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The Tempest

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(32 intro)
[Verse 1]
EmSaw you the other daCy
ALooking so Eundermined
EmActing like it wouldn't Chappen
Making Asense of anything that you could Efind
Because it's Cjust about to happeAn
And Eyou'll be there
You must have Cknown the storm was cominGg
When the clouds Eappeared
(16 break Aeolian)
[Pre-Chorus]
May as well Clet the Asus2rain come down
And join the Acircus Emof Epeople
While yoC/Eu're thereE  
(32 break)
(32 guitar solo)
[Verse 2]
ESomething is changing
EmBruising and aching
And I'm Etrying to Emfind out what Ait Dis
When I Efix her, she's Embreaking
EmReason keeps escaping me
EProtecting and burning like a Acyst
(32 break)
[Verse 3]
EI know that I can Em/Chelp you
Em/AI just don't fucking Em/Cwant to
EAnd the feeling gets Em/Cstronger by the DdayA  
ESay that I'm Em/Cselfish
Em/ABut I don't really Em/Cneed this
EAnd I'm just so Em/Csick of the Achase
[Chorus]
EmWhile you are Cletting your Dguard Adown
EmI will be Cletting Dmyself Ago
EmWhile you keep Grunning your Dship aAground
EmI will be Csetting myself GalightF  
(16 break)
(16 guitar solo)
[Bridge]
EmToo late, you've dropped the drawbridge
CYou let the Avampires in
EmYou caused this shit to happen, and Anow you want Em/Cout?
EmToo late, you've dropped the drawbridge
CYou let the vAampires in
EmI hope you know damn well it's nobody's Afault but Em/Cyours!
[Chorus]
EmWhile you are Cletting your Dguard Adown
EmI will be Cletting Dmyself Ago
EmWhile you keep Grunning your Dship aAground
EmI will be Csetting myGself aFlight
[Outro]

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The Tempest

by Pendulum

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Asus2

C/E

Em/C

Em/A

(32 intro)

[Verse 1]

Em C

Saw you the other day

A E

Looking so undermined

Em C

Acting like it wouldn't happen

A E

Making sense of anything that you could find

C A

Because it's just about to happen

And you'll be there

C G

You must have known the storm was coming

When the clouds appeared

(16 break Aeolian)

[Pre-Chorus]

C Asus2

May as well let the rain come down

A Em E

And join the circus of people

C/E E

While you're there

(32 break)

(32 guitar solo)

[Verse 2]

Something is changing

Bruising and aching

E Em A D

And I'm trying to find out what it is

E Em

When I fix her, she's breaking

Reason keeps escaping me

E A

Protecting and burning like a cyst

(32 break)

[Verse 3]

E Em/C

I know that I can help you

Em/A Em/C

I just don't fucking want to

E Em/C D A

And the feeling gets stronger by the day

E Em/C

Say that I'm selfish

Em/A Em/C

But I don't really need this

E Em/C A

And I'm just so sick of the chase

[Chorus]

Em C D A

While you are letting your guard down

Em C D A

I will be letting myself go

Em G D A

While you keep running your ship aground

Em C G F

I will be setting myself alight

(16 break)

(16 guitar solo)

[Bridge]

Too late, you've dropped the drawbridge

C A

You let the vampires in

Em A Em/C

You caused this shit to happen, and now you want out?

Too late, you've dropped the drawbridge

C A

You let the vampires in

Em A Em/C

I hope you know damn well it's nobody's fault but yours!

[Chorus]

Em C D A

While you are letting your guard down

Em C D A

I will be letting myself go

Em G D A

While you keep running your ship aground

Em C G F

I will be setting myself alight

[Outro]

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