The Lay Of Autumn Chords by Insomnium
- Key: Am
- BPM: 92
- Capo: no capo
DOWNBEAT
THE LAY OF AUTUMN CHORDS
[Start] [Intro] Dm F Am C Dm F Am C ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] Dm F Am C Dm F Am C ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Solo] D F Am C D F Am C ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Dm F Am C Dm F ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Am C Am G ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] D Esus4 A I I sing with a shattered voice ■ G D Esus4 A I I sing with a heavy heart [Chorus] G Dm F E7 Am I I sing with a shattered voice ■ G Dm I I sing with a heavy heart [Inst] Esus4 D Dm Am F ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] Dm F There in the deepest well of dreams Dm Echoed a distant song Am I hearkened to the hallowed voice F Dm Stirred from ageless sleep Dm Through this barren soil you came F Dm Sweet scent of spring Am Came and cast the earth in bloom F Dm Lent your light to me [Chorus] D F D D7 Dm Em7 A7 F ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Dm D F D Dm Am F Am ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Solo] A Bsus4 Em C A Bsus4 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ B7 Em C ■ ■ ■ [Chorus] Am Bm7 Em C But now the summer's dreams are bent Am Bm Like grain against the scythe Em C G D F Am C D F Memories of blissful days ■ they ■ fall like leaves [Solo] Am C Dm F Am C Dm F ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Am C Am G Dm Esus4 G Am ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] G Dm D Esus4 D Dm ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ D F Em Dm Am F For autumn's songs are made of loss [Chorus] D Dm7 Of yearning and regret D F Dm Dm7 Dm In bitter tone ■ they are recited ■ Dm7 Am F Am Bsus4 Am Em Uttered with a ■ heavy ■ heart [Solo] C A B7 Em C Am ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Chorus] Bm Em I I sing with shattered voice C A Am A tale of marred souls Bm Am Em I cry for consumed hearts C And springs forever Am Em Bm7 Em Gone I I sing with a shattered voice C Am Bm I I sing with a heavy heart Em C G The light of sun and stars will fade [Break] A Asus4 A D Em D A Em ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Solo] Bm Gmaj7 Asus4 Em Bm D Asus4 Em7 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Em Gmaj7 D A Em Bm A A7 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Em Bm A A7 Em Bm A Em ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Bm A Em Bm A E7 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Em Bm A E7 ■ ■ ■ ■ [Chorus] Em Bm A Em And moon covers ■ ■ There once was time Bm A When I resounded by your side Em There once was time Bm A Am When I trembled under your eyes ■ [Solo] Em D G Am ■ What do I hear when you're gone Em D Am The wind's harrowing cry ■ [Chorus] Em D Am ■ What do I hear when you're gone Em D G The sighing of the languid grief D Am ■ Cold creeps in Em D Silver crowns the land Am Long are the evenings now Em D Grave the guilt's weight Am C Em G D Stars shriek their emptiness in the darkling sky ■ Am Em Am All the world is but a barrow shrouded in white Em D Am ■ What do I hear when you're gone [Solo] Em D G Am Em D Am Em ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ D G Am ■ ■ ■ [End]