Intro Riff E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----5p4-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------4-----------4----------4-----4h6p4----------------------------------1------------------| D|-------------6--4--6--------4h6---------------6-----6--4-----6--4--2----2-----2------------------| A|--4----------------------7----------7------------4-------------------------2---------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------5-----------0--------------------------| verse E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---4-------2------------1------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---6-------2------2------------(repeat)----------------------------------------------------------| A|---4p0-----0---------2---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------0--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A decade in the wilderness....how did it ever come to this.. took all we had to just survive, no time left for asking why. ::::Riff:::: 2nd verse E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---4-------2------------1-------4-------2------1--2/4\2--1----------------------------------------| D|---6-------2------2-------------6-------2------2--2/4\2--2----------------------------------------| A|---4p0-----0---------2----------4p0-----0---------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------0----------------------------0----------------------------------------------------| St. Virginia saved your life... and angel and a kitchen knife. E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---4-------2------------1------------------4-------2----------------------------------------------| D|---6-------2------2------------------------6-------2--------2------2------------------------------| A|---4p0-----0---------2---------------------4p0-----0----------------------------------------------| E|----------------0----------------------------------------0------0---------------------------------| and when the devil tests your will...... you kill who you have to kill. Chorus E|-------4----------0----------0---------0----------0---------0--------0------0--0-----------------| B|-----------4----------0---------0----------0---------0--------0---------0---0--0-----------------| G|--4-----------2----------4---------6----------1---------4---------2---------2--2-----------------| D|--6-----------2----------4---------6----------2---------4---------2---------2--2-----------------| A|--6-----------0--0--0----2--2--2---4--4--4----2---------2-2--2----0-0--0--0-0--0-----------------| E|--4--4---4------------------------------------0--0--0--------------------------------------------| God loves a madman.. I wore his patience through... E|-------4----------0----------0---------0----------0---------0--------0------0--0-----------------| B|-----------4----------0---------0----------0---------0--------0---------0---0--0-----------------| G|--4-----------2----------4---------6----------1---------4---------2---------2--2-----------------| D|--6-----------2----------4---------6----------2---------4---------2---------2--2-----------------| A|--6-----------0--0--0----2--2--2---4--4--4----2---------2-2--2----0-0--0--0-0--0-----------------| E|--4--4---4------------------------------------0--0--0--------------------------------------------| It's too much... to ask of anyone.... I could never be as strong as you(repeat twice into riff) ::::Riff:::: verse3 All we are is vanity Comics playing tragedies I traded in my sanity ------0------------0-----------0----------|-------------------------| ----------0------------0-----------0---2--|-------------------------| -2-----------2------------2------------2--|-------------------------| -2-----------2------------2------------2--|-------------------------| -x-----------x------------x------------x--|-------------------------| -2--2---2----2--2----2----2--2---2-----2--|-------------------------| For a dream that'd soon abandon me Chorus "God loves..." Chorus. Riff+ vocal accompaniment (twice over) Bridge E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---2----4-----6--8--9----------2-------4---6--8---9-----------------------| D|---2----4-----6--8--9----------2-------4---6--8---9-----------------------| A|---0----2-----4--6--7----------0-------2---4--6---7-----------------------| E|--------2-----4--6--7------------------2---4--6---7-----------------------| Walls, and barricades... Surround our Golden Age,..... E|------------------------------0--------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------0-----------------------------------------| G|--------2----4--6---4----3----------3--3-----------------------------------| D|--------2----4--6---4----4-------------4-----------------------------------| A|--------0----2--4---2----4--4---4------4-----------------------------------| E|-------------2--4---2----2-------------------------------------------------| We will return..... (picked in same pattern as above) Someday We will return... ooh, Walls and barricades, surround our Golden age, end on E|------------------------------0--------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------0-----------------------------------------| G|--------2----4--6---4----3----------3--3-----------------------------------| D|--------2----4--6---4----4-------------4--fade out repeat------------------| A|--------0----2--4---2----4--4---4------4-----------------------------------| E|-------------2--4---2----2-------------------------------------------------| We will return.....

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