Intro
Esus2 Asus2 [x4]
Alternate index finger on and off the 2nd fret of the E string. Same for both these chords between vocals.
[Verse]
Esus2 Asus2
And all these songs I write for you
Esus2 Asus2
They tear me up, it's not hard to do
F# Esus2
Listen to my voice
C#m Bsus4 Asus2 Esus2
It's the only weapon I kept from the war
Asus2
From the war
Esus2
From the war
Asus2
From the war
[Verse]
Esus2 Asus2
And I can soothe every ailment you endure
Esus2 Asus2
And I can see into the future most assured
F# Esus2
I don't have a choice
C#m Bsus4 Asus2 Esus2
It's the only life I know after the war
Asus2 Esus2
After the war
Asus2 Esus2
After the war
Asus2 Esus2
After the war
[Bridge]
G#5 C#m Asus2 Esus2
Everything we made, reduced to dust
G#5 C#m F# Esus2
You were the one who taught me most
Asus2 C#m
I carry your remains
Asus2 F#
Your emblem and your name
C#m F# Asus2 Esus2
Nothing left will ever be the same
[Solo]
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-------12--| [x2]: For the Bsus4 here fret on and off the 12th fret on the F# string.
D|-12----10--|
A|-10----10--|
E|-10--------|
Bsus4 Esus4
All octaves. Listen to the song for timing:
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|-12-11-9--11-9-7-4--|
D|--------------------|
A|-10-9--7--9--7-5-2--|
E|--------------------|
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-12-11-9-7-9--11-9-7-4-7-4-|
D|---------------------------|
A|-10-9--7-5-7--9--7-5-2-5-2-|
E|---------------------------|
[Verse]
Esus2 Asus2
And this war we fought was violent and long
Esus2 Asus2
Weeks turned into years but we kept on keeping on
F# Esus2 C#m Bsus4 Asus2
The ringing in my brain
C#m Bsus4 Asus2
Is what remains
C#m Bsus4 Asus2
Is what remains
C#m Bsus4 Asus2
Is what remains
[Verse]
Esus2 Asus2
This war has worn me down
Esus2 Asus2
Broken dreams and a hole in the ground
F# Esus2
Don't give up
C#m Bsus4 Asus2
And don't give in