Fm Cm Fm Standing on the edge of the crater Cm Like the prophets once said Fm Cm And the ashes are all cold now Fm Cm No more bullets and the embers are dead Bbm Fm Bbm Whispers in the air tell the tales Fm Of the brothers gone Bbm Desolation Fm Devastation B9 What a mess we made C When it all went wrong Fm Cm Fm Watching from the edge of the circus Cm For the games to begin Fm Cm Gladiators draw their swords B9 C Form their ranks for armageddon Fm I'm nuclear Cm I'm wild Bbm Cm I'm breaking up inside Fm A heart of broken glass Cm Defiled Bbm Deep inside Cm The abandoned child Standing on the edge of the underworld Looking at the abyss And I'm hoping for some miracle To break out, to escape from all this Whispers in the air Tell the take of a life that's gone Desolation Devastation What a mess we made When it all went wrong I'm nuclear I'm wild I'm breaking up inside A heart of broken glass Defiled Deep inside The abandoned child (Solo) Fm Cm Bbm Cm Fm Cm Bm Cm I'm nuclear I'm wild I'm breaking up inside A heart of broken glass Defiled Deep inside The abandoned child (Solo) Fm Cm Bbm Cm Fm Cm Bm Cm (Deep inside, the abandoned child!)