Volbeat – Temple Of Ekur (Guitar)

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[Intro] Drums (2 bars) => E (10 bars) => E / F (16 bars main theme) => E (2 bars) [Verse 1]
E                                             F / E
The Temple of Ekur         unites Heaven and Earth

E                                     F       G
Durangi Mountain House,    the garden of the gods

E                                           F / E
Sumerian God of air        or known as Enlil

E                                    F     G      A
Powerful is the son,       of Father Enkur, so divine
[Chorus]
Dm            G
Fear, lead me to the vault

          C                          F
It's been said that Heaven knows I'm lo - ost

F          Dm                 G
Help me to see the bleeding upon the walls

       Em                   Am
And forever damned into the metaphors

Am    E      E
Egyptious

F     E      F / E  =>  A (4 bars)
Egyptious
[Verse 2]
E                                               F / E
Terrifying words        in the dungeon of Nungal

E                                  F       G
Queen of the abyss      calls the sinner's end

E                                         F / E
Goddess of Ekur         and the underworld

Em                               F      G      A
Worshiped by the sons   and Babylonians, so divine
  [Chorus]
Dm            G
Fear, lead me to the vault

          C                          F
It's been said that Heaven knows I'm lo - ost

F          Dm                 G
Help me to see the bleeding upon the walls

       Em                   Am
And forever damned into the metaphors

Am    E      E
Egyptious

F     E     F / E  => A (4 bars) => F#
Egyptious
[Verse 3]
F#                        G
Celebrating all  ...  the offerings in gold

    F#              G      D
And pray for all of fallen  …  

  F#                        G
A priest in highest form ... speaks with Devil tongues

    F#                    G     D  => H (4 bars)
Concealed from sunrise to sunset ...
[Chorus]
Em            A
Fear, lead me to the vault

           D                          G
It's been said that Heaven knows I'm lost

G          Em                A
Help me to see the bleeding upon the walls

       F#                   Hm
And forever damned into the metaphors

Hm    F#
Egyptious

G     F#
Egyptious
[End]
G      F#
.........

G               F#      G
      Egyptio - o - u - s

G      F#
Aaaaaaah