Verse 1:
A#m G#
Standing by his coffin, thoughts have gone astray
(D) (E) A#m G# (A/C#)
Life is just a burden, carry yours away
D(bar)
Wipe the tears that fall
Fsus4 F
Moments recalled in the
Verse 2:
A#m G#
Child's eyes
(D) (E) A#m G# (A/C#)
Watch the world go by
D(bar)
Flying through the stars
Fsus4 F
Won't hide the scars
Pre-chorus A:
C# Fm
Always mourning cries
A#m D(bar)
Wasted in this world
C# Fm
I'd never realized
A#m F#
Smiles in the falling rain
G# A#m
Wash the tears away
Chorus:
G# F# G#
Face the angel of death
Fm D#m
Soon your time will be over
C# G# A#m
Your salvation's ahead
G#
That's why I said
F# G# A#m
There is no pain for the dead
G#
Verse 3:
A#m G#
Dying now
A#m G# (A/C#)
Hourglass counts down
D(bar)
Leaving this world
Fsus4 F
Your destination is
Pre-chorus A:
C# Fm
Hiding mourning time
A#m D(bar)
Face up to the world
C# Fm
Another day passes by
A#m F#
Living our minutes in vain
G# A#m
Wipe the tears away...
Instrumental:
(F#m) Fm Cm Gm 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...)
Fm D#sus4 D# D#7 Csus4 C7
--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--
Fm G#/D# G#sus4/C# C7 G#m/D# A1-4-7 Fm/C C7/A#
--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):
G# Cm/G Fm Cm/D# Fm G#/D# C# E/B B5
--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/
B D#m/A# G#m B A#m Cm
--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.../
Fm Gm D#dim Fsus4 F7
--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/
Fm D#sus4 D#
--4---------------2-------2--
--5---------------5-------4--
--6---------------4-------4--
--6---------------4-------4--
--4---------------2-------2--
--x---------------x-------x--
/Hearing their mothers cry/
F7 A# A#7 D#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:
G# Cm
Mother Earth, do your part
Fm C#
Take my soul, oh no! .--------------------------
G# Cm Fm |(vocal 2):
Water, wind and fi-ire... |
F# G# A#m | A#m
Will take our spirits away | /Victims of sacri-
|
Chorus: (extended) |
G# F# G# | G# F# G#
Face the angel of death | fice/ /Struggling to sur-
Fm D#m | Fm D#m
Soon your time will be o---ver | vive/ /Revolution
C# G# A#m | C# G# A#
Your salvation's ahead | re---mains/
G# | G#
It's not so sad | /It's not so sad/
F# G# A#m | F# G# A#
There is no pain for the dead | /Victims of sacri-
G# F# G# | G# F# G#
There'll be no rest til you're dead | fice/ /Struggling to sur-
Fm A#m | Fm A#
Liberation of soul | vive/
G# | G#
It's not so sad | /It's not so sad/
F# G# A#m |
There is no pain for the dead |
G# A#m G#
Oh-----hhh
F# Fsus4 F A#m
No pain for the dead
F7 F#m