
Dm
With the woFrld I uAmsed to kDmnow
[Chorus]
Burning lGmeaves
Turn to Amash before my eyes
Crushed my drGmeams lonBbg goGmne
  Asus4Bur-Csus4ning lGmeaves
Dead braAmnches reach to the sky
The flame wiGmthin me Bbis gonGme
[Verse]
On the lGmight of the last dying star
CmSerpents crawl clBboserDm  
GmAll five branches, cuBbrsed from the start
And roCmots are torn to piD#eceDs
RD#ight before my dGmying breath
I lFay my eyes to the sDmky
As an eD#agle spreads its winGmgs for the last time
LeaFving mDme, the oakGm, the grove, to die
[Chorus]
Burning lGmeaves
Turn to Amash before my eyes
Crushed my drGmeams lonBbg goGmne
  Asus4Bur-Csus4ning lGmeaves
Dead braAmnches reach to the sky
The flame wiGmthin me Bbis gonGme
[Interlude]
 Dm   Am   F   C(x4)
Dm
[Instrumental]
E|--------------------------------------|
B|-3-333-3-3-333-33---3-333-3-3-333-33--|
G|-3-333-2-0-222-22---2-222-2-0-222-22--|
D|-0-000-0-0-000-00---3-333-2-0-000-00--|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------| (x2)
[Bridge]
(first 3 out of every 4 lines repeat the little tab above)
Liekö enää päällä maan
Ainuttakaan joka muistaa
Lehdon tuon kauniin kaukaisen
Jonne tie vCie jG/BokaineDmn
Kun kuolema vie viimeisen
Keskellä liekkien ikuinen
Puu ja maailma ihmisten
Niin loppuu CaikG/BammeDm  
[Solo]
Am E
Am E
Am Dm C G
Am E C B Bb G
Dm E
Am C
Dm F Am Dm
[Chorus]
Burning lGmeaves
Turn to Amash before my eyes
Crushed my drGmeams lonBbg goGmne
Asus4BurninCsus4g leavGmes
Dead braAmnches reach to the sky
The flame wiGmthin me Bbis gonGme
[Instrumental]
Dm
[Outro]
The defeFnse is doAmomed to falDml
Dm
With the woFrld I uAmsed to kDmnow
Dm
The defeFnse is doAmomed to falDml
Dm
With the woCrld I AmusCed to knoDmwC  Dm  

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Burning Leaves

by Ensiferum

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

Asus4

Csus4

[Intro]

F Am Dm

Bb Dm Bb Dm

C G/B Dm

Bb Dm Bb Dm

C G/B Dm

[Hook]

F Am Dm

[Verse]

Passing aeons

Dm Gm F Am

Everlasting fight against the Evil

Their army grows on and on

Gm F Am

With the darkening horizon

Dm F

I'm not afraid, let them come

Gm F Am

I will never retreat

Dm F

I will stand and hold my ground

Gm Bb Am Dm

Protect the ancient tree

F Am Dm

The defense is doomed to fall

F Am Dm

With the world I used to know

[Chorus]

Burning leaves

Turn to ash before my eyes

Gm Bb Gm

Crushed my dreams long gone

Asus4 Csus4 Gm

Bur-ning leaves

Dead branches reach to the sky

Gm Bb Gm

The flame within me is gone

[Verse]

On the light of the last dying star

Cm Bb Dm

Serpents crawl closer

Gm Bb

All five branches, cursed from the start

Cm D# D

And roots are torn to pieces

D# Gm

Right before my dying breath

F Dm

I lay my eyes to the sky

D# Gm

As an eagle spreads its wings for the last time

F Dm Gm

Leaving me, the oak, the grove, to die

[Chorus]

Burning leaves

Turn to ash before my eyes

Gm Bb Gm

Crushed my dreams long gone

Asus4 Csus4 Gm

Bur-ning leaves

Dead branches reach to the sky

Gm Bb Gm

The flame within me is gone

[Interlude]

Dm Am F C

(x4)

[Instrumental]

E|--------------------------------------|

B|-3-333-3-3-333-33---3-333-3-3-333-33--|

G|-3-333-2-0-222-22---2-222-2-0-222-22--|

D|-0-000-0-0-000-00---3-333-2-0-000-00--|

A|--------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------| (x2)

[Bridge]

(first 3 out of every 4 lines repeat the little tab above)

Liekö enää päällä maan

Ainuttakaan joka muistaa

Lehdon tuon kauniin kaukaisen

C G/B Dm

Jonne tie vie jokainen

Kun kuolema vie viimeisen

Keskellä liekkien ikuinen

Puu ja maailma ihmisten

C G/B Dm

Niin loppuu aikamme

[Solo]

Am E

Am Dm C G

Am E C B Bb G

Dm E

Am C

Dm F Am Dm

[Chorus]

Burning leaves

Turn to ash before my eyes

Gm Bb Gm

Crushed my dreams long gone

Asus4 Csus4 Gm

Burning leaves

Dead branches reach to the sky

Gm Bb Gm

The flame within me is gone

[Instrumental]

[Outro]

F Am Dm

The defense is doomed to fall

F Am Dm

With the world I used to know

F Am Dm

The defense is doomed to fall

C Am C Dm C Dm

With the world I used to know

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