Life Among The Ruins

Intro e|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------| B|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------| G|----|----7-6-7---------7-6-7------|-----7-6-7---------------| D|----|-----------------------------|-----------7-5-7-5-4---4-| A|-7--|--9---------7---9---------7--|--9------------------5---| E|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------| e|------------------------------|-------------------------| B|------------------------------|-------------------------| G|-----7-6-7---------7-6-7------|-----7-6-7---------------| D|------------------------------|-----------7-5-7-5-4---4-| A|-7-9---------7---9---------7--|--9------------------5---| E|------------------------------|-------------------------| verse 1 Gunfire up in heaven, no religion here Raping your salvation, the last sound that you’ll hear The snap of the noose, the crack of the whip The hangman’s face is torn In shameless crucifixion a savage nation’s born Behold the new messiah, arising from the wound In rags of execution freedom is consumed You are a rose, you are a blade (root note only) I’m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign You are a rose, you are a blade I’m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign Life among the ruins Intro repeat 1 e|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------| B|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------| G|----|----7-6-7---------7-6-7------|-----7-6-7---------------| D|----|-----------------------------|-----------7-5-7-5-4---4-| A|-7--|--9---------7---9---------7--|--9------------------5---| E|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------| e|------------------------------|-------------------------| B|------------------------------|-------------------------| G|-----7-6-7---------7-6-7------|-----7-6-7---------------| D|------------------------------|-----------7-5-7-5-4---4-| A|-7-9---------7---9---------7--|--9------------------5---| E|------------------------------|-------------------------| verse 2 I’ve lived among the ruins, walked among the dead Loved among the wreckage beneath a flag of red Communion of blood, so bitter the cup A union born of fear Creation and perdition – a world within a tear Behold the new messiah, arising from his bed Holier in silence, paler than the dead You are a rose, you are a blade (root note only) I’m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign You are a rose, you are a blade I’m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign Life among the ruins Intro repeat 2 e|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------| B|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------| G|----|----7-6-7---------7-6-7------|-----7-6-7---------------| D|----|-----------------------------|-----------7-5-7-5-4---4-| A|-7--|--9---------7---9---------7--|--9------------------5---| E|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------| 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G|-6-4---6---6-4---6-4---------4---|-6-4---6---6-4---2---------| D|-----4---------4-----4---4-5-----|-----4---------4-0---------| A|---------------------------------|-----------------0---------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------| Bridge With the dying sun of autumn bathing us in gold We walk the desolation, hand in hand against the cold While rampant runs the reaper all through the barren plains With scythe in hand he reaches to harvest the last remains In agony you stumble, with a curse upon your lips you die Guitar solo 2 e|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-13~~----12~~---12-13-15-|-15~~----13-12-13~~------| G|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------| e|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------| 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Instrumental 2 e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-------------------------------7-|-------------------------------7-| D|-9-7---9---9-7---9-7---------7---|-9-7---9---9-7---9-7---------7---| A|-----7---------7-----7---7-8-----|-----7---------7-----7---7-8-----| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| e|---------------------------------|------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|-----------------3------------| G|-------------------------------7-|-----------------2------------| D|-9-7---9---9-7---9-7---------7---|-9-7---9---9-7---0------------| A|-----7---------7-----7---7-8-----|-----7---------7-0------------| E|---------------------------------|------------------------------| You are a rose, you are a blade (root note only) I’m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign You are a rose, you are a blade (root note only) I’m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign You are a rose, you are a blade (root note only) I’m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign You are a rose, you are a blade Bare your breast and save this child of pain Life among the ruins Outro e|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------| B|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------| G|----|----7-6-7---------7-6-7------|-----7-6-7---------------| D|----|-----------------------------|-----------7-5-7-5-4---4-| A|-7--|--9---------7---9---------7--|--9------------------5---| E|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------| e|------------------------------|-------------------------|------|| B|------------------------------|-------------------------|------|| G|-----7-6-7---------7-6-7------|-----7-6-7---------------|-9----|| D|------------------------------|-----------7-5-7-5-4---4-|-9----|| A|-7-9---------7---9---------7--|--9------------------5---|-7----|| 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