Shawn James – The Guardian Ellies Song (Guitar Fingerpicking)
Key
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Versions
(4)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
Em Am B7 G B7/F# e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-------1---------|-------0---------|-------0---------| G|-------0---------|---2-------2---0-|---2-------2---0-|---0-----------0-| D|---2-------2---0-|-----2-------2---|-----1-------1---|-----0-----1-----| A|-----2-------2---|-0---------------|-2---------------|-------------2---| E|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------2-------|
[Intro]
Em Am B7 G Gmaj7/F# Em Am B7
[Verse 1]
Em Am B7 G B7/F# Em When does it get quiet? Time was supposed to extinguish the desire Am B7 But the embers won't snuff out Em Am B7 G B7/F# Em Haunted by your smiles, the mask keeps getting heavier Am B7 One step forward, two steps back
[Chorus]
Am B7 There's a noose 'round my neck and the further I get G B7/F# Em Am B7 G B7/F# Em It's harder and harder to breathe, can I find a way to cut the rope? Am B7 I've been waiting for dawn, but the light is all gone G B7/F# Em Am B7 G B7/F# Em Don't know if I'm already blind, can I leave it all behind?
Em Am B7 G B7/F# Em Am B7
[Verse 2]
Em Am G B7/F# Em What's it really for if it's not yours and it's not mine? Em Am B7 Em This victory is not what I hoped for Am B7 G B7/F# Em How was I to know that everything would end up like this? Am B7 Survival of the fittest... of sorts
[Chorus]
Am B7 So I've become the bringer of death, a lover of life G B7/F# Em Am B7 G B7/F# Em The one who guards from the dark of the night, I'll be the hammer of war Am B7 G B7/F# Em Justice and mercy don't live side by side, so in retribution, I abide Am B7 G B7/F# Em I'll tip the scales to justice's end, but can it make amends?
[Instrumental]
Em Am B7 G B7/F# Em Am B7
[Verse 3]
Em Am B7 G B7/F# Em Kill or be killed, what a way to live and die Am B7 Em I just can't see this cycle ever ending Am B7 G B7/F# Em How can I correct the damage done when I can't feel Am B7 The consequences of my recourse?
[Chorus]
Am B7 So I've become the bringer of death, a lover of life G B7/F# Em Am B7 G B7/F# Em The one who guards from the dark of the night, I'll be the hammer of war Am B7 I've been waiting for dawn, but the light is all gone G B7/F# Em Am B7 G B7/F# Em Don't know if I'm already blind, can I leave it all behind?