Key: Db | Capo: 1
Be careful: the intro and verses contain a lot of syncopation.
Intro (x2): || F2 || G2 || Dm7 || C
Verse 1:
F2 G2
So I walk alone down the dark - est roads
Dm7 C
Cause I've al - ways known how the sto - ry goes
F2 G2
When the cur - tain falls, I'll be wear - ing thin
Dm7 C
Clawing at the walls as they're clos - ing in
Verse 2:
F2 G2
In this twist - ed plot I was des - tined for
Dm7 C
I'm an as - tronaut on the o - cean floor
F2 G2
So misun - derstood 'till the bloo - dy end
Dm7 C | Am | F
How I wish I could do it all again
Chorus:
C G
It feels like I'm a lone survivor
Am G7
Forgotten in a dark and deadly world
C G
And on my own, I walk alone
Am F
To see the sun again I'd give anything
C G
But life demands a final chapter
Am G7
A story that we all must leave behind
C G
It's do or die, and this is mine
Am F
The anthem of a bird with a broken wing
Instrumental: C ||| G ||| Am ||| F ||| F
Verse 3:
F2 G2
It's an - other night of the li - ving dead
Dm7 C
Like a vi - per bite in a spi - derweb
F2 G2
It's so death - ly dark in the al - leyway
Dm7 C
And a blee - ding heart makes you ea - sy prey
Verse 4:
F2 G2
I would run and hide for the af - ternoon
Dm7 C
With the but - terfly in the pa - nic room
F2 G2
Though I won't be missed, I would say it's time
Dm7 C | Am | F
For a dif - ferent twist in the sto - ry line
Chorus
Tag:
Am ||| G ||| F G Am ||| G ||| F ||| F | G
(The anthem of a bird with a broken wing)
Chorus:
C G
It feels like I'm a lone survivor
Am G7
Forgotten in a dark and deadly world
C G
And on my own, I walk alone
Am F
To see the sun again I'd give anything
C G
But life demands a final chapter
Am G7
A story that we all must leave behind
C G
It's do or die, and this is mine
Am F C ||| G |||
The anthem of a bird with a broken wing
Am F C ||| G |||
The anthem of a bird with a broken wing
Am F F
The anthem of a bird with a broken wing
Verse 5:
F2 G2
Tell the world I know that my mind is made
Dm7 C
It's a hard show, but I'm not afraid
F2 G2
Though I won't be missed, I would say it's time
Dm7 C
For a dif - ferent twist in the sto - ry line
