Avenged Sevenfold – So Far Away (Guitar)

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Play it in standard (EADGBE) or Drop D (DADGBE). Which ever sounds better to you. [Verse 1]
Em
Never feared for anything

Em
Never shamed but never free

  G                D
A life to heal the broken heart

     Bm          C    
With all that it could

Em
Lived the life so endlessly

Em
Saw beyond what others see

  G                  D
I tried to heal your broken heart

     Bm         C
With all that I could
[Bridge]
C
Will you stay

D
Will you stay away forever?
[Chorus]
Em                        G
How do I live without the ones I love?

Am                                Em/G       D  
Time still turns the pages of the book, it's burned

Em                     G
Place and time, always on my mind

  Am                                C    D 
I have so much to say but you're so far away
[Verse 2]
Em
Plans of what our futures hold

Em
Foolish lies of growing old

    G              D
It seems we're so invincible

    Bm          C
The truth is so cold

Em
A final song, a last request

Em
A perfect chapter laid to rest

G              D
Now and then I try to find

    Bm          C
The place in my mind
[Bridge]
C
Where you can stay

D
You can stay awake forever
[Chorus]
Em                        G
How do I live without the ones I love?

Am                                Em/G         D
Time still turns the pages of the book, it's burned

Em                    G
Place and time always on my mind

  Am                                C     D
I have so much to say but you're so far away
[Verse 3]
E
Sleep tight

     C
I'm not afraid (not afraid)

    Am                    Em/G         D
The ones that we love are here with me

E
Lay away

  C
A place for me (place for me)

          D
'Cause as soon as I'm done

           C
I'll be on my way

    D
To live eternally
[Solo] E C Am Em/G D E C D C D [Chorus]
Em                        G
How do I live without the ones I love?

Am                                Em/G          D
Time still turns the pages of the book, it's burned

Em                    G
Place and time always on my mind

        Am
And the light you left remains

          C         D
But it so hard to stay

      Am                                C     D    Em
And I have so much to say and you're so far away
[Solo] 3:30 Em D Am G D/F# Em D C x4 Em D C [Outro]
Em
I love you

D
You were ready

Am         G       D/F#       Em    D    C
The pain is strong and urges rise

Em
But I'll see you

D
When He lets me

Am           G          D/F#     Em    D    C
Your pain is gone, your hands untied

Em D     C   Em         D             C
So far away      (And I need you to know)

Em D     C   Em         D                    C
So far away      (And I need you to need you to know)