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Citadel

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Standard Tuning
|-E-A-D-G-B-e-|
Em7|-0-2-2-0-3-x-|
Dsus2/F#  
|-2-x-0-2-3-x-|
G*
|-3-2-0-0-3-x-|
Cmaj*  
|-x-3-2-0-3-3-|
Intro:  Em7  Dsus2/  F#  G*  Cmaj* x2
Verse 1
               Em7  Dsus2/           F#  G*  
How ferocious are we, a head full of poison,
                   Cmaj*                   Em7  
And a pen to bleed dry, like the valley of bones.
Pre-Chorus
                     Dsus2/                 F#  G*  
We have gathered our sins, and soaked them in wine.
                    Cmaj*                       Em7  
We have cheated this world, made it out with our head on our shoulders now...
             Dsus2/       F#  G*
Why can't we call this even?
            Cmaj*          Em7  
Why do you care that I,
               Dsus2/   F#  G*     
Would need another reason,
            Cmaj* 
To tell you lies?
Chorus
Cmaj*               Dsus2/          F#  Em7  
Keep moving like we never had a choice,
                 G*                 Cmaj*
I'm burning this citadel to the ground.
               Dsus2/         F#  Em7  
Wake up as our broken bodies collide,
                 G*                             Cmaj* 
If we're going down, we're going down with a fight.
            Dsus2/   F#  
Keep moving on, keep dreaming on.
Intro x2
Verse 2
               Em7  Dsus2/                 F#  G*  
We we're sly as hell, and lived like the wolves,
                Cmaj*             Em7  
But our crooked smiles, have disappeared.
Pre-Chorus
Chorus 2
Cmaj*               Dsus2/          F#  Em7  
Keep moving like we never had a choice,
                 G*                 Cmaj*
I'm burning this citadel to the ground.
               Dsus2/         F#  Em7  
Wake up as our broken bodies collide,
                 G*                             Cmaj* 
If we're going down, we're going down with a fight.
            Dsus2/           F#  Em7  
Keep moving on, keep dreaming on.
             G*                 Cmaj*
Keep moving on, keep dreaming on.
Bridge
         Dsus2/           F#       Em7  
I fall asleep with twisted dreams,
                         G*                 Cmaj*
What'd you do because I just can't seem to shake this?
         Dsus2/           F#       Em7  
I fall asleep with twisted dreams,
                         G*                 Cmaj*
What'd you do because I can't move on without this?
Chorus 3 (Louder)
Cmaj*               Dsus2/          F#  Em7  
Keep moving like we never had a choice,
                 G*                 Cmaj*
I'm burning this citadel to the ground.
               Dsus2/         F#  Em7  
Wake up as our broken bodies collide,
                 G*                             Cmaj* 
If we're going down, we're going down with a fight.
            Dsus2/           F#  Em7  
Keep moving on, keep dreaming on.
             G*                 Cmaj* 
Keep moving on, keep dreaming on.
            Dsus2/           F#  
Keep moving on, keep dreaming o------n
Outrox2 same as intro (Hold on Cmaj7)

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Citadel

by Write This Down

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Dsus2

Cmaj

Standard Tuning

|-E-A-D-G-B-e-|

Em7

|-0-2-2-0-3-x-|

Dsus2 F#

|-2-x-0-2-3-x-|

|-3-2-0-0-3-x-|

Cmaj

|-x-3-2-0-3-3-|

Em7 Dsus2 F# G Cmaj

Intro: / * * x2

Verse 1

Em7 Dsus2 F# G

/ *

How ferocious are we, a head full of poison,

Cmaj Em7

And a pen to bleed dry, like the valley of bones.

Pre-Chorus

Dsus2 F# G

/ *

We have gathered our sins, and soaked them in wine.

Cmaj Em7

We have cheated this world, made it out with our head on our shoulders now...

Dsus2 F# G

/ *

Why can't we call this even?

Cmaj Em7

Why do you care that I,

Dsus2 F# G

/ *

Would need another reason,

Cmaj

To tell you lies?

Chorus

Cmaj Dsus2 F# Em7

* /

Keep moving like we never had a choice,

G Cmaj

* *

I'm burning this citadel to the ground.

Dsus2 F# Em7

Wake up as our broken bodies collide,

G Cmaj

* *

If we're going down, we're going down with a fight.

Dsus2 F#

Keep moving on, keep dreaming on.

Intro x2

Verse 2

Em7 Dsus2 F# G

/ *

We we're sly as hell, and lived like the wolves,

Cmaj Em7

But our crooked smiles, have disappeared.

Pre-Chorus

Chorus 2

Cmaj Dsus2 F# Em7

* /

Keep moving like we never had a choice,

G Cmaj

* *

I'm burning this citadel to the ground.

Dsus2 F# Em7

Wake up as our broken bodies collide,

G Cmaj

* *

If we're going down, we're going down with a fight.

Dsus2 F# Em7

Keep moving on, keep dreaming on.

G Cmaj

* *

Keep moving on, keep dreaming on.

Bridge

Dsus2 F# Em7

I fall asleep with twisted dreams,

G Cmaj

* *

What'd you do because I just can't seem to shake this?

Dsus2 F# Em7

I fall asleep with twisted dreams,

G Cmaj

* *

What'd you do because I can't move on without this?

Chorus 3 (Louder)

Cmaj Dsus2 F# Em7

* /

Keep moving like we never had a choice,

G Cmaj

* *

I'm burning this citadel to the ground.

Dsus2 F# Em7

Wake up as our broken bodies collide,

G Cmaj

* *

If we're going down, we're going down with a fight.

Dsus2 F# Em7

Keep moving on, keep dreaming on.

G Cmaj

* *

Keep moving on, keep dreaming on.

Dsus2 F#

Keep moving on, keep dreaming o------n

Outrox2 same as intro (Hold on Cmaj7)

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