World Is a Thorn Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Em][C#m][D5][C#m][C#5][E5][G5][Em][C#m][E5][D#5][C#5]

[Verse 1]
[Em]The [E5]gavel has [C#5]fallen,
[C#m]along [C#5]with t[C#m]he rest.
Are we expec[C#5]ted to[E5] settle
[D#5]for th[G5]is?[Em]
[G5]Bring [D5]us t[C#5]he plague, l[C#m]ead us awa[C#5]y.
Blacken [C#m]tomorrow [E5]with ash
[C#5]of today.[Em][E5]
[E]Can't [E5]you see the fabric of our
standards wearing [E]thin?[E5]
[D5]See your[C#5] world in its grave at the
hands of [E5]the e[C#5]n slav[G5]ed.
[Em][C#5][C#m]

[Verse 2]
[C5]Won't bow [D5]to man.[C5]
Won't bow to government.
[C#m]Won't trust in a failed system
of self-fulfilling lust.
[C5]lust.
Won't love a world where my
God is mocked. I defy.
[C#5]Oh,

[Verse 3]
[C#m]a kiss[C#5] on[E5][D#5]
[G5]the ser[Em]pent's [E5]head.
We [D5]walk [C#5]in the li[C#m]ne of dec[C#5]eit,[C#m]
[C#5]the walking dead.[E5][D#5][G5][Em]
[E5]Can't you feel the [E]ground [E5]of our
discretion giving [E]way?[D#5]
[D5]Refus[C#5]al of hope, sol[Dbm]u tion[Db5] demise.
Bury the truth in a moun t[Eb5]ain
[G5]of lies.[E5][Dbm][Db5]
[Dbm]

[Verse 4]
[C5]Won't bow [D5]to man.[C5]
Won't bow to government.
[C#m]Won't trust in a failed system
[C#5]of sel[C#m]f-fulf[C5]illing lust.
lust.
Won't love a world where
my God is mocked.

[Interlude 1]
I defy.
[C5][F5][C5][Bb5][B5][C5]
[C#5]This i[Bb5]s what you

[Verse 5]
[C5]try
[Bb5]to sell [E]me.[E5]
[Bb5]Subjective [C5]nothi[Bb5]ng nes[C5]s.[Bb5]
[C#m]Pull y[C5]our s[Bb5]ick ne[C#5]ss[Bb5]
[C5]from [Bb5]my thr[E]oat.[C5]
[Bb5]Let me[C5] bre[Bb5]athe[C5]
[Bb5]the truth.[C5][Bb5]
[Dbm]Let me breathe the truth.
[Bb5]Won't[Db5]

[Verse 6]
[Bb5]bow to[C5] man[Bb5].
[C5]Won't bow [Bb5]to govern[Db5]ment.[Bb5][Db5]
[Bb5]Won't bow to greed.
Won't bow to false [C#5]hope.[Bb5]
[C#5]Won't bow to[C5] sel[Bb5]f.
[C5][Bb5][C5]
[Bb5]Won't [C5]bow [Bb5]to modern code[C#5].
[Bb5]Won't [C5]sell [Bb5]my sou[C5]l to[Bb5][C5]
[Bb5]a dead[C5] worl[Bb5]d. I defy.