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FmSixteen years,
Ab Eb FmSixteen banners united over the fields
Db EbWhile the good shepherd grieves
Fm Ab EbDesperate men, desperate women divided,
Fm Db Eb AbSpreading their wings 'neath the falling leaves.
FmFortune calls.
Ab Eb FmI stepped forth from the shadows, to the marketplace,
Db Eb FmMerchants and thieves, hungry for power, my last deal gone down.
Ab Eb FmShe's smelling sweet like the meadows where she was born,
Db Eb AbOn midsummer's eve, near the tower.
(Interlude)
FmThe cold-blooded moon.
Ab EbThe captain waits above the celebration
Fm Db EbSending his thoughts to a beloved maid
Fm Ab EbWhose ebony face is beyond communication.
Fm Db Eb AbThe captain is down but still believing that his love will be repaid.
FmThey shaved her head.
Ab EbShe was torn between Jupiter and Apollo.
Fm Db EbA messenger arrived with a black nightingale.
Fm Ab EbI seen her on the stairs and I couldn't help but follow,
Fm Db Eb AbFollow her down past the fountain where they lifted her veil.
(Interlude)
FmI stumbled to my feet.
Ab EbI rode past destruction in the ditches
Fm Db EbWith the stitches still mending 'neath a heart-shaped tattoo.
Fm Ab EbRenegade priests and treacherous young witches
Fm Db Eb AbWere handing out the flowers that I'd given to you.
FmThe palace of mirrors
Ab EbWhere dog soldiers are reflected,
Fm Db EbThe endless road and the wailing of chimes,
Fm Ab EbThe empty rooms where her memory is protected,
Fm Db Eb AbWhere the angels' voices whisper to the souls of previous times.
(Interlude)
FmShe wakes him up
Ab EbForty-eight hours later, the sun is breaking
Fm Db EbNear broken chains, mountain laurel and rolling rocks.
Fm Ab EbShe's begging to know what measures he now will be taking
Fm Db Eb AbHe's pulling her down and she's clutching on to his long golden locks.
FmGentlemen, he said,
Ab Eb FmI don't need your organization, I've shined your shoes,
Db EbI've moved your mountains and marked your cards
Fm Ab Eb
But Eden is burning, either get brave for elimination
Fm Db Eb AbOr else your hearts must have the courage for the changing of the guards.
(Interlude)
FmPeace will come
Ab Eb FmWith tranquility and splendor on the wheels of fire
Db Eb FmBut will offer no reward when her false idols fall
Ab Eb FmAnd cruel death surrenders with its pale ghost retreating
Db Eb AbBetween the King and the Queen of Swords.
Fm Ab Eb
Fm...
The "Interlude" (that the sax plays) is:
Ab Eb Db Ab
E -6-8-9-8-8~----6-6~----4-4~--(repeat 3 times)---||-6p4-4---4~--||
B ------------------------------------------------||-------6-----||
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D ------------------------------------------------||-------------||
A ------------------------------------------------||-------------||
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One word of note: It is much easier to play this song with a capo on the
first fret (i.e. play Em G D Em C D... while the 1st fret is fretted). This
makes it more easier and does not make the guitar sound too choppy.
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