ancestry Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[B][Bm][B][G][B][Bm][D][B][Bb5][B][G][Em]
[B]Left [D#m]be[B]

[Verse 1]
[Em]hind[Bb][Bb5][Em][G][B][Em][Bb][Bb5][B]
[D5][D][B][Em][Bb][B][G][Bm][B][Bb5]
[Em]

[Verse 2]
[B]You chose to leave
Now [Bm]it look[Em]s like you're leaving
[Bb5]your f[Em]am i[B]ly
There's a [Em]cav [A#5]ern in[B] your ribs
[Bm]Where your [B]heart use[F#]d to [B]be[D#m]

[Verse 3]
[B]I've been picking up wha[G]t's lef[Em]t
[B]of [Em]you[C][G][B]
Connecting your [G]pieces[B]
[D#m]to my mem[B]ories[Em]
[B]Hoping they would ignite
[F#]some [Em]sen t[B]iment
[Em]But [G]they[Em] won[B]'t
inspire sym[D#m]pathy[B]

[Verse 4]
The hollow [B]point may have
ripped you apart
You [Em]disregard [G]the
[B]damage you'd impart
Rest in peace to our ancestry
That you maimed and [Em]left[G]
[Em]scarred[B]
[G][C][B][Em]

[Verse 5]
[Am]
[B]My judgemen[C]t is clo[B]uded
by [Em]the blood we share

[Verse 6]
[Em]We built our t[B]ruth (our truth)
[Em]on top of all these lies[Am]
[Em]I still [C]see the [B]good [Em]in life
[C]It's not the end[B] (it[Em]'s not the
end), although you see the light
I'll [C]see you on [B]the other [Em]side
[C]

[Interlude 1]
[D#m][B]
[Em][B][Em]
May[B]be one day

[Verse 7]
you'll care
[Em]But it's [B]not my cross to bear

[Verse 8]
[B]I d[Em]idn't[B] s[D#m]kip a [B]beat[Em]
[B]When I heard the news tha[G]t you
[B]You couldn't make it to
your feet
[Em](All I have is [B]apathy)
Just another [Em]day o[B]f not
knowing what [G5]to beli[Em]eve
[B]Another tale another story
[Em][B][Em]
(A lifetime of [C]perjury)

[Verse 9]
I wish I [Em]had t[C]he words to say I love y[C5]ou
[C]I'm not[C5] sure[C] I understan[C5]d what those mean
[C]when I'm thi[C5]nking of [C]you[B][G][G5][Em][B]
I [F#]have [B]no words for you
[G][C][B][C][B]

[Verse 10]
[Em]
[C]When I needed you,
you wouldn't even hear it
You made your choices
You'll live with them even if [C5]we're [D#m]gone[B][D#m]
[B]

[Interlude 2]
[D#m][B][G][C][B][C][B]
[D#m][B][D#m][B][C5][B]

[Verse 11]
It's [B]impossible to find what's
real in all these [D#m]fables
[B]Unable to see through

[Verse 12]
the resentment you've enabled
[C]The[B] hurt that you inflicted
on yourself
Won't amount to the pain of everyone else
I always wanted things to be [C]different[B]

[Verse 13]
[Em]Although you see t[Am]he light[B][C]
I'll [B]see you on [Em]the other side
[C]We built our[B] truth (our truth)

[Verse 14]
[Em]on top of all thes[Am]e lies
I [B]still [C]see the [B]good in [Em]life
[C](the good in life)
It's not [B]the [Em]end,
although you see the light
I'll [C]see you on the [B]other
[Em]side (other side)[C][B]
[Em]Although you see t[Am]he light
I'll [G]see you on the [B]other [Em]side