The Pride Parade Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Dm][Am][Dm][Am]
[G][Am]

[Verse 1]
It started out quite simply, [F]as
complex things [E]can [Am]do;
A set of sad transpar[C]encies [F]till
no one could see [E]through,
[Dm]But least of all the o[C]ne inside,
[Dm]behind [F]the iron [G]gla[Am]ss;
A prisoner of all your dream[F]s
that never come [G]to pass.[C]

[Verse 2]
Alone [Am]you stand,
corrupted by [F]the vision [G]that [C]you sought,
[Am]And blinded by your [Em]hunger,
[F]all your appetites [G]are bought,
[Am]But in spite of what becomes of yo[C]u,
[Dm]your image [F]will [G]rem[Am]ain;
A reminder of your constant loss,
a [F]symbol [E]of your [Am]gain.

[Verse 3]
And your [D]friends are to[Am]gether,
Where the [D]people are [Dm]all g[Am]athered,
All along the road you [G]traveled all your
[Am]days.

[Interlude 1]
[Am][Dm][Am][Dm]
[Am][G][Am]

[Verse 4]
[Am]And soon, you have [C]succumbed to
what [F]the others all be[E]lieve,
[Am]And though the lie a[C]f fects them still
[F]it's you that they [E]de ceive,
And all [Dm]at once [C]you're lost within [Dm]the emptiness of [F]you,
[G][Am]
And there's no [C]one left who's near
[F]enough to tell you [G]what to do.
[C]You're left with noth

[Verse 5]
[Am]ing but
your self-poten[F]tial [G]in in [C]the dark,
[Am]Like tinder rest[Em]ing on a rock
[F], protected from the [G]spark,
[Am]But your fire just [C]consumes you,
[D]you alone can feel [F]the pain,[G]
[Am]And you stand in all your glor[C]y and
you [F]know you can[E]'t complain.

[Verse 6]
[Am]But your frien[D]ds are togethe[Am]r,
Where [Dm]the people are all [Am]gathered,
All along the road you
[G]traveled all your [Am]days.

[Verse 7]
But you [Am]are surely just [C]as evil as the
[F]worst my tongue [E]can tell,
[Am]For you'll never face my h[C]eaven
and [F]I'll not endure [E]your hell.
[Am]You have l[Dm]ost [C]the chance to mingle by [G]your con[Dm]stant,
[F]quiet [G]lie[Am]s;
Deception[C]s hidden with y[F]our lips,
but spoken [G]with your eyes.
[C]For I know you

[Verse 8]
[Am]for what you are,
not [F]for that's [G]really all [C]you are.
[Am]And your talents of [Em]a minor or
[F]der seem to stretch [G]too far.
[Am]And we both know that this masquerade
[D]can't carry [F]on too [G]long.
[Am]You're deep inside the [G]Pride Parade,
but [F]where do [Em]you bel[A]ong?[Am]
And [A]your

[Verse 9]
[D]friends are to[Am]gether,
Where [Dm]the people [Am]are all gathered,
All along the road you [G]traveled

[Outro 1]
all your days.
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