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[Verse 1] [Am]It's a sign of the ages[Esus4] Markings on [E]my mind[Caug][E][Am] Men at [E]the crossroads[Esus4] At odds with an [E]angry sky [Verse 2] [C] [G]There can be no [C]salvation[G][F] [C]There can be [F]no [Bb]rest Un[F]til all old cus[Bb]toms[G#] Are put to [F]the [E]test [Am] [Verse 3] The gods are all [D]angry[Am] [Esus4]You hear from the breez[E]e[Am] As night slams like [Esus4]a hammer [E]Yea[A]h, and[E] you drop [Verse 4] to your knees [C] The questions can't be [G]answered[F] You're al[C]ways haunted [F]by [Bb]the past The [C]world's full of chil[Bb]dren[C][Am][G#] Who grew up [F]too [E]fast [Interlude 1] [G][Am][E][Esus4][Am][E] [Am][E][Am][E][Esus4] [Bm][Esus4][E][C][Am][G][C][F] [Am][Bb][F][Bb][G#] [E][Am] [Verse 5] [Am]Yeah, but where can you [Esus4]run Since there ain't no world [E]of [Caug]your ow[E]n[Am] And you know that no one will ever miss you, [E]yeah [Esus4]yeah yeah When [E]you're fi[Caug]nally go[E]ne [Verse 6] [C]So you cry like a baby, a bab[F]y [Am]Or you g[F]o out and ge[Am]t high[F][Bb] [Dm]But there ain'[Eb]t no peace[F] on Earth, [Bb]man[G#] Maybe peace when [F]you [E]die, yeah [Outro 1] [Am][D][Am]
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