Avalanche Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]I stepped into an aval[F]anche
[Am]It covered up my[G] soul[Am]
When I am not this [F]hunchback that you see
[Am]I sleep beneat[G]h the gold[Am]en hill[C]
You who wish [E]to conquer pain
[Am]You must learn to serve me
[F]well
[Esus4][E]

[Verse 2]
[Am]
You strike my side [F]by accident
[Am]As you go down[G] to your goal[Am]
This cripple here that [F]you clothe and feed
Is [Am]neither [G]starved [Am]nor c[C]old
He does not ask [E]for your company
Not at the [Am]centre,
the centre of the [F]world

[Verse 3]
[Esus4]I who am [E]on [Am]a pedestal[F]
[Am]You did not rais[G]e me there[Am]
Your laws do not com[F]pel me now
[Am]To kneel grote[G]sque and b[Am]are
[C]For [E]I myself am the pedestal
For this [Am]ugly hump at which
[F]you stare
[Esus4][E]

[Verse 4]
[Am]
You who wish to [F]conquer pain
[Am]You must learn[G] what makes
[Am]me kind
The crumbs of love that [F]you
offer me
[Am]Are the crumbs I've [G]left be[Am]hind[C]
Your pain is no [E]credential here
It's just a [Am]shadow of my
[F]wound
[Esus4][E]

[Verse 5]
[Am]
I have begun [F]to ask for [Am]you
I who [G]have no [Am]greed
I have begun [F]to long [Am]for you
I who [G]have no [Am]need[C]
You say you've gone [E]away from me
But I can [Am]feel you when [F]you
breathe
[Esus4][E]

[Verse 6]
[Am]
Do not dress in those [F]rags for me
[Am]I know you are n[G]ot poor[Am]
And do not love me quite
[F]so fiercely now
When you [Am]know that [G]you are [Am]not s[C]ure
It is your turn, [E]my beloved one
It is [Am]your flesh that I [F]wear

[Outro 1]
[F][Esus4][E][E][Am]