Verse
Cb
From the cradle of silence and of light
Am C
It took a birth in human blood - angels cry –
Cb
To the ages of violence and of hate
Am C
To explore the left hand path I came alive
[Pre-Chorus]
Em D Em D
Into my striding, the shell of a god in the cold
Am F Am E
My soul is just hiding, my spirit haunting on to control
[Chorus]
Am C G
Flame of the Nile, fire in the darkness
F
To swallow the light
E E/G#
Behold the ghost of a god
Am C G
God from the Nile, eternally roaming
F
To swallow the light
E E/G# Am G Em F
Behold the spirit of a pharaoh, oh oh
Am G Em F
pharaoh, oh no!
[Verse 2]
Cb
To the world of spirits he's sailling on and on
Am C
Why magician don't you feel they broke the seal
Cb
Cyril's facing the tyrant everywhere
Am C
Far away from his grave, Seth is free
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Em D Em D
Roaming through ages, begetting advice for your kings, yow...
Am F Am E
Leading the stages of history that's bound to my strings, no, no, no...
[Chorus]
Am C G
Flame of the Nile, fire in the darkness
F
To swallow the light
E E/G#
Behold the ghost of a god
Am C G
God from the Nile, eternally roaming
F
To swallow the light
E E/G# Am G Em F
Behold the spirit of a pharaoh, oh oh
Am G Em F
pharaoh, oh no!
[Bridge]
Am D# Am D#
Am Em
Don't you see that it's coming, it's near
G D
The wise man screamed in the noble chamber
Am Em
Just a parrot in a rich man's cage
G D
He's a jester on the count
Am Em
The wise man died and the seance went on
G D
And the red one reigned in the noble chamber
Am Em
In dreams of a masterplan
G D
For a billion parrots in a big cage
Am Em G D
Afraid of the eyes that shine in the darkness
Am Em G D
You don't realize, afraid in the haze
Am Em G D
You point at the man that grins in your nightmare
Am Em G D
And don't realize the mirror you gaze into
F Gsus4 G
You don't wanna see the spirits behind sceneries
[Bridge 2]
B5 A5 B5 A5 B5 C5
B5 A5 B5 F#5
B5 A5 B5 A5 B5 C5
Am C
B5 A5 B5 A5 B5 C5
B5 A5 B5 F#5
B5 A5 B5 A5 B5 C5
Am E
Bm
Am F G Am
I guide your away I make you stay alive
C Em
My servants taught you know how to survive
Am F G Am
The way of light is food for your soul
C Em Cm
But it's your belly that's taken control
G# A# Cm
No guiding light would shine anymore
G# A# Cm
It's just the red god replacing the core
G# A# Cm
He'll rise again to open up the gate
D# A#
We have to learn for our future, our fate...
Am F D/F# G E/G#
Am F D/F# C G
Am F/A Am G
[Chorus]
Am C G
Flame of the Nile, fire in the darkness
F
To swallow the light
E E/G#
Behold the ghost of a god
Am C G
God from the Nile, eternally roaming
F
To swallow the light
E E/G#
Behold the ghost of a god
Am C G
Flame of the Nile, fire in the darkness
F
To swallow the light
E E/G#
Behold Slave to the pyramid
Am C G
God from the Nile, eternally roaming
F
To swallow the light
E E/G# Am G Em F
Behold the spirit of a pharaoh, oh oh
Am G Em F
pharaoh, oh no!
C#m