Tuning: Half step down
During the chorus, the following shapes are how the acoustic guitar plays the chords.
Alternatively, play them as you would normally:
C Em D Asus G
eb|-0---0---0---0----0--------------|
Bb|-0---0---0---0----0--------------|
Gb|-0---0---2---2----0--------------|
Db|-2---5---4---2----9--------------|
Ab|-3---7---5---0----10-------------|
Eb|-3---7---5---0----10-------------|
Intro:
Bm A G
Bm Em D/F# G
C
C
Verse:
Bm A G
A shadow in these walls
Bm Em D/F# G
Yeah that is all I am
Bm A G
A prison deep under fortress crowns
Bm Em D/F# G
Where they spill the blood of man
Pre-Chorus:
C
A second chance at life is all I've dreamed of
C D
For now inside these walls I stay
Chorus:
C Em D
Sitting far away I watched the blackness grow
Asus
Nevermind what is underneath the stone
Em G
It's a life that we're living all alone
C Em D
Step out in the rain and feel the deep sorrow
Asus Em G
Light is coming from the narrow road
Bridge:
Asus E
Asus E C D
Verse:
Em Asus D
Sometimes kindness speaks in tongues with one of them
Em D
I can see love in her eyes
Em Asus D
And if I fall death will never stain one of his hands
Em D
I find safety in these lives
Pre-Chorus:
C
A second chance at life is all I've dreamed of
C D
For now inside these walls I stay
Chorus:
C Em D
Sitting far away I watched the blackness grow
Asus
Nevermind what is underneath the stone
Em G
It's a life that we're living all alone
C Em D
Step out in the rain and feel the deep sorrow
Asus Em G
Light is coming from the narrow road
Solo:
C Em D
Asus Em G
C Em D
Asus Em G
Bridge:
Asus E
The chains are part of me
Asus E C D
Still in resolve I bathe down here
Asus E
I need to find a way
Asus E C D C
I've gotta find my way far from here
Pre-Chorus:
C
Another chance at life is fading slowly
C D
Upon the cross I burn
Chorus Melody:
C Em D
Asus Em G
Chorus:
C Em D
Sitting far away I watched the blackness grow
Asus
Nevermind what is underneath the stone
Em G
It's a life that we're living all alone
C Em D
Step out in the rain and feel the deep sorrow
Asus Em G
Light is coming from the narrow road
Halftime Chorus:
C Em D
Sitting far away I watched the blackness grow
Asus
Nevermind what is underneath the stone
Em G
It's a life that we're living all alone
C Em D
Step out in the rain and feel the deep sorrow
Asus Em G
Light is coming from the narrow road
Outro:
eb|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| }
Bb|-------1-------|-------4-------|-------1-------|---------------| }
Gb|-----1---1-----|-----2---2-----|-----2---2-----|-------4-------| } x5
Db|---2-------2---|---4-------4---|---2-------2---|-----6---6-----| }
Ab|-0-------------|-2-------------|-0-------------|---6-------6---| }
Eb|---------------|---------------|---------------|-4-------------| }
eb|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----|
Bb|-------1-------|-------4-------|-------1-------|-2---|
Gb|-----1---1-----|-----2---2-----|-----2---2-----|-3---|
Db|---2-------2---|---4-------4---|---2-------2---|-3---|
Ab|-0-------------|-2-------------|-0-------------|-1---|
Eb|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----|