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How the Story Ends Chords

Music by: Megadeth
Tone E minor BPM 146 Views 11
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[Intro 1]
[Em][C][Em][B][Em][Am][F#m][Em][B][Em][C][Em][B][Em][Am][G][F#m]
[Em][B][Em][C][Em][B][Em][Am][G]
[F#m][F#][Em][B][Em][C][Em][Am][G5][F#m]
[Em]Far

[Verse 1]
off on the horizon you can barely see their torches
But [C]rest as[G]sured [G5]they'[D]re out
[Am]there and they're [Em]coming[B]
[Bb5]If you li[Am]sten,[Em]
the sound is growing nearer of infantry
[C]Marching[G] out a h[D]ypn[Am]otizing
[Em]rhythm
[B][Bb5][Am]

[Verse 2]
[Em]
Destroying [C]every town,
[F#m]light it up and[F#] burn i[F]t down[Em]
You may not [C]like it now,
but [F#m]this is how the s[F]tory ends[Em]

[Interlude 1]
[B][Bb5][Am][Em]
[D5]Above [D#5]the

[Verse 3]
[Em]ring of clashing steel,
they raise flags of war
[C]A sign [G]to all the [D]war[D5] ri o[Am]rs
[Em]who cannot [B]hear
[Bb5]Amidst[Am] smoke o[Em]f cannonballs,
they bang the drums of death
[C]Pound [G]a c[D]adence o[D5]ut fo[Am]r those
[Em]who cannot see
[B][Bb5][Am]

[Verse 4]
[Em]
Destroying [C]every town,
[F#m]light it up and burn[F] it down[Em]
You may not [C]like it now,
but [F#m]this is how the s[F]tory ends
[Em]Poison the wells[C] and scorch the eart[F#m]h,
everything's [F]slashed and [Em]burnt
You may not [C]like it now, but [F#m]this is how the s[F]tory e[Em]nd s

[Interlude 2]
[Em][B][Em][C][Am][Em][C][D][C][G][D][F#dim][Em][C][Em]
[F#][Em][B][Em][C][Em][F#][Em][B][Em][C][Em]
[F#][Em][B][Em][C][Em][F#][Em]
[B][G5][Em][Am][Em][B][Em][C][F#][F#m][Em][B][F#][Em][G][F#m][F][Em][B][Em][C][F#][Em]
[F#][Em][G][F#m][F][Em][B][Em][C][Em][B][Em][G][F#m][F][B][Em][C][Em]
[B][Em][G][F#m][F][Em]

[Verse 5]
Destroying [C]every town,
[F#m]light it up and burn[F] it down[Em]
You may not [C]like it now,
[F#m]but this is how the story [F]ends
[Em]Poison the wells and[C] scorch the earth,
[F#m]everything's slashe[F#]d and bu[F]rnt[Em]
You may not [C]like it now,
but [F#m]this is how the s[F]tory e[F#m]nd s

[Outro 1]
[Em]
[C][Em][G][Em][F#m][F#dim][F#m][G][Em][G][C][G][Am][Em][G][F][Em]
[B][Em][C][Em][B][Am][G][F#m][Em][B]
[Em][C][Em][B][Am][G][F#m][F#][F#m][Em][C][Em][B][Am][G][F#m][Em]
[C][Em][B][Em][Am][G][F#m][Em]
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