INTRO Cm | | D | Ab | Cm | | D | Ab | (fuller) Cm | | D | Ab | Cm | | D | Ab | (6/4 time) Cm | | verse 1 Cm Fm/C Cm Like a pendant on the neck of a queen C Fm/C Cm Eb F Ten thousand scars an embrace of the stone Cm Fm/C C As we dance on a steady canopy Cm Fm Accuse me, fool me, take all my pain away, Pre-Chorus 1 Eb Cm my friend Fm Eb Db Singing my final song of honor Fm Eb Cm Fm Eb Db Betrayed but still I never came around to open my mind C Fm Cm I was torn by the storms in my head Db Like a victim of a fate Fm Cm Born to regret Fm Cm Still denied by the spi - rits of hell Db Eb A call to repent Fm Eb Db Till the visions still stand in silence C Like a shadow verse 2 Cm Fm/C Cm Like a martyr that is nowhere to be seen C Fm/C Cm Eb F Ten thousand stars I've prayed for "The Calm" Cm Fm/C C As we drift on this never-ending sea Cm Fm Clear me, keep me, take all my pain away Pre-Chorus 2 Eb Cm my friend Fm Eb Db Singing my final song of glo - ry Fm Eb Cm Fm Eb Db Betrayed but still I finally came around and opened my eyes C Fm Cm I was torn by the storms in my head Db Like a victim of a fate Fm Cm Born to regret Fm Cm Still denied by the spi - rits of hell Db Eb A call to repent Fm Eb Db Till the visions still stand in silence C Like a shadow D Like a shadow Ab Eb Cm Torn by thorns in my head Fm Like a victim of violence Gb Bbmadd9 Bbm A call to repent Fm/C C/E Fmadd9 Fm Denied by the spirits of hea - ven Gb * Gb Db Eb Take me up again to the music of dawn Fm Cm I was torn by the storms in my head Db Like a victim of a fate Fm Cm Born to regret Fm Cm Still denied by the spi - rits of hell Db Eb A call to repent Fm Eb Db Till the visions still stand C Like a shadow