Intro
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verse 1
E5 C5 D5 B5 D5
Gunfire up in heaven, no religion here
E5 C5 D5 B5 D5
Raping your salvation, the last sound that you’ll hear
E5
The snap of the noose, the crack of the whip
C5 D5 B5 D5
The hangman’s face is torn
E5 C5 D5 B5 D5
In shameless crucifixion a savage nation’s born
A5 B5
Behold the new messiah, arising from the wound
C5 D5
In rags of execution freedom is consumed
G5 D5 A5 C5 D5
You are a rose, you are a blade
G5 D5 C5 D5 A (root note only)
I’m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign
G5 D5 A5 C5 D5
You are a rose, you are a blade
G5 D5 C5
I’m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign
D5
Life among the ruins
Intro repeat 1
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verse 2
E5 C5 D5 B5 D5
I’ve lived among the ruins, walked among the dead
E5 C5 D5 B5 D5
Loved among the wreckage beneath a flag of red
E5
Communion of blood, so bitter the cup
C5 D5 B5 D5
A union born of fear
E5 C5 D5 B5 D5
Creation and perdition – a world within a tear
A5 B5
Behold the new messiah, arising from his bed
C5 D5
Holier in silence, paler than the dead
G5 D5 A5 C5 D5
You are a rose, you are a blade
G5 D5 C5 D5 A (root note only)
I’m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign
G5 D5 A5 C5 D5
You are a rose, you are a blade
G5 D5 C5
I’m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign
D5
Life among the ruins
Intro repeat 2
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Guitar solo 1 rhythm
E5 C5 D5 B5 D5 x4
A5 B5 C5 D5
G5 D5 A5 C5 D5
You are a rose, you are a blade
G5 D5 C5 D5 A (root note only)
I’m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign
G5 D5 A5 C5 D5
You are a rose, you are a blade
G5 D5 C5 D5
I challenge you to love my bride of pain
Instrumental 1
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Bb Dm Bb
Bridge
Dm Bb
With the dying sun of autumn bathing us in gold
Dm Bb
We walk the desolation, hand in hand against the cold
Dm Bb
While rampant runs the reaper all through the barren plains
Dm Bb
With scythe in hand he reaches to harvest the last remains
C Gm E/G# Am
In agony you stumble, with a curse upon your lips you die
Guitar solo 2
Am G F
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Fm Eb Bb/D
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C#dim G#9
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Gdim F#dim Fm
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Instrumental 2
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G5 D5 A5 C5 D5
You are a rose, you are a blade
G5 D5 C5 D5 A (root note only)
I’m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign
G5 D5 A5 C5 D5
You are a rose, you are a blade
G5 D5 C5 D5 A (root note only)
I’m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign
G5 D5 A5 C5 D5
You are a rose, you are a blade
G5 D5 C5 D5 A (root note only)
I’m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign
G5 D5 A5 C5 D5
You are a rose, you are a blade
G5 D5 C5
Bare your breast and save this child of pain
D5
Life among the ruins
Outro
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