The Guardian Chords by Shawn James
- Key: Em
- BPM: 95
- Capo: no capo
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THE GUARDIAN CHORDS
[Start] [Intro] Em Am B7 G B7 Em Am B7 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] Em Em7 When does it get quiet Am Am7 B7 G Em Time was supposed to extinguish the desire Am B7 But the embers won't snuff out Em Em7 Em Am ■ ■ Haunted by your smiles B7 G B7 Em The mask keeps getting heavier ■ ■ Am B7 One step forward two steps back Am7 B7 There's a noose round my neck and the further I get G Em It's harder and harder to breathe Am B7 B G Em Can I find a way to cut the ■ rope [Chorus] Am I've been waiting for dawn Am But the light is all gone Em Don't know if I'm already blind Am B7 G Can I leave it all behind [Inst] B Em Am Em B7 G B7 Em ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Am Em B ■ ■ ■ [Verse] Em Am G Em What's it really for if it's not yours and it's not mine Am B7 This victory is not what I hoped for Em Em7 Em Am7 B7 G Em ■ ■ How was I to know that everything would end up like this Am B7 Survival of the fittest of sorts Am So I've become the bringer of death B7 A lover of life G Em The ■ one who guards from the dark of the night E7 Am B7 G B7 Em ■ I'll be the hammer of war ■ ■ [Chorus] Am B7 Justice and mercy don't live side by side G Em So in retribution ■ I abide Em7 Am Em G B Em I'll tip the scales to justice's end ■ Em But can it make amends [Solo] Em7 B7 Em B7 B ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] Em7 Am Em G Em Kill or be killed what a way to live and die Em7 Am B B7 I just can't see this cycle ever ending ■ Em Em7 Am Em B ■ How can I correct the damage done G Em Esus4 Am Em B7 When I can't feel the consequences of my recourse ■ [Chorus] Am7 So I've become the bringer of death B7 A lover of life G Em Am The one who guards from the dark of the night Am7 B7 B Gmaj7 B Em I'll be the hammer ■ of war ■ ■ Esus4 I've been waiting for dawn Am B7 B But the light is all gone G Em Don't know if I'm already blind Am B7 B Gmaj7 Gbm7 Em Can I leave it all behind ■ ■ ■ [End]