Avalanche Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
[Em]I stepped into an aval[C]anche
[Em]It covered up my[D] soul[Em]
[Em]When I am not
this [C]hunchback that you see
[Em]I sleep beneat[D]h the golden hill[Em]
[G]You who wish to [F#dim]conquer pain
You must [Em]learn, learn to serve [C]me well
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[Verse 2]
[Em]You strike my side by ac c[C]ident
[Em]As you go down[D] for your gold[Em]
[Em]The cripple here that you clot[C]he and feed
[Em]Is neither starv[D]ed nor cold[Em]
[G]He does not ask for you[F#dim]r company
Not at the [Em]centre, the centre of the [C]world
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[Verse 3]
[Em]When I am on a pedes[C]tal
[Em]You did not rais[D]e me there[Em]
[Em]Your laws do not compel [C]me
[Em]To kneel[D] grotesque and b[Em]are
[G]I myself am the[F#dim] pedestal
For this [Em]ugly hump at which you [C]stare
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[Verse 4]
[Em]You who wish to conq[C]uer pain
You must [Em]learn what [D]makes me [Em]kind
[Em]The crumbs of love that you of f[C]er me
They're the [Em]crumbs I've [D]left be[Em]hind
[G]Your pain is no creden[F#dim]tial here
It's just the [Em]shadow, shadow of [C]my wound
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[Verse 5]
[Em]I have begun to long[C] for you
[Em]I wh[D]o have no greed[Em]
[Em]I have begun to ask [C]for you
[Em]I wh[D]o have no need[Em]
[G]You say you've gone a w[F#dim]ay from me
But I [Em]can feel you when you [C]breathe
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[Verse 6]
[Em]Do not dress in those rags[C] for me
[Em]I know you are n[D]ot poor[Em]
[Em]And don't love me quite so f[C]iercely now
When you [Em]know that you [D]are not [Em]sure
[G]It is your turn, be [F#dim]loved
It is [Em]your flesh that I [C]wear
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