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Tom : Gm
E|-4---7-------9---| (9)--11--8-------|-12--11--9---11--|-----7-------6---|
B|---------8-------|-------------9---|-----------------|-9-------7-----6-|
G|-----------------|-8---------------|-13--11--10------|-----------------|
D|-6---9-------11--|-----10--6-------|-----------------|-----6-----------|
A|---------10------|-----------------|-----------------|-7-------6-----4-|
E|-----------------|-11--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----7---2---4---|-5---7---9---10--|-----12------14--|-----16--14--12--|
B|-7---------------|-----------------|-14------12------|-10--------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------4---6---|-7---9---11--12--|-----11------13--|-----14--13--11--|
A|-5---------------|-----------------|-12------11------|-9---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-11--9---11--12--|-----12------9---|-----11------7---|-6---9-------6---|
B|-----------------|-14------11------|-12------9-------|---------8-------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------6-------|
D|-9---------------|-----11------8---|-----9-------6---|-5---8-----------|
A|-----9---11--12--|-13------10------|-11------7-------|---------6-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab Dbm6
A carved oak table, Tells a tale
Bbm7 Cm7 Fm7
Of times when kings and queens sipped wine from goblets gold,
Ab Ebm C#m F# B/F#
And the brave would lead their ladies from out of the room
C#/G# Eb
to arbours cool.
Ab Dbm6
A time of valour, and legends born
Bbm Cm7 Fm7
A time when honour meant much more to a man than life
Ab Ebm C#m F# B/F#
And the days knew only strife to tell right from wrong
C#/G# Eb
Through lance and sword.
Cm G/B
Why, why can we never be sure till we die
Bb F Fsus F
Or have killed for an answer,
Cm G/B
Why, why do we suffer each race to believe
Bb F Fsus F
That no race has been grander
Bb Bb6 Bbmaj7 Bb6 Gm6 D/A Ddim
[Refrão]
It seems because through time and space
E|---------------------------------------------2-----|---------|
B|-3-------3---------------3-----3-----5-------3-----|----3----|
G|-3-------0---------------2-----0-----3-------2-----|----4----|
D|-3-------3---------------3-----3-----5-------------|----3----|
A|-1-------1---------------1-----1-------------0-----|----5----|
E|-------------------------------------3-------------|---------|
Ddim C Dsus D E
Though names may change each face retains the mask it wore.
E G#m7 C#m7 Emaj7
E|-------------7-7-|-7----------7--7-|-7-----------4---|--------------7-7|
B|-9---------------|------4----------|-----5---7---5---|-0-----0---------|
G|-9---------------|------4----------|-----4---4---4---|-----1---1-------|
D|-9---------------|---4-------------|---6-------------|---1-------1-----|
A|-7---------------|-----------------|-4-----4---4---4-|-----------------|
E|--------0--------|-4---------------|-----------------|-0-----------0---|
C#m7 D E F#
E|-7-----------4---|-5-------------5-|-7-------------7-|-9-----------9-9-|
B|-----5---7---5---|-------7-----9---|-------9-----10--|-----11----------|
G|-----4---4---4---|-----7---7-------|-----9---9-------|-----11----------|
D|---6-------------|---7-------7---7-|---9-------9---9-|---11------------|
A|-4-----4---4---4-|-5-----------5---|-7-----------7---|-9---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A#m D#m F#maj7 D#m
E|-9-----------9-9-|-9-----------6---|--------------9-9|-9-----------6---|
[Próxima Parte]
B|-----6-----------|-----7---9---7---|-2-----2---------|-----7---9---7---|
G|-----6-----------|-----6---6---6---|-----3---3-------|-----6---6---6---|
D|---6-------------|---8-------------|---3-------3-----|---8-------------|
A|-----------------|-6-----6---6---6-|-----------------|-6-----6---6---6-|
E|-6---------------|-----------------|-2-----------2---|-----------------|
E F# Ab
E|-7-------------7-|-9------------9--|-4----------------|
B|-------9-----11--|-------11-12-----|-4----------------|
G|-----9---9-------|-----11---11-----|-5----------------|
D|---9-------9---9-|---11-------11-11|-6----------------|
A|-7-----------7---|-9------------9--|-6----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-4----------------|
Ab Dbm6
A dusty table, Musty smells
Bbm Cm7 Fm7
Tarnished silver lies discarded upon the floor
Ab Ebm C#m F# B/F#
Only feeble light descends through a film of grey
C#/G# Eb
That scars the panes.
Ab Dbm6
Gone the carving, And those who left their mark,
Bbm Cm7 Fm7
Gone the kings and queens now only the rats hold sway
Ab Ebm C#m F# B/F#
And the weak must die according to nature's law
C#/G# Eb
As old as they.
Cm G/B
Why, why can we never be sure till we die
Bb F Fsus F
Or have killed for an answer,
Cm G/B
Why, why do we suffer each race to believe
Bb F Fsus F
That no race has been grander
Bb Bb6 Bbmaj7 Bb6 Gm6 D/A
[Refrão] (repetir)
[Próxima Parte]
B|-----6-----------|-----7---9---7---|-2-----2---------|-----7---9---7---|
G|-----6-----------|-----6---6---6---|-----3---3-------|-----6---6---6---|
D|---6-------------|---8-------------|---3-------3-----|---8-------------|
A|-----------------|-6-----6---6---6-|-----------------|-6-----6---6---6-|
E|-6---------------|-----------------|-2-----------2---|-----------------|
E F# Ab Cm7
E|-7-------------7-|-9------------9--|-11--------11-11-|-11--------11-11-|
B|-------9-----11--|-------11-12-----|-13--------------|-----8-----------|
G|-----9---9-------|-----11---11-----|-13----13--------|-----8-----------|
D|---9-------9---9-|---11-------11-11|-13-13-----------|---8-------------|
A|-7-----------7---|-9------------9--|-11--------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-8---------------|
Fm7 Abmaj7 Fm7 Gb
E|-11----------8---|------------11-11|-11----------8---|-9------------9--|
B|-----9---11--9---|-4-----4---------|-----9---11--9---|------11----13---|
G|-----8---8---8---|-----5---5-------|-----8---8---8---|----11--11-------|
D|---10------------|---5-------5-----|---10------------|--11------11--11-|
A|-8-----8---8---8-|-----------------|-8-----8---8---8-|-9----------9----|
E|-----------------|-4-----------4---|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab Bb Dm Gm
E|-11------------11|-13--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------13----14--|-15--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----13--13------|-15--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---13------13--13|-15--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-11----------11--|-13--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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Detected progression: Ab → Dbm6 → Bbm7 → Cm7 → Fm7 → Ab → Ebm → C#m
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