Swans – Blind (Guitar)

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Chords

Main pattern, capo on the first fret to stay in the key of the original song.
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------2-----2-----2---2----2-----2--|
D|--4-----4-----4---2-----2-----2-----2-----2---------2----2------|
A|----0-----0---------0-----0-------0---0-----0---0-0---0----0---0|
E|--2---2-----2---2-2---2-----2---2-------------------------------|
Verse are mainly a drone on Bb, which is the minor third of the Gm. Arrangements bring a sixth on the C and the Bb of the last line of the chorus, optional. [Intro] Gm Gm7 Bb Gm Gm7 [Verse 1]
Bb
  Now some of us are weak

Gm          Gm7
  And some endure

Bb
  And some people live their life

Gm             Gm7
  In violence that’s pure and clean

Bb
  But I saw a man cry once

Gm             Gm7
  Down on his knees

Bb
  In the corner of a darkened cell

Gm                   Gm7
  And his pain meant nothing to me
[Chorus 1]
C             Bb
  But I was younger then

C                 Bb
  And young men never die

C               Bb
 When I walked out in the sun

        C6           Bb6        Bbsus4 Bb Bsus2
I was strong, clear-minded and blind
Gm Gm7 Bbsus4 Bb Bsus2 Gm Gm7 [Verse 2]
Bb
  I don’t say a prayer for anyone

Gm          Gm7
  It doesn’t do any good

Bb
  Please don’t ask me questions

Gm           Gm7
  They’d just be misunderstood

Bb
  And if you could step inside me

Gm                Gm7
  You'd feel what hatred brings

Bb
  And if you saw with my eyes

Gm                 Gm7
  You'd see what self-deception means
[Chorus 2]
C             Bb
  I was younger once

C             Bb
  And I created a lie

C             Bb
  And though my body was strong

       C6             Bb6          Bbsus4 Bb Bsus2
I was self-deluded, confident and blind
Gm Gm7 Bbsus4 Bb Bsus2 Gm Gm7 [Verse 3]
B6
  Now show some pity

Gm7                Gm7
  For the weak of will

Bb
  Because when we’re drinking

Gm                     Gm7
  We can never be filled

Bb
  Show some understanding

Gm                Gm7
  For the lonely fool

Bb
  Because when I’m drinking

Gm             Gm7
  I’m out of control
[Chorus 3]
C             Bb
  I was never young

C             Bb
  Nothing has transpired

C             Bb
  But when I look in the mirror

       C6             Bb6     Bbsus4 Bb Bsus2
I feel dead, I feel cold, I am blind
[Outro] Gm Gm7
      Bbsus4 Bb Bsus2
I am blind, mmm
Gm Gm7
      Bbsus4 Bb Bsus2
I am blind, mmm