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VIRGIN STEELE – Life Among the Ruins
from “The Marriage of Heaven and Hell – Part One” (1994)
[Intro]
e|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----|----7-6-7---------7-6-7------|-----7-6-7---------------|
D|----|-----------------------------|-----------7-5-7-5-4---4-|
A|-7--|--9---------7---9---------7--|--9------------------5---|
E|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
e|------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----7-6-7---------7-6-7------|-----7-6-7---------------|
D|------------------------------|-----------7-5-7-5-4---4-|
A|-7-9---------7---9---------7--|--9------------------5---|
E|------------------------------|-------------------------|
[Verse 1]
E5Gunfire up in heaven, C5no religion D5hereB5 D5
E5Raping your salvation, the C5last sound that you’ll D5hearB5 D5
The E5snap of the noose, the crack of the whip
The C5hangman’s face is D5tornB5 D5
In E5shameless crucifixion a C5savage nation’s D5bornB5 D5
BeA5hold the new messiah, aB5rising from the wound
In C5rags of execution D5freedom is consumed
[Chorus 1]
G5You are a D5rose, you are a A5bladeC5 D5
G5 D5 C5 D5 A(root note only)
I’m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign
G5You are a D5rose, you are a A5bladeC5 D5
I’m G5down on my knees in the D5dark in the fiery C5reign
D5Life among the ruins
[Intro repeat 1]
e|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----|----7-6-7---------7-6-7------|-----7-6-7---------------|
D|----|-----------------------------|-----------7-5-7-5-4---4-|
A|-7--|--9---------7---9---------7--|--9------------------5---|
E|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
e|------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----7-6-7---------7-6-7------|-----7-6-7---------------|
D|------------------------------|-----------7-5-7-5-4---4-|
A|-7-9---------7---9---------7--|--9------------------5---|
E|------------------------------|-------------------------|
[Verse 2]
I’ve E5lived among the ruins, C5walked among the D5deadB5 D5
E5Loved among the wreckage beC5neath a flag of D5redB5 D5
CoE5mmunion of blood, so bitter the cup
A C5union born of D5fearB5 D5
CreE5ation and perdition – a C5world within a D5tearB5 D5
BeA5hold the new messiah, aB5rising from his bed
C5Holier in silence, D5paler than the dead
[Chorus 2]
G5You are a D5rose, you are a A5bladeC5 D5
G5 D5 C5 D5 A(root note only)
I’m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign
G5You are a D5rose, you are a A5bladeC5 D5
I’m G5down on my knees in the D5dark in the fiery C5reign
D5Life among the ruins
[Intro repeat 2]
e|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----|----7-6-7---------7-6-7------|-----7-6-7---------------|
D|----|-----------------------------|-----------7-5-7-5-4---4-|
A|-7--|--9---------7---9---------7--|--9------------------5---|
E|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
e|------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----7-6-7---------7-6-7------|-----7-6-7---------------|
D|------------------------------|-----------7-5-7-5-4---4-|
A|-7-9---------7---9---------7--|--9------------------5---|
E|------------------------------|-------------------------|
[Guitar solo 1 rhythm]
E5 C5 D5 B5 D5x4
A5 B5 C5 D5
[Chorus 3]
G5You are a D5rose, you are a A5bladeC5 D5
G5 D5 C5 D5 A(root note only)
I’m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign
G5You are a D5rose, you are a A5bladeC5 D5
I G5challenge you to D5love my bride of C5painD5
[Instrumental 1]
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------8-|-------------------------------8-|
G|-9-7---9---9-7---9-7---------7---|-9-7---9---9-7---9-7---------7---|
D|-----7---------7-----7---7-8-----|-----7---------7-----7---7-8-----|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------5-|-------------------------------5-|
G|-6-4---6---6-4---6-4---------4---|-6-4---6---6-4---6-4---------4---|
D|-----4---------4-----4---4-5-----|-----4---------4-----4---4-5-----|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------8-|-------------------------------8-|
G|-9-7---9---9-7---9-7---------7---|-9-7---9---9-7---9-7---------7---|
D|-----7---------7-----7---7-8-----|-----7---------7-----7---7-8-----|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-------------------------------5-|-----------------3---------|
G|-6-4---6---6-4---6-4---------4---|-6-4---6---6-4---2---------|
D|-----4---------4-----4---4-5-----|-----4---------4-0---------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------0---------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb Dm Bb
[Bridge]
With the Dmdying sun of autumn Bbbathing us in gold
We Dmwalk the desolation, hand in Bbhand against the cold
While Dmrampant runs the reaper all Bbthrough the barren plains
With Dmscythe in hand he reaches to Bbharvest the last remains
In Cagony you stumble, with a Gmcurse upon your E/G#lips you Amdie
[Guitar solo 2]
e|-Am--------G----------------|-F------------------------|
B|-13~~----12~~---12-13-15-|-15~~----13-12-13~~------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e|-Fm--------Eb----------------|-Bb/D------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-13~~----12~~---12-13-15-|-15~~----13-12-13~~------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e|-C#dim------------------------|-G#9-----------------------------|
B|-------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-12~~------12-13-13b(15)-|-13b(15)~~----13-12-13~~------|
D|-------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-------------------------|------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------------|
e|-Gdim------------------------|-F#dim-----------------------|-Fm--------------|
B|--------12--14~~---------|------------------------|---------------|
G|-12~~--------------12~~--|-11~~---9--------11~~---|-10~~----------|
D|-------------------------|-----------10~~---------|---------------|
A|-------------------------|------------------------|---------------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|---------------|
[Instrumental 2]
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------7-|-------------------------------7-|
D|-9-7---9---9-7---9-7---------7---|-9-7---9---9-7---9-7---------7---|
A|-----7---------7-----7---7-8-----|-----7---------7-----7---7-8-----|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------3------------|
G|-------------------------------7-|-----------------2------------|
D|-9-7---9---9-7---9-7---------7---|-9-7---9---9-7---0------------|
A|-----7---------7-----7---7-8-----|-----7---------7-0------------|
E|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
[Chorus 4]
G5You are a D5rose, you are a A5bladeC5 D5
G5 D5 C5 D5 A(root note only)
I’m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign
G5You are a D5rose, you are a A5bladeC5 D5
G5 D5 C5 D5 A(root note only)
I’m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign
G5You are a D5rose, you are a A5bladeC5 D5
G5 D5 C5 D5 A(root note only)
I’m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign
G5You are a D5rose, you are a A5bladeC5 D5
G5Bare your breast and D5save this child of C5pain
D5Life among the ruins
[Outro]
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B|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----|----7-6-7---------7-6-7------|-----7-6-7---------------|
D|----|-----------------------------|-----------7-5-7-5-4---4-|
A|-7--|--9---------7---9---------7--|--9------------------5---|
E|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
e|------------------------------|-------------------------|------||
B|------------------------------|-------------------------|------||
G|-----7-6-7---------7-6-7------|-----7-6-7---------------|-9----||
D|------------------------------|-----------7-5-7-5-4---4-|-9----||
A|-7-9---------7---9---------7--|--9------------------5---|-7----||
E|------------------------------|-------------------------|------||
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Life Among The Ruins
by Virgin Steele
Chords in this song · guitar
E5
C5
D5
B5
A5
G5
Bb
Dm
C
Gm
E/G#
Am
G
F
Fm
Eb
Bb/D
C#dim
G#9
Gdim
F#dim
VIRGIN STEELE – Life Among the Ruins
from “The Marriage of Heaven and Hell – Part One” (1994)
[Intro]
e|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----|----7-6-7---------7-6-7------|-----7-6-7---------------|
D|----|-----------------------------|-----------7-5-7-5-4---4-|
A|-7--|--9---------7---9---------7--|--9------------------5---|
E|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
e|------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----7-6-7---------7-6-7------|-----7-6-7---------------|
D|------------------------------|-----------7-5-7-5-4---4-|
A|-7-9---------7---9---------7--|--9------------------5---|
E|------------------------------|-------------------------|
[Verse 1]
E5 C5 D5 B5 D5
Gunfire up in heaven, no religion here
E5 C5 D5 B5 D5
Raping your salvation, the last sound that you’ll hear
E5
The snap of the noose, the crack of the whip
C5 D5 B5 D5
The hangman’s face is torn
E5 C5 D5 B5 D5
In shameless crucifixion a savage nation’s born
A5 B5
Behold the new messiah, arising from the wound
C5 D5
In rags of execution freedom is consumed
[Chorus 1]
G5 D5 A5 C5 D5
You are a rose, you are a blade
G5 D5 C5 D5 A(root note only)
I’m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign
G5 D5 A5 C5 D5
You are a rose, you are a blade
G5 D5 C5
I’m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign
D5
Life among the ruins
[Intro repeat 1]
e|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----|----7-6-7---------7-6-7------|-----7-6-7---------------|
D|----|-----------------------------|-----------7-5-7-5-4---4-|
A|-7--|--9---------7---9---------7--|--9------------------5---|
E|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
e|------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----7-6-7---------7-6-7------|-----7-6-7---------------|
D|------------------------------|-----------7-5-7-5-4---4-|
A|-7-9---------7---9---------7--|--9------------------5---|
E|------------------------------|-------------------------|
[Verse 2]
E5 C5 D5 B5 D5
I’ve lived among the ruins, walked among the dead
E5 C5 D5 B5 D5
Loved among the wreckage beneath a flag of red
E5
Communion of blood, so bitter the cup
C5 D5 B5 D5
A union born of fear
E5 C5 D5 B5 D5
Creation and perdition – a world within a tear
A5 B5
Behold the new messiah, arising from his bed
C5 D5
Holier in silence, paler than the dead
[Chorus 2]
G5 D5 A5 C5 D5
You are a rose, you are a blade
G5 D5 C5 D5 A(root note only)
I’m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign
G5 D5 A5 C5 D5
You are a rose, you are a blade
G5 D5 C5
I’m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign
D5
Life among the ruins
[Intro repeat 2]
e|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----|----7-6-7---------7-6-7------|-----7-6-7---------------|
D|----|-----------------------------|-----------7-5-7-5-4---4-|
A|-7--|--9---------7---9---------7--|--9------------------5---|
E|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
e|------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----7-6-7---------7-6-7------|-----7-6-7---------------|
D|------------------------------|-----------7-5-7-5-4---4-|
A|-7-9---------7---9---------7--|--9------------------5---|
E|------------------------------|-------------------------|
[Guitar solo 1 rhythm]
E5 C5 D5 B5 D5
x4
A5 B5 C5 D5
[Chorus 3]
G5 D5 A5 C5 D5
You are a rose, you are a blade
G5 D5 C5 D5 A(root note only)
I’m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign
G5 D5 A5 C5 D5
You are a rose, you are a blade
G5 D5 C5 D5
I challenge you to love my bride of pain
[Instrumental 1]
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------8-|-------------------------------8-|
G|-9-7---9---9-7---9-7---------7---|-9-7---9---9-7---9-7---------7---|
D|-----7---------7-----7---7-8-----|-----7---------7-----7---7-8-----|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------5-|-------------------------------5-|
G|-6-4---6---6-4---6-4---------4---|-6-4---6---6-4---6-4---------4---|
D|-----4---------4-----4---4-5-----|-----4---------4-----4---4-5-----|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------8-|-------------------------------8-|
G|-9-7---9---9-7---9-7---------7---|-9-7---9---9-7---9-7---------7---|
D|-----7---------7-----7---7-8-----|-----7---------7-----7---7-8-----|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-------------------------------5-|-----------------3---------|
G|-6-4---6---6-4---6-4---------4---|-6-4---6---6-4---2---------|
D|-----4---------4-----4---4-5-----|-----4---------4-0---------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------0---------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb Dm Bb
[Bridge]
Dm Bb
With the dying sun of autumn bathing us in gold
Dm Bb
We walk the desolation, hand in hand against the cold
Dm Bb
While rampant runs the reaper all through the barren plains
Dm Bb
With scythe in hand he reaches to harvest the last remains
C Gm E/G# Am
In agony you stumble, with a curse upon your lips you die
[Guitar solo 2]
Am G F
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-13~~----12~~---12-13-15-|-15~~----13-12-13~~------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Fm Eb Bb/D
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-13~~----12~~---12-13-15-|-15~~----13-12-13~~------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
C#dim G#9
e|-------------------------|------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-12~~------12-13-13b(15)-|-13b(15)~~----13-12-13~~------|
D|-------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-------------------------|------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------------|
Gdim F#dim Fm
e|-------------------------|------------------------|---------------|
B|--------12--14~~---------|------------------------|---------------|
G|-12~~--------------12~~--|-11~~---9--------11~~---|-10~~----------|
D|-------------------------|-----------10~~---------|---------------|
A|-------------------------|------------------------|---------------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|---------------|
[Instrumental 2]
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------7-|-------------------------------7-|
D|-9-7---9---9-7---9-7---------7---|-9-7---9---9-7---9-7---------7---|
A|-----7---------7-----7---7-8-----|-----7---------7-----7---7-8-----|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------3------------|
G|-------------------------------7-|-----------------2------------|
D|-9-7---9---9-7---9-7---------7---|-9-7---9---9-7---0------------|
A|-----7---------7-----7---7-8-----|-----7---------7-0------------|
E|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
[Chorus 4]
G5 D5 A5 C5 D5
You are a rose, you are a blade
G5 D5 C5 D5 A(root note only)
I’m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign
G5 D5 A5 C5 D5
You are a rose, you are a blade
G5 D5 C5 D5 A(root note only)
I’m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign
G5 D5 A5 C5 D5
You are a rose, you are a blade
G5 D5 C5 D5 A(root note only)
I’m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign
G5 D5 A5 C5 D5
You are a rose, you are a blade
G5 D5 C5
Bare your breast and save this child of pain
D5
Life among the ruins
[Outro]
e|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----|----7-6-7---------7-6-7------|-----7-6-7---------------|
D|----|-----------------------------|-----------7-5-7-5-4---4-|
A|-7--|--9---------7---9---------7--|--9------------------5---|
E|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
e|------------------------------|-------------------------|------||
B|------------------------------|-------------------------|------||
G|-----7-6-7---------7-6-7------|-----7-6-7---------------|-9----||
D|------------------------------|-----------7-5-7-5-4---4-|-9----||
A|-7-9---------7---9---------7--|--9------------------5---|-7----||
E|------------------------------|-------------------------|------||
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