Intro: G B7 C C#6 e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--0-----------0---------------0--------------1---------------3-----------3----------------| G|--------0---------2-----2---------0-----0-------0------------4--4--------4----------------| D|-----0---------------1---------------2-------2-----2------4--------4----------------------| A|------------------2--------2------3--------3-----------5--------------5-------------------| E|--3--------3------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G D7 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--3-----3--------3h5--3-----------3-----------3-----------3--------------------3-----------| G|--------------4-------------4-----------4-----------5--------------5-----5-----------------| D|-----------5-------------5-----------5--------4--------4--------4-----------4--------------| A|-------------------------------------------5-----------------5-----------------------------| E|--3--3-----------3-------------3-----------------3--------------------3--------------------|
Verse 1: G B7 C/G When the muse dies and the songs don’t come so easy G B7 C/G And these rivers dry from the salts upon our land G B7 C/G C#6 I see the crow fly and the eagle falls from her throne G D7 And a lover's scorn, finally these songs are born Verse 2: G B7 C/G When the mountains are stripped from sea to sea G B7 C/G And this whole world seems flipped and turned around G B7 C/G C#6 When a soldier trips and gets lost inside his own landmine G D7 Then the world will mourn, finally these songs are born Interlude: G B7 C C#6 e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--0-----------0---------------0--------------1---------------3-----------3----------------| G|--------0---------2-----2---------0-----0-------0------------4--4--------4----------------| D|-----0---------------1---------------2-------2-----2------4--------4----------------------| A|------------------2--------2------3--------3-----------5--------------5-------------------| E|--3--------3------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G D7 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--3-----3--------3h5--3-----------3-----------3-----------3--------------------3-----------| G|--------------4-------------4-----------4-----------5--------------5-----5-----------------| D|-----------5-------------5-----------5--------4--------4--------4-----------4--------------| A|-------------------------------------------5-----------------5-----------------------------| E|--3--3-----------3-------------3-----------------3--------------------3--------------------| Verse 3: G B7 C/G When a young girl loses everything she believes in G B7 C/G And a drunkard chooses drink over family G B7 C/G C#6 And if a father uses fear for something righteous, good God G D7 Then the world will mourn, finally these songs are born Verse 4: G B7 C/G When I realized that love only lasts if you make it G B7 C/G When I found out it's not only up to me G B7 C/G C#6 When the lover that I thought would love me forever had gone G D7 Yeah my heart is torn, finally these songs are born Interlude: G B7 C C#6 e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--0-----------0---------------0--------------1---------------3-----------3----------------| G|--------0---------2-----2---------0-----0-------0------------4--4--------4----------------| D|-----0---------------1---------------2-------2-----2------4--------4----------------------| A|------------------2--------2------3--------3-----------5--------------5-------------------| E|--3--------3------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G D7 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--3-----3--------3h5--3-----------3-----------3-----------3--------------------3-----------| G|--------------4-------------4-----------4-----------5--------------5-----5-----------------| D|-----------5-------------5-----------5--------4--------4--------4-----------4--------------| A|-------------------------------------------5-----------------5-----------------------------| E|--3--3-----------3-------------3-----------------3--------------------3--------------------| Verse 5: G B7 C/G Oh when the muse dies and the songs don’t come so easy G B7 C/G And the rivers dry from the salts upon our land G B7 C/G C#6 If a father uses fear for something righteous, good God G D7 Then the world will mourn, finally our songs are born Outro: G B7 C C#6 e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--0-----------0---------------0--------------1---------------3-----------3----------------| G|--------0---------2-----2---------0-----0-------0------------4--4--------4----------------| D|-----0---------------1---------------2-------2-----2------4--------4----------------------| A|------------------2--------2------3--------3-----------5--------------5-------------------| E|--3--------3------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G D7 G G e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3| B|-3-----3--------3h5--3-----------3-----------3-----------3--------------------3--------0-----0h1p0h1----0-0| G|-------------4-------------4-----------4-----------5--------------5-----5--------------0-----0------------0| D|----------5-------------5-----------5--------4--------4--------4-----------4--------------0-----------2---0| A|------------------------------------------5-----------------5-----------------------0---------------------2| E|-3--3-----------3-------------3-----------------3--------------------3-----------3------------------------3| ************************************ | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off ************************************