Tuning: Half-Step Down
Chords:
Am ( x 0 2 2 1 0 )
F ( 1 3 3 2 1 0 )
C ( x 3 2 0 1 0 )
G ( 3 2 0 0 3 3 )
Dm ( x x 0 2 3 1 )
Cmaj9/G ( 3 2 0 0 1 0 )
* single (down-)strum
^ repeated (down-)strumming
() sounds in background / continue playing previous chord
Am chords marked with ' (Am') are played this way:
E|--0------0--0--0--|
B|--1------1--1--1--|
G|--2------2--2--2--|
D|--0h2----2--2--2--|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
G chords marked with ' (G') are played this way:
E|--3----3--3--3--3--3--3--|
B|--3----3--3--3--5--3--1--|
G|--0----0--0--0--0--0--0--|
D|--0----0--0--0-----------|
A|--2----2--2--2-----------|
E|--3----3--3--3-----------|
[Intro]
Am' | F | C | C x2
[Verse 1]
Am' F C (C)
My god is better than yours.
Am' F C G F
And the walls of my house are so thick I hear nothing at all.
C G Am F C G'
I followed you out in the storm, but it carried you off.
F C G Am F (F) G (G)
And I burned every picture of yours, was that not enough?
Am' F C (C)
My gun is bigger than yours,
Am' F C G F
So let's arm the masses and see what the bastards do then.
C G Am F C G'
Walking tall once set us apart, now we're down on all fours.
F C G Am F (F) G (G)
Do you cry my name in the dark, like I do yours?
[Chorus 1]
Dm Am C G
These storms are getting stronger now, trusses all bend and sway.
Dm Am C G
Lightning hits, the power goes out in the fray.
F (Cmaj9/G) Am C G
As the waves crash high and the shoreline disappears,
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F (F) (F) G*
I will scream to the sky: "Hey, people live here!"
[Interlude]
Am' | F | C | C x2
[Verse 2]
Am* F* C* (C)
My dreams are not unlike yours,
Am* F* C* G* F
They long for the safety and break like a glass chandelier.
C G Am F C G'
But there's laughter and oh there is love, just past the edge of our fears.
F C G Am F (F) G (G)
And there is chaos when push comes to shove, but it's music to my ears.
[Chorus 2]
Dm Am C G
May you be in heaven before the devil knows you're dead.
Dm Am C G
May these winds be always at your back.
F (Cmaj9/G) Am C G
'Cause when we're all just ghosts and the madness overtakes us,
F (F) (F) G*
We will look at the ashes and say: "People lived here."
[Bridge]
G^
Am | C | F | F x2
Am C F (F)
From the penthouse to the holy martyr,
Am C F (F)
Sea to shining sea,
Am C F (F)
From the coffins full of kindergartners,
Am C F (F)
Is this what you call free?
Am C F (F)
From the hate that drips from all your crosses,
Am C F (F)
Are your hands so clean?
Am C F (F)
And the wildfire, it is spreading far,
Am C G (G)
From sea to shining sea.
[End]
F* (Cmaj9/G*) Am* C* G*
When we're all just ghosts and the madness overtakes us,
F^ G^
I will scream to the sky, yeah I'll scream to the sky,
F^ G* Am
Yeah I'll scream to the sky: "Hey, people live here."
