Letra
Ver letra con acordes
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The Stanfields - Limboland
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01. Afraid Of The World
02. Desperation
03. Lantern in the Window
04. Your Flag (Won t Save You Anymore)
05. Carolina Reaper
06. Light
07. Let it Run
08. Total Black
09. There s a Light
10. How Long is the Road
11. Blow Winds Blow
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01. Afraid Of The World
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Tuning: Standard
Capo: None
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* = x54030
= 2x0033
[Verse]
A line was drawn in the sand
By a fool with a big stick and tiny hands
He promised a wall, talked about greatness
*
And dared to speak for me
[Chorus]
But I m not afraid of the world
I m not afraid of the world
I m afraid of big money, the cold one percent
Casting me out when I can t pay the rent
Claiming the high ground when everything s spent
But I m not afraid of the world
I m not afraid of the world
[Instrumental]
[Verse]
A line was drawn in the sand
By a fool who claimed to be freedom s last stand
Tore up accords, arrested the neighbours
*
And dared to speak for me
[Chorus]
But I m not afraid of the world
I m not afraid of the world
I m afraid of big talkers who act like they know
Sacrifice, struggle and life down below
The dizzying heights of the status quo
But I m not afraid of the world
I m not afraid of the world
[Solo]
[Bridge]
As midnight approaches, an ominous cry
From the wolves on the hill and the hawks in the sky
Turn plowshare to sword, turn letter to lead
Now enough with the discourse and bring out your dead
Sleep in the knowledge that somebody poorer than you
Is fodder for another useless war
Waged upon children, smote from afar
By a hellfire volley and a victory cigar
[Chorus]
I m not afraid of the world, it s afraid of me
I m not afraid of the world, it s afraid of me
I m not afraid of the world
It s afraid of me
It s afraid of me
It s afraid of me
It s afraid of me
[Outro]
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02. Desperation
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Tuning: Standard
Capo: 2
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[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Am I a lover?
Am I a breeder?
Lost in the details
Raised on the bomb
Stuck on the ceiling
Making up someone’s numbers
For an oh-ohhh-overdose
[Chorus 1]
That s the sound of desperation
That s the sound of desperation
A violent equation from the cloud
That’s the sound of desperation
That’s the sound of desperation
A federation craving something loud
From a tone that someone paid to play
On a martyr’s radio
[Verse 2]
Struck by the lightning
Bored by the thunder
Somebody’s feelings
Were hurt by a post
Empty of meaning
But chock-full of stones and daggers
That were thro-own by a ghost
[Chorus 2]
That’s the sound of desperation
That s the sound of desperation
A violent presentation for the crowd
That’s the sound of desperation
That’s the sound of desperation
Panic and persuasion playing loud
From a tone that someone paid to play
On a martyr’s radio
[Solo]
[Bridge]
Am I a lover? Am I a breeder?
Am I a vampire or succulent bleeder?
I would be anything
For anyone - at any time - in any place
Be a bright light in a briefcase
Or a fighter for a safe space
For the hopeless - for the punters
For the gatherers and the hunters
The desperate many holding on tonight
For the desperate many holding on tonight
For the desperate many holding on tonight
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03. Lantern in the Window
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Tuning: Standard
Capo: None
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[Intro]
[Verse]
A devil is dancing in the gloam
With twilight eyes and cloven chrome
The master of the masquerade
Put a lantern in the window
Put a lantern in the window
He preys on the weak - he feeds on the lame
And snarls at those who utter his name
As an omen of dark days to come
Put a lantern in the window
Put a lantern in the window
[Chorus]
For those without a voice
Who languish in the shadows
For those without a choice
Put a lantern in the window
Put a lantern in the window
[Interlude]
[Verse]
A devil is dancing in the wake
Of a broken land he means to take
By force of will and grand acclaim
Put a lantern in the window
Put a lantern in the window
His silken tongue is savage and bold
Slithering sweet and a sight to behold
When you retire to your bed tonight
Put a lantern in the window
E
Put a lantern in the window
[Chorus]
For those out in the cold
Who linger in their sorrow
For those outside the fold
Put a lantern in the window
Put a lantern in the window
[Interlude]
B
B
[Bridge]
Lest you awake to a world that is gone
A piece at a time in the hours before dawn
Embers and ashes where monoliths stood
A devil presiding o’er all that is good
[Chorus]
Laughing in your face
And basking in his bank roll
For those who fall off the pace
Leave a lantern in the window
Leave a lantern in the window
[Outro]
And brace yourself for the end times
But keep your hearts aglow
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04. Your Flag (Won t Save You Anymore)
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Tuning: Standard
Capo: None
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[Intro]
[Verse]
The time has come for real life
To kick you in the teeth
With the fury of a million bombs
On gridlock underneath
The words that warn are left to chance
Drifting in the breeze
With a mess of dinosaur bones
From faceless factories
[Chorus]
Your flag won’t save you anymore
Keep the ocean from rising up and
Washing away the shore
Keep the sun from bearing down upon
The heads of the idle poor
Your flag won’t save you anymore
Your flag won’t save you anymore
[Verse]
The time has come for a wake up call
But you’re addicted to the dream
Of convenience - right and wrong
And a full blown enemy
Down on four and dead to rights
No hero in the wings
No electric starring role
In the modern sport of kings
[Chorus]
Your flag won’t save you anymore
Keep the baying mob from rioting
On the winding road to war
Keep the blood from raining down upon
The heads of the riled poor
Your flag won’t save you anymore
D/Eb
Your flag won’t save you anymore
[Instrumental]
D/Eb
D/Eb
[Verse]
The time has gone to make it right
The fallout and the tears
There’s a reckoning coming on
With blood stained souvenirs
[Chorus]
Your flag won’t save you anymore
Keep the plutocrats from lining up
To harvest away the core
Of a world hell bent on going out
With a whimper - not a roar
Your flag won’t save you anymore
Your flag won’t save you anymore
[Outro]
D/Eb
D/Eb
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05. Carolina Reaper
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Tuning: Standard
Capo: None
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[Verse]
G5
Lost in a haze of battered steel
G5
Factory corpses - fallow fields
G5
Made to reap what others sowed
G5
An imminent banquet for the crows
G5
The taste of rain knows not your tongue
G5
The sound of laughter - stranger still
G5
Carolina - do you long for the grandeur
G5
Of another age when mountains moved upon command?
Before the bomb rendered soil into sand
[Chorus]
Ooooh-woohoo-oooh
Ooooh-woohoo-oooh
[Verse]
G5
Do you believe that gods or men
G5
Led you to this viper den?
G5
The wilderness cares not for qualms
G5
Trivial flags and broken psalms
G5
Still you crave old tired lines
G5
You poor bag of bones in a tattered coat
G5
Carolina, do you long for an answer?
G5
The answer lays in the wicked hearts of humankind
Swept up in the craze of a layman’s grand design
[Chorus]
Ooooh-woohoo-oooh
Ooooh-woohoo-oooh
[Instrumental]
[Verse]
G5
Critical mass and cruel machines
G5
Raped the earth in unity
G5
Clinked their glasses - claimed a win
G5
They played you like a violin
G5
In the dying symphony’s
G5
Final opus, you’re a star
G5
Carolina, do you long for a future
G5
Praying for rain for the farmer in the dell
Or spitting out nails on a broken carousel?
[Chorus]
Ooooh-woohoo-oooh
Ooooh-woohoo-oooh
Ooooh-woohoo-oooh
Ooooh-woohoo-oooh
[Outro]
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06. Light
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Tuning: Standard
Capo: None
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[Intro]
A5 D5
A5 D5
[Verse]
A5 D5
They said that I was a heathen
A5 D5
A leper and Luddite
G5
There once was a time I believed them
A5 D5
Now I’m clothed in golden light
[Chorus]
A5 D5
Light
A5 D5
Light
G5 E5
Won’t let the crones come down on me
[Verse]
A5 C5 E5
They fled to their holds and their havens
A5 C5 B5
With their lovers gold and wines
G5
And left me to my own devices
D5
In the glow of golden light
[Chorus]
A5 C5 E5
Light
A5 C5 B5
Light
A5 C5 E5
Light
G5 E5 A5
Won’t let the crones come down on me
[Interlude]
A5 C5 C#5 D5
A5 C5 C#5 D5
A5 C5 C#5 D5
A5 C5 C#5 D5
A5 E5 G5
A5 C5 A5 B5 A5
A5 E5 G5
A5 C5 A5 B5 A5
[Bridge]
D5 C5 A5 C5 G#5
When you the rot the night away - the pain is dull
D5 C5 A5 C5 G#5
Take the sullen pride away - what’s left is null
D5 C5 A5 C5 G#5
Will you find another way around the sun?
D5 C5 A5 C5 G#5
Live to die another day by writ or gun?
[Outro]
F5 F#5 G5
D5 F5 A5 C5 C#5 G5 F5 D5 E5 D5
D5 F5 A5 C5 C#5 G5 F5 D5 E5 D5
D5 F5 F#5 G5
D5 F5 F#5 G5
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07. Let it Run
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Tuning: Standard
Capo: None
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[Intro]
[Verse]
When the sun goes down
We roll up all of the sidewalks
We lock our doors - we lose our minds
C/B
And the neighbours do the same
From somewhere across the airwaves
Blood flows through our living room screens
Entertain us we say
[Chorus]
Let it run – Let it run – Let it run
C/B
Let it run – Let it run – Let it run
[Verse]
It’s the same old song and dance
That puts us to bed at night
And the same old chemicals
C/B
That bring us back to life
Somewhere across the city
A vagrant soul is bleeding out
In a chorus we say
[Chorus]
Let it run – Let it run – Let it run
C/B
Let it run – Let it run – Let it run
[Bridge]
I’m a lion wound up when it doesn’t matter
I’m a liar bound up when something’s at stake
I beat my chest and shrivel in my corner
Of Limboland with a chip on my shoulder
And a gun in my hand
C/B
To build my walls higher – build them higher
Build them higher – build them higher
Build them higher – c’est la vie
[Interlude]
[Verse]
It’s not that I’m coward without any feelings
It’s not that I don’t wish that I could change the world
It’s just that I ll get swept away
When shit creek overruns its banks
Hear the rich man say
[Chorus]
Let it run – Let it run – Let it run
From miles away
Let it run – Let it run – Let it run
On a holiday
Let it run – Let it run – Let it run
Give me disarray!
Let it run – Let it run – Let it run
Over truffle soufflé
Let it run – Let it run – Let it run
Let it run – Let it run – Let it run
Let it run – Let it run – Let it run
Let it run – Let it run – Let it run
Let it run – Let it run – Let it run
Let it run – Let it run – Let it run
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08. Total Black
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Tuning: Standard
Capo: None
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[Intro]
Dm
[Verse]
Dm
When you left - I was done
I was broken clean in two
Bb
With overflowing pockets and a well appointed empty home
Dm
Was it all for nothing dear?
Curse this wicked tongue of mine
Bb
For the hurtful words that flowed and burned as only poison can
Dm
In my mind I’m a wreck
Bb
But on the surface I’m the typical shell of spit and steel
Bb D# Gm
Built to win and scared to be alone
D# Gm Bb Dm
Alone
[Verse]
Dm
When you left I wasn’t there
I was chasing a great white whale
Bb
Of my own invention on the lash and taking on all comers
Dm
Those who tread upon my path
Those who dared to call me out
Bb
Those who said I couldn’t do a thing with the hand I was dealt
Dm
All I saw was total black
Bb
All I felt was pinpricks in my pride
Bb D# Gm
All I ever wanted was to win and never be alone
D# Gm Bb Dm
Alone
[Interlude]
Dm Bb Gm
Dm
Dm Bb Gm
Dm
Dm
[Bridge]
Bb Gm Dm
When I lay down tonight with another nameless lover
Bb Gm Dm
I’ll think of you despite being in the arms of another
Bb Gm
This lesson I have learned will see me to my grave
Bb
This burden is well earned
Gm Dm
I’m eternally its slave
[Outro]
Dm Bb Gm
Dm
Dm Bb Gm
Dm
Dm Bb Gm
Dm
Dm Bb Gm
Dm
Dm
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09. There s a Light
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Tuning: Standard
Capo: None
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[Verse]
There’s a light shining through the scars
Of a million tired souls
F#m
Kindled in the heart of us all
From a flame can come a witch’s fire
Or a warm hearth in a blizzard
Calling us in from the darkness
The golden age has come and gone
So-called progress marches on
The best of all things in the worst of all times
F#m
The future is here - all nickels and dimes
The same old story sells itself
Class and conduct - labour and wealth
Waiting in their station for a train that’ll never come
[Instrumental]
[Verse]
So many times - I found myself at odds
With the words of self-styled kings
F#m
But I had not the strength to deny them
And other times - I tried to still the waters
Running canyons in my mind
But I only managed to get in my own way
[Bridge]
But I dare to hope that the clouds will break
And the good sun will prevail
To burn away the cruel fog of war
B5 C#5 D5 E5 F#5
And turn the scorched earth green
They can nail me to the pearly gates
And salve my wounds with lye
They can do many things
But they won’t make a fool out of me.
[Instrumental]
[Verse]
There’s a life carved out in the stars
For a billion burdened souls
F#m
Waiting around to die
On the day you stand to meet your maker
Be it a god or Mother Nature
Can you say that lived the right way? Can you say it?
[Instrumental]
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10. How Long is the Road
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Tuning: Standard
Capo: 2
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[Intro]
e|-----------|
B|--------2--|
G|------2----|
D|----2------|
A|--0--------|
E|-----------|
[Chorus]
How long is the Road?
How long is the Road?
F#m E
That leads me to the promised mother lode
F#m
Where I can be free to mend my tired bones
E
And lay my head to rest
How long is the road
[Verse]
How much do I owe?
How much do I owe?
F#m E
My mouth is dry and all my blood is sold
F#m
Am I being played by the quick-tongued predators?
E
By the going market rate
How much do I owe?
[Instrumental]
E
[Verse]
How do you sleep?
How do you sleep?
F#m E
When you know what’s yours is someone else’s keep
F#m
How can you frame the victim as the cause?
E
When you turn the lamp down low
How do you sleep?
[Chorus]
How long is the Road?
How long is the Road?
F#m E
That leads me to the promised mother lode
F#m
Where I can be free to mend my tired bones
E
And lay my head to rest
How long is the road
[Instrumental]
F#m
F#m
E
[Verse]
How will I live?
How will I live?
F#m E
I’m all tapped out with no more s to give
F#m
This is a case of survival
E
If I make it home tonight
How will I live?
[Chorus]
How long is the Road?
How long is the Road?
F#m E
That leads me to the promised mother lode
F#m
Where I can be free to mend my tired bones
E
And lay my head to rest
How long is the road
[Outro]
Bb
How long is the Road?
Eb
How long is the Road?
Bb Gm
That’s driving me to sensory overload
Cm Gm Eb
Where I can be safe to call on someone if I fall?
Bb
I’ve no idea how long it takes to walk at my own pace
Bb Eb
How long is the road?
Bb Eb
How long is the road?
Bb Eb
How long is the road?
Bb
How long is the road?
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11. Blow Winds Blow
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Tuning: Standard
Capo: 2
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[Intro]
Am/E Am/E
[Verse]
Am/G Am/E
Blow Winds Blow
Am/E C/G
Bring a howling rage
G/B
Bring to me the sanity
That I so dearly crave
Am/E Am/E
Here I sit in the darkness
Am/E C/G
Here I am bound in chains
G/B
A shadow of my former self
‘ere little else remains
C/B C/A Am/E
My mind is a field fallen fallow
In the morning I shall swing from the gallows
[Whistling]
[Verse]
Am/E Am/E
Blow Winds Blow
Am/E C/G
Beyond all pale and ken
G/B
Carry me across the sea
Where I’ll be free again
Am/E Am/E
To live a life of virtue
Am/E C/G
Free from tax and tithe
G/B
To build upon the shred of hope
That’s keeping me alive
C/B C/A Am/E
My soul’s a dying river black and shallow
In the morning I shall swing from the gallows
[Interlude]
[Verse]
Am/E Am/E
Blow Winds Blow
Am/E C/G
A bitter northern gale
G/B
Bring to me the bravery
To face my end with hale
Am/E Am/E
To shed nary a tear
Am/E C/G
As I face down the horde
G/B
Gathered on the village green
To reap a grim reward
C/B C/A Am/E
With looks upon their faces cold and sallow
In the morning I shall swing from the gallows
[Interlude]
[Bridge]
What once the land that beckoned me home
Is now but cinder and scheme
What once was domain of pirate and lord
Is now the American Dream
What once was a land of promise and hope
Is now but cinder and scheme
What once was domain of tyrant and crown
Is now the American Dream
[Outro]
N.C.
Is now the American Dream
Is now the American Dream
N.C.
Is now the American Dream
Is now the American Dream
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The Stanfields - Limboland
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01. Afraid Of The World
02. Desperation
03. Lantern in the Window
04. Your Flag (Won t Save You Anymore)
05. Carolina Reaper
06. Light
07. Let it Run
08. Total Black
09. There s a Light
10. How Long is the Road
11. Blow Winds Blow
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01. Afraid Of The World
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Tuning: Standard
Capo: None
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* = x54030
= 2x0033
[Verse]
A line was drawn in the sand
By a fool with a big stick and tiny hands
He promised a wall, talked about greatness
*
And dared to speak for me
[Chorus]
But I m not afraid of the world
I m not afraid of the world
I m afraid of big money, the cold one percent
Casting me out when I can t pay the rent
Claiming the high ground when everything s spent
But I m not afraid of the world
I m not afraid of the world
[Instrumental]
[Verse]
A line was drawn in the sand
By a fool who claimed to be freedom s last stand
Tore up accords, arrested the neighbours
*
And dared to speak for me
[Chorus]
But I m not afraid of the world
I m not afraid of the world
I m afraid of big talkers who act like they know
Sacrifice, struggle and life down below
The dizzying heights of the status quo
But I m not afraid of the world
I m not afraid of the world
[Solo]
[Bridge]
As midnight approaches, an ominous cry
From the wolves on the hill and the hawks in the sky
Turn plowshare to sword, turn letter to lead
Now enough with the discourse and bring out your dead
Sleep in the knowledge that somebody poorer than you
Is fodder for another useless war
Waged upon children, smote from afar
By a hellfire volley and a victory cigar
[Chorus]
I m not afraid of the world, it s afraid of me
I m not afraid of the world, it s afraid of me
I m not afraid of the world
It s afraid of me
It s afraid of me
It s afraid of me
It s afraid of me
[Outro]
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02. Desperation
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Tuning: Standard
Capo: 2
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[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Am I a lover?
Am I a breeder?
Lost in the details
Raised on the bomb
Stuck on the ceiling
Making up someone’s numbers
For an oh-ohhh-overdose
[Chorus 1]
That s the sound of desperation
That s the sound of desperation
A violent equation from the cloud
That’s the sound of desperation
That’s the sound of desperation
A federation craving something loud
From a tone that someone paid to play
On a martyr’s radio
[Verse 2]
Struck by the lightning
Bored by the thunder
Somebody’s feelings
Were hurt by a post
Empty of meaning
But chock-full of stones and daggers
That were thro-own by a ghost
[Chorus 2]
That’s the sound of desperation
That s the sound of desperation
A violent presentation for the crowd
That’s the sound of desperation
That’s the sound of desperation
Panic and persuasion playing loud
From a tone that someone paid to play
On a martyr’s radio
[Solo]
[Bridge]
Am I a lover? Am I a breeder?
Am I a vampire or succulent bleeder?
I would be anything
For anyone - at any time - in any place
Be a bright light in a briefcase
Or a fighter for a safe space
For the hopeless - for the punters
For the gatherers and the hunters
The desperate many holding on tonight
For the desperate many holding on tonight
For the desperate many holding on tonight
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03. Lantern in the Window
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Tuning: Standard
Capo: None
------------------
[Intro]
[Verse]
A devil is dancing in the gloam
With twilight eyes and cloven chrome
The master of the masquerade
Put a lantern in the window
Put a lantern in the window
He preys on the weak - he feeds on the lame
And snarls at those who utter his name
As an omen of dark days to come
Put a lantern in the window
Put a lantern in the window
[Chorus]
For those without a voice
Who languish in the shadows
For those without a choice
Put a lantern in the window
Put a lantern in the window
[Interlude]
[Verse]
A devil is dancing in the wake
Of a broken land he means to take
By force of will and grand acclaim
Put a lantern in the window
Put a lantern in the window
His silken tongue is savage and bold
Slithering sweet and a sight to behold
When you retire to your bed tonight
Put a lantern in the window
E
Put a lantern in the window
[Chorus]
For those out in the cold
Who linger in their sorrow
For those outside the fold
Put a lantern in the window
Put a lantern in the window
[Interlude]
B
B
[Bridge]
Lest you awake to a world that is gone
A piece at a time in the hours before dawn
Embers and ashes where monoliths stood
A devil presiding o’er all that is good
[Chorus]
Laughing in your face
And basking in his bank roll
For those who fall off the pace
Leave a lantern in the window
Leave a lantern in the window
[Outro]
And brace yourself for the end times
But keep your hearts aglow
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04. Your Flag (Won t Save You Anymore)
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Tuning: Standard
Capo: None
------------------
[Intro]
[Verse]
The time has come for real life
To kick you in the teeth
With the fury of a million bombs
On gridlock underneath
The words that warn are left to chance
Drifting in the breeze
With a mess of dinosaur bones
From faceless factories
[Chorus]
Your flag won’t save you anymore
Keep the ocean from rising up and
Washing away the shore
Keep the sun from bearing down upon
The heads of the idle poor
Your flag won’t save you anymore
Your flag won’t save you anymore
[Verse]
The time has come for a wake up call
But you’re addicted to the dream
Of convenience - right and wrong
And a full blown enemy
Down on four and dead to rights
No hero in the wings
No electric starring role
In the modern sport of kings
[Chorus]
Your flag won’t save you anymore
Keep the baying mob from rioting
On the winding road to war
Keep the blood from raining down upon
The heads of the riled poor
Your flag won’t save you anymore
D/Eb
Your flag won’t save you anymore
[Instrumental]
D/Eb
D/Eb
[Verse]
The time has gone to make it right
The fallout and the tears
There’s a reckoning coming on
With blood stained souvenirs
[Chorus]
Your flag won’t save you anymore
Keep the plutocrats from lining up
To harvest away the core
Of a world hell bent on going out
With a whimper - not a roar
Your flag won’t save you anymore
Your flag won’t save you anymore
[Outro]
D/Eb
D/Eb
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05. Carolina Reaper
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Tuning: Standard
Capo: None
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[Verse]
G5
Lost in a haze of battered steel
G5
Factory corpses - fallow fields
G5
Made to reap what others sowed
G5
An imminent banquet for the crows
G5
The taste of rain knows not your tongue
G5
The sound of laughter - stranger still
G5
Carolina - do you long for the grandeur
G5
Of another age when mountains moved upon command?
Before the bomb rendered soil into sand
[Chorus]
Ooooh-woohoo-oooh
Ooooh-woohoo-oooh
[Verse]
G5
Do you believe that gods or men
G5
Led you to this viper den?
G5
The wilderness cares not for qualms
G5
Trivial flags and broken psalms
G5
Still you crave old tired lines
G5
You poor bag of bones in a tattered coat
G5
Carolina, do you long for an answer?
G5
The answer lays in the wicked hearts of humankind
Swept up in the craze of a layman’s grand design
[Chorus]
Ooooh-woohoo-oooh
Ooooh-woohoo-oooh
[Instrumental]
[Verse]
G5
Critical mass and cruel machines
G5
Raped the earth in unity
G5
Clinked their glasses - claimed a win
G5
They played you like a violin
G5
In the dying symphony’s
G5
Final opus, you’re a star
G5
Carolina, do you long for a future
G5
Praying for rain for the farmer in the dell
Or spitting out nails on a broken carousel?
[Chorus]
Ooooh-woohoo-oooh
Ooooh-woohoo-oooh
Ooooh-woohoo-oooh
Ooooh-woohoo-oooh
[Outro]
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06. Light
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Tuning: Standard
Capo: None
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[Intro]
A5 D5
A5 D5
[Verse]
A5 D5
They said that I was a heathen
A5 D5
A leper and Luddite
G5
There once was a time I believed them
A5 D5
Now I’m clothed in golden light
[Chorus]
A5 D5
Light
A5 D5
Light
G5 E5
Won’t let the crones come down on me
[Verse]
A5 C5 E5
They fled to their holds and their havens
A5 C5 B5
With their lovers gold and wines
G5
And left me to my own devices
D5
In the glow of golden light
[Chorus]
A5 C5 E5
Light
A5 C5 B5
Light
A5 C5 E5
Light
G5 E5 A5
Won’t let the crones come down on me
[Interlude]
A5 C5 C#5 D5
A5 C5 C#5 D5
A5 C5 C#5 D5
A5 C5 C#5 D5
A5 E5 G5
A5 C5 A5 B5 A5
A5 E5 G5
A5 C5 A5 B5 A5
[Bridge]
D5 C5 A5 C5 G#5
When you the rot the night away - the pain is dull
D5 C5 A5 C5 G#5
Take the sullen pride away - what’s left is null
D5 C5 A5 C5 G#5
Will you find another way around the sun?
D5 C5 A5 C5 G#5
Live to die another day by writ or gun?
[Outro]
F5 F#5 G5
D5 F5 A5 C5 C#5 G5 F5 D5 E5 D5
D5 F5 A5 C5 C#5 G5 F5 D5 E5 D5
D5 F5 F#5 G5
D5 F5 F#5 G5
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07. Let it Run
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Tuning: Standard
Capo: None
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[Intro]
[Verse]
When the sun goes down
We roll up all of the sidewalks
We lock our doors - we lose our minds
C/B
And the neighbours do the same
From somewhere across the airwaves
Blood flows through our living room screens
Entertain us we say
[Chorus]
Let it run – Let it run – Let it run
C/B
Let it run – Let it run – Let it run
[Verse]
It’s the same old song and dance
That puts us to bed at night
And the same old chemicals
C/B
That bring us back to life
Somewhere across the city
A vagrant soul is bleeding out
In a chorus we say
[Chorus]
Let it run – Let it run – Let it run
C/B
Let it run – Let it run – Let it run
[Bridge]
I’m a lion wound up when it doesn’t matter
I’m a liar bound up when something’s at stake
I beat my chest and shrivel in my corner
Of Limboland with a chip on my shoulder
And a gun in my hand
C/B
To build my walls higher – build them higher
Build them higher – build them higher
Build them higher – c’est la vie
[Interlude]
[Verse]
It’s not that I’m coward without any feelings
It’s not that I don’t wish that I could change the world
It’s just that I ll get swept away
When shit creek overruns its banks
Hear the rich man say
[Chorus]
Let it run – Let it run – Let it run
From miles away
Let it run – Let it run – Let it run
On a holiday
Let it run – Let it run – Let it run
Give me disarray!
Let it run – Let it run – Let it run
Over truffle soufflé
Let it run – Let it run – Let it run
Let it run – Let it run – Let it run
Let it run – Let it run – Let it run
Let it run – Let it run – Let it run
Let it run – Let it run – Let it run
Let it run – Let it run – Let it run
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08. Total Black
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Tuning: Standard
Capo: None
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[Intro]
Dm
[Verse]
Dm
When you left - I was done
I was broken clean in two
Bb
With overflowing pockets and a well appointed empty home
Dm
Was it all for nothing dear?
Curse this wicked tongue of mine
Bb
For the hurtful words that flowed and burned as only poison can
Dm
In my mind I’m a wreck
Bb
But on the surface I’m the typical shell of spit and steel
Bb D# Gm
Built to win and scared to be alone
D# Gm Bb Dm
Alone
[Verse]
Dm
When you left I wasn’t there
I was chasing a great white whale
Bb
Of my own invention on the lash and taking on all comers
Dm
Those who tread upon my path
Those who dared to call me out
Bb
Those who said I couldn’t do a thing with the hand I was dealt
Dm
All I saw was total black
Bb
All I felt was pinpricks in my pride
Bb D# Gm
All I ever wanted was to win and never be alone
D# Gm Bb Dm
Alone
[Interlude]
Dm Bb Gm
Dm
Dm Bb Gm
Dm
Dm
[Bridge]
Bb Gm Dm
When I lay down tonight with another nameless lover
Bb Gm Dm
I’ll think of you despite being in the arms of another
Bb Gm
This lesson I have learned will see me to my grave
Bb
This burden is well earned
Gm Dm
I’m eternally its slave
[Outro]
Dm Bb Gm
Dm
Dm Bb Gm
Dm
Dm Bb Gm
Dm
Dm Bb Gm
Dm
Dm
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09. There s a Light
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Tuning: Standard
Capo: None
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[Verse]
There’s a light shining through the scars
Of a million tired souls
F#m
Kindled in the heart of us all
From a flame can come a witch’s fire
Or a warm hearth in a blizzard
Calling us in from the darkness
The golden age has come and gone
So-called progress marches on
The best of all things in the worst of all times
F#m
The future is here - all nickels and dimes
The same old story sells itself
Class and conduct - labour and wealth
Waiting in their station for a train that’ll never come
[Instrumental]
[Verse]
So many times - I found myself at odds
With the words of self-styled kings
F#m
But I had not the strength to deny them
And other times - I tried to still the waters
Running canyons in my mind
But I only managed to get in my own way
[Bridge]
But I dare to hope that the clouds will break
And the good sun will prevail
To burn away the cruel fog of war
B5 C#5 D5 E5 F#5
And turn the scorched earth green
They can nail me to the pearly gates
And salve my wounds with lye
They can do many things
But they won’t make a fool out of me.
[Instrumental]
[Verse]
There’s a life carved out in the stars
For a billion burdened souls
F#m
Waiting around to die
On the day you stand to meet your maker
Be it a god or Mother Nature
Can you say that lived the right way? Can you say it?
[Instrumental]
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10. How Long is the Road
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Tuning: Standard
Capo: 2
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[Intro]
e|-----------|
B|--------2--|
G|------2----|
D|----2------|
A|--0--------|
E|-----------|
[Chorus]
How long is the Road?
How long is the Road?
F#m E
That leads me to the promised mother lode
F#m
Where I can be free to mend my tired bones
E
And lay my head to rest
How long is the road
[Verse]
How much do I owe?
How much do I owe?
F#m E
My mouth is dry and all my blood is sold
F#m
Am I being played by the quick-tongued predators?
E
By the going market rate
How much do I owe?
[Instrumental]
E
[Verse]
How do you sleep?
How do you sleep?
F#m E
When you know what’s yours is someone else’s keep
F#m
How can you frame the victim as the cause?
E
When you turn the lamp down low
How do you sleep?
[Chorus]
How long is the Road?
How long is the Road?
F#m E
That leads me to the promised mother lode
F#m
Where I can be free to mend my tired bones
E
And lay my head to rest
How long is the road
[Instrumental]
F#m
F#m
E
[Verse]
How will I live?
How will I live?
F#m E
I’m all tapped out with no more s to give
F#m
This is a case of survival
E
If I make it home tonight
How will I live?
[Chorus]
How long is the Road?
How long is the Road?
F#m E
That leads me to the promised mother lode
F#m
Where I can be free to mend my tired bones
E
And lay my head to rest
How long is the road
[Outro]
Bb
How long is the Road?
Eb
How long is the Road?
Bb Gm
That’s driving me to sensory overload
Cm Gm Eb
Where I can be safe to call on someone if I fall?
Bb
I’ve no idea how long it takes to walk at my own pace
Bb Eb
How long is the road?
Bb Eb
How long is the road?
Bb Eb
How long is the road?
Bb
How long is the road?
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11. Blow Winds Blow
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Tuning: Standard
Capo: 2
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[Intro]
Am/E Am/E
[Verse]
Am/G Am/E
Blow Winds Blow
Am/E C/G
Bring a howling rage
G/B
Bring to me the sanity
That I so dearly crave
Am/E Am/E
Here I sit in the darkness
Am/E C/G
Here I am bound in chains
G/B
A shadow of my former self
‘ere little else remains
C/B C/A Am/E
My mind is a field fallen fallow
In the morning I shall swing from the gallows
[Whistling]
[Verse]
Am/E Am/E
Blow Winds Blow
Am/E C/G
Beyond all pale and ken
G/B
Carry me across the sea
Where I’ll be free again
Am/E Am/E
To live a life of virtue
Am/E C/G
Free from tax and tithe
G/B
To build upon the shred of hope
That’s keeping me alive
C/B C/A Am/E
My soul’s a dying river black and shallow
In the morning I shall swing from the gallows
[Interlude]
[Verse]
Am/E Am/E
Blow Winds Blow
Am/E C/G
A bitter northern gale
G/B
Bring to me the bravery
To face my end with hale
Am/E Am/E
To shed nary a tear
Am/E C/G
As I face down the horde
G/B
Gathered on the village green
To reap a grim reward
C/B C/A Am/E
With looks upon their faces cold and sallow
In the morning I shall swing from the gallows
[Interlude]
[Bridge]
What once the land that beckoned me home
Is now but cinder and scheme
What once was domain of pirate and lord
Is now the American Dream
What once was a land of promise and hope
Is now but cinder and scheme
What once was domain of tyrant and crown
Is now the American Dream
[Outro]
N.C.
Is now the American Dream
Is now the American Dream
N.C.
Is now the American Dream
Is now the American Dream
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