The Lumineers – Nightshade (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]
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Some of us love to think of life as a game

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Others are born into royalty and can never behave

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Some find a freedom locking men in a cage, oh no

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Some priest insisted it's a test of the faith

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And only holy devotion can keep the devils away

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There's only so much that a man can pray, oh no
[Pre-Chorus]
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Oh, my love

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Oh, my love

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Spare my blood

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Spare my blood
[Verse 2]
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I saw the footprints in the white of the snow

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I counted thousands and I was just a rider alone

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18 degrees and 80 miles from home, oh no

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We built a wall to keep the devils at bay

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A distant army who's marching through the night and the day

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I swore an oath and with my life I will pay, oh no
[Pre-Chorus]
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Oh, my love

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Oh, my love

               Gb
Spare my blood
[Chorus]
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Nightshade, won't you take me away?

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And I can hold my breath for another day

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But it was all, it was all, for the throne
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[Verse 3]
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We were surrounded and the ending was near

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All of a sudden, a ranger arrived, a saviour appeared

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Made it to safety but the devil was here, oh no
[Chorus]
            Gb
Oh, my love

                      F
Nightshade, won't you take me away?

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And I can hold my breath for another day

           Gb              F                 Bbm
But it was all, it was all, for the throne