Tom: Am
Intro/I/II/III/IV but that's totally arbitrary. The chords should correspond well and
lyrics are my best attempt at deciphering them from the myspace ripped audio. Pretty
but not gospel. I didn't tab out the finger-picked intro or the second guitar lines.
Intro:
Fingerpicking on C that continues through out verse 1.
C
Bring out your dead, kids. Bring out your dead.
Your sons and daughters, they won't be spared
F
because this virus is just like us and its flames
C
are fanned by clapping hands
C
so board up your windows, protect your homes
take off your skins, kids, and rest your bones
F
there's no protection from infection so your
C
plans won't be too hard to break
G F C
because in this life, you'll never be free
C (Distortion)
I:
C
I swear I'll never stray from God
no eclipse just harbored thoughts
G F
of escape, lord, of escape
C
but it was a lie
C
the surgeon said before he cut
F
with delicate assassins touch
C Ab
do you believe in men?
G F C
because science and a steady hand are what you need now
II:
Am C
i caved to his charm and he found a vein
Am G F
now now this hole in my arm is big enough for all of us
G F
it's not red or blue but it's filled with dust
I:
C
so set your sails and head due north
pall bearers wait on sandy shores
G F
fare thee well, friend, fare well
C
you're gonna be fine
C
i rested on a bed of doubt
F
the pillow soft, yet still devout
C Ab
it's hard, it's hard, it's hard
G F C
when these thoughts race round my head involuntary
II:
Am C
the melody's sweet but it's so impure
Am G
now now they fall from these trees so i did my part
F G F
and i took a bite, oh maybe i was just an easy mark
III:
Am
oh, it's true
F C
it's how i fell in love
Em Dm
with things i couldn't see
C
and germs i couldn't treat
F C
i fell hard for disease
Em Dm
because it made me feel alive
C
it made me more alive
E7 Am
if god's always fair, why's his cupboard always bare?
E7
Ba ba ba
Instrumental/Ba's:
C F C
C F C
G F G
IV:
F
it's strange
G
so strange
C Am
how they'll pick-pocket your grave
F
it's ok
Em
it's ok
G
it's alright
F G C Am
i know that they won't get their hands wrapped round my soul
F G C
its a paltry sum oh the combination's lost and it's all i have
III:
Am
it's true
F C
how i fell in love
Em Dm
with things i couldn't see
C
and germs i couldn't treat
F C
i fell hard for disease
Em Dm
because it made me feel alive
C
it made me more alive
E7 Am
if god's always fair, why's his cupboard always bare?
E7
ba ba ba
