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Tremonti - Desolation
[Intro]
  G#m
[Verse 1]
G#mOpen the sky, show me more
G#m/BFor I've never G#m/C#seen it beG#mfore, no
C#5In darkness these wC#5/Calls closing C#/AinC#/G#  
C#5/BTrapped in this mC#5oment agaiG#mn, no
[Chorus]
Esus2And I   G#mlay my body C#add2down, oC#mhC#add2  
Esus2Could be what's G#mlost is never C#add2found, C#moh nC#add2o
Esus2Could be I've sqG#muandered my last C#add2chance
To start again,    G#mto start again
[Verse 2]
G#mOpen the sky, take me in
G#m/BI face desolG#m/C#ation agG#main no
C#5Sift through reC#5/Cmains of decC#/AayC#/G#  
C#5/BCorrosion, the stC#5rength drips awG#may, no
[Chorus 2]
Esus2And I   G#mlay my body C#add2down, oC#mhC#add2  
Esus2Could be what's G#mlost is never C#add2found, C#moh nC#add2o
Esus2Could be I've sqG#muandered my last C#add2chance
To start again,    G#mto start again
[Bridge]
     G#m      E      B  F#Can we start againG#m  
* repeat Bridge
[Solo]
G#m  E   B   F#
G#m  E   B   F#
G#m          Esus2
[Chorus 2]
Esus2And I   G#mlay my body C#add2down, oC#mhC#add2  
Esus2Could be what's G#mlost is never C#add2found, C#moh nC#add2o
Esus2Could be I've sqG#muandered my last C#add2chance
Ending
G#mYou knoEw,   Byeah, F#yeah
B5You B5/A#knoooG#5ooowF#5,         E  Byeah..F#.!
G#mStart again
G#mStart again

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Desolation

by Tremonti

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

G#m/B

G#m/C#

C#5

C#5/C

C#/A

C#/G#

C#5/B

Esus2

C#add2

C#m

B5/A#

G#5

F#5

Tremonti - Desolation

[Intro]

G#m

[Verse 1]

G#m

Open the sky, show me more

G#m/B G#m/C# G#m

For I've never seen it before, no

C#5 C#5/C C#/A C#/G#

In darkness these walls closing in

C#5/B C#5 G#m

Trapped in this moment again, no

[Chorus]

Esus2 G#m C#add2 C#m C#add2

And I lay my body down, oh

Esus2 G#m C#add2 C#m C#add2

Could be what's lost is never found, oh no

Esus2 G#m C#add2

Could be I've squandered my last chance

G#m

To start again, to start again

[Verse 2]

G#m

Open the sky, take me in

G#m/B G#m/C# G#m

I face desolation again no

C#5 C#5/C C#/A C#/G#

Sift through remains of decay

C#5/B C#5 G#m

Corrosion, the strength drips away, no

[Chorus 2]

Esus2 G#m C#add2 C#m C#add2

And I lay my body down, oh

Esus2 G#m C#add2 C#m C#add2

Could be what's lost is never found, oh no

Esus2 G#m C#add2

Could be I've squandered my last chance

G#m

To start again, to start again

[Bridge]

G#m E B F# G#m

Can we start again

* repeat Bridge

[Solo]

G#m E B F#

G#m Esus2

[Chorus 2]

Esus2 G#m C#add2 C#m C#add2

And I lay my body down, oh

Esus2 G#m C#add2 C#m C#add2

Could be what's lost is never found, oh no

Esus2 G#m C#add2

Could be I've squandered my last chance

Ending

G#m E B F#

You know, yeah, yeah

B5 B5/A# G#5 F#5 E B F#

You knoooooow, yeah...!

G#m

Start again

G#m

Start again

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