Verse 1:
D#m C#
Standing by his coffin, thoughts have gone astray
(D) (E) D#m C# (A/C#)
Life is just a burden, carry yours away
D(bar)
Wipe the tears that fall
A#sus4 A#
Moments recalled in the
Verse 2:
D#m C#
Child's eyes
(D) (E) D#m C# (A/C#)
Watch the world go by
D(bar)
Flying through the stars
A#sus4 A#
Won't hide the scars
Pre-chorus A:
F# A#m
Always mourning cries
D#m D(bar)
Wasted in this world
F# A#m
I'd never realized
D#m B
Smiles in the falling rain
C# D#m
Wash the tears away
Chorus:
C# B C#
Face the angel of death
A#m G#m
Soon your time will be over
F# C# D#m
Your salvation's ahead
C#
That's why I said
B C# D#m
There is no pain for the dead
C#
Verse 3:
D#m C#
Dying now
D#m C# (A/C#)
Hourglass counts down
D(bar)
Leaving this world
A#sus4 A#
Your destination is
Pre-chorus A:
F# A#m
Hiding mourning time
D#m D(bar)
Face up to the world
F# A#m
Another day passes by
D#m B
Living our minutes in vain
C# D#m
Wipe the tears away...
Instrumental:
(F#m) A#m Fm Cm Ddim
(2) . . . --4-------------4-------------6------5--
(2) --5-------------6-------------7------7--
(2) --6-------------6-------------8------8--
(4) --6-------------4-------------8------7--
(4) --4-------------4-------------6------x--
(2) . . . --x-------------4-------------x------x--
(away...)
A#m G#sus4 G# G#7 Fsus4 F7
--4-------------2-------------2------2------4------4--
--5-------------5-------------4------4------4------4--
--6-------------4-------------4------2------6------5--
--6-------------4-------------4------4------6------4--
--4-------------2-------------2------2------6------6--
--x-------------x-------------x------x------4------4--
A#m C#/G# C#sus4/F# F7 C#m/G# A1-4-7 A#m/F F7/D#
--4------4------4------4------3------2------4------4--
--5------5------5------4------5------5------5------4--
--6------4------4------5------4------4------6------5--
--6------2------2------4------5------4------6------4--
--4------2------0------6------x------x------x------x--
--x------x------x------4------x------x------x------x--
Bridge 1 (vocal 2):
C# Fm/C A#m Fm/G# A#m C#/G# F# A/E E5
--4------4---------4------4--------4-----0-----0-----0--3-
--5------4---------5------4--------5-----0-----2-----1--3-
--4------4---------6------4--------6-----1-----2-----0--0-
--2------6---------6------6--------6-----2-----2-----2--0-
--x------6---------4------6--------4-----2-----0-----3--x-
--x------x---------x------7--------x-----x-----x-----3--3-
/Triumph for the mothers of the war/
E G#m/D# C#m E D#m Fm
--3-----2---------0------3------2--------------4----------
--0-----3---------0------0------2--------------4----------
--0-----4---------0------0------2--------------4----------
--0-----4---------2------0------4--------------6----------
--x-----2---------2------2------4--------------6----------
--3-----2---------0------3------2--------------4----------
/Fallen for the causes of the others.../
A#m Cm D#dim A#sus4 A#7
--4--------------6--------------8--------------4-----4----
--5--------------7--------------x--------------7-----6----
--6--------------8--------------8--------------6-----4----
--6--------------8--------------7--------------6-----6----
--4--------------6--------------6--------------4-----4----
--x--------------x--------------x--------------x-----x----
/Worth the sacrifice?/ /Heroes are dying now/
A#m G#sus4 G#
--4---------------2-------2--
--5---------------5-------4--
--6---------------4-------4--
--6---------------4-------4--
--4---------------2-------2--
--x---------------x-------x--
/Hearing their mothers cry/
A#7 D# D#7 G#7
--4-----------2---------2------------------2-------
--6-----------2---------2------------------4-------
--4-----------3---------3------------------2-------
--6-----------4---------2------------------4-------
--4-----------4---------4------------------2-------
--x-----------2---------2------------------x-------
/Heaven is a metaphor; free your mind and spirit/
Pre-chorus B:
C# Fm
Mother Earth, do your part
A#m F#
Take my soul, oh no! .--------------------------
C# Fm A#m |(vocal 2):
Water, wind and fi-ire... |
B C# D#m | D#m
Will take our spirits away | /Victims of sacri-
|
Chorus: (extended) |
C# B C# | C# B C#
Face the angel of death | fice/ /Struggling to sur-
A#m G#m | A#m G#m
Soon your time will be o---ver | vive/ /Revolution
F# C# D#m | F# C# D#
Your salvation's ahead | re---mains/
C# | C#
It's not so sad | /It's not so sad/
B C# D#m | B C# D#
There is no pain for the dead | /Victims of sacri-
C# B C# | C# B C#
There'll be no rest til you're dead | fice/ /Struggling to sur-
A#m D#m | A#m D#
Liberation of soul | vive/
C# | C#
It's not so sad | /It's not so sad/
B C# D#m |
There is no pain for the dead |
C# D#m C#
Oh-----hhh
B A#sus4 A# D#m
No pain for the dead
A#7 F#m