Damocles Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
Well, [C]I've been waking up under [F]blades
Blue blossom days
If only [C]Damocles would hit me [F]back
No [C]alabaster carvings or [F]faces on a farthing
Would pre[C]vent my head from fading to [F]black

[Pre-chorus 1]
And it feels like [C]falling into the [F]sea
From outer [C]space in seconds to [F]me
And I play dis[Am]cordant days on re[F]peat
Until they [Am]look like harmo[F]ny

[Chorus 1]
When the [F]river runs dry
and the curtain is called
[G]How will I know if I can't see the bottom?
[Am]Come up for air and choke on it all
No one else knows that I've got a [C]problem
[F]What if I can't get up and stand tall?
[C]What if the diamond days are all gone
And [G]who will I be when the empire falls?
Wake up alone and I'll be forgotten
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[Verse 2]
Well, I [C]know I should be touring
I [F]know these chords are boring
But I [C]can't always be killing the [F]game
No [C]golden grand pianos
Or [F]voices from the shadows
Will do [C]anything but feel the [F]same

[Pre-chorus 2]
And it feels like [C]falling into the [F]deep
From somewhere [C]way up over the [F]peaks
And I play dis[Am]cordant days on re[F]peat
Until the [Am]tape runs out on [F]me

[Chorus 2]
When the [F]river runs dry
and the curtain is called
[G]How will I know if I can't see the bottom?
[Am]Come up for air and choke on it all
No one else knows that I've got a [C]problem
[F]What if I can't get up and stand tall?
[C]What if the diamond days are all gone
And [G]who will I be when the empire falls?

[Bridge 1]
Wake up alone and I'll be forgotten
[Dm]Nobody [Am]told me I'd be [C]begging for re[G]lief
When what is [F]silent to [G]you,
feels like it's [Dm]screaming to me, well
[Dm]Nobody [Am]told me I'd get [C]tired of my[G]self
When it [F]all looks like [G]heaven,
but it [Dm]feels like hell

[Chorus 3]
When the [F]river runs dry
and the curtain is called
[G]How will I know if I can't see the bottom?
[Am]Come up for air and choke on it all
No one else knows that I've got a [C]problem
[F]What if I can't get up and stand tall?
[C]What if the diamond days are all gone
And [G]who will I be when the empire falls?

[Interlude 1]
Wake up alone and I'll be forgotten
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[Am][F][G][F]

[Outro 1]
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