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Dead To The World

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Tuning:Standard   when you use normal chords    ||
       Dropped D  when you use Powerchords      ||
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      (, /  \
        /   /
     ) /   /
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      (  /|   /
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Intro:
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Verse:
The Amchild gave thought to the poet's Gworld
Gave comfort to the DmFallen
(GHeAmartfelt, GlFovelorn)
AmRemaining, yet still uninGvited
Those words scented my Dmsoul
(GLonely sAmoul, OcGean soulF)
Bridge:
DmIt's not the monsters under your Ambed
CThat makes you Gfear, makes you Dmcry,
Makes you Amcry fCor the cDmhild
All the wars are fought among Amthose lonely men
FUnarmed, Gunscarred
Verse:
AmI don't want to die a scarless Gman
A lonely soDmul
G(Tell Amme now Gwhat Fto do)
AmI studied silence to learn the Gmusic
I joined the sinful to Dmregain innocence
Chorus:
GHeaAmven queen, GcovFer me
IGn all that Amblue
GLitAmtle boy, Gsuch Fprecious joy
CIs dead to the wGorld
CHeaDmven queen, CcaBbrry me
CAway from all Dmpain
CAll Dmthe same take Cme Bbaway
FWe're dead to the Cworld
Bridge
the chords so fast then use power chords.
BmDead, silent, Gconstant
GYet a F#ml w Ema Gy s    Bmchanging
My favorite Gview oF#mf this EmworldG  
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-|B|--/15-13-----------------------------------------------------|
-|G|---------9-10--12b12b12b12b12b12b12b-------10-13/15-15-13-13-|
-|D|-------------------------------------10-12-------------------|
-|A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
-|E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
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DmAs he died, he will retAmurn to die in me again
CWeaving the Gcloth, giving Dmbirth to the AmCentCury DmChild
Who gave his life not for the wAmorld but for me
FInnocence Greborn once Ammore
[Am]
Chorus:
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AwCay from all pDmain
ACll thDme same take Cme Bbaway
We're dFead to the wCorld
GHeaAmven queen, GcoFver me
In Gall thaAmt blue
GLittAmle boy, Gsuch pFrecious joy
Is dCead to the wGorld
GHeaAmven queen, GcarrFy me
AwGay from all pAmain
AGll tAmhe same take Gme Faway
 We're Cdead to the Gworld
Ending:
           C    G(Em) Am  
 We're dead to the  world.

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Dead To The World

by Nightwish

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Tuning:Standard when you use normal chords ||

Dropped D when you use Powerchords ||

_____

(, / \

/ /

) / /

¯¯¯¯

___ _

( /| /

/ | /

Intro:

---------no---chords---------

Verse:

Am G

The child gave thought to the poet's world

Gave comfort to the Fallen

G Am G F

(Heartfelt, lovelorn)

Am G

Remaining, yet still uninvited

Those words scented my soul

G Am G F

(Lonely soul, Ocean soul)

Bridge:

Dm Am

It's not the monsters under your bed

C G Dm

That makes you fear, makes you cry,

Am C Dm

Makes you cry for the child

All the wars are fought among those lonely men

F G

Unarmed, unscarred

Verse:

Am G

I don't want to die a scarless man

A lonely soul

G Am G F

(Tell me now what to do)

Am G

I studied silence to learn the music

I joined the sinful to regain innocence

Chorus:

G Am G F

Heaven queen, cover me

G Am

In all that blue

G Am G F

Little boy, such precious joy

C G

Is dead to the world

C Dm C Bb

Heaven queen, carry me

C Dm

Away from all pain

C Dm C Bb

All the same take me away

F C

We're dead to the world

Bridge

the chords so fast then use power chords.

Bm G

Dead, silent, constant

G F#m Em G Bm

Yet a l w a y s changing

G F#m Em G

My favorite view of this world

-|e|-------------------------------------------------------------|

-|B|--/15-13-----------------------------------------------------|

-|G|---------9-10--12b12b12b12b12b12b12b-------10-13/15-15-13-13-|

-|D|-------------------------------------10-12-------------------|

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

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

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--11-11-10-10-(8)-10/11-10-8----10-8-----------------------|||

-----------------------------10------10-9------------------|||

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Dm Am

As he died, he will return to die in me again

C G Dm Am C Dm

Weaving the cloth, giving birth to the Century Child

Who gave his life not for the world but for me

F G Am

Innocence reborn once more

[]

Chorus:

----no------chords-------

C Dm

Away from all pain

C Dm C Bb

All the same take me away

F C

We're dead to the world

G Am G F

Heaven queen, cover me

G Am

In all that blue

G Am G F

Little boy, such precious joy

C G

Is dead to the world

G Am G F

Heaven queen, carry me

G Am

Away from all pain

G Am G F

All the same take me away

C G

We're dead to the world

Ending:

C G Em Am

()

We're dead to the world.

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