The Emperor In His War-Room Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Em]Stan[Am]ding [Em]in the space
That [G]holds the [F]silent place [G]of
light [Em]away [Am]from [Dm]you
[Em]Think that you can hold
The [G]searing mol[F]ten [G]gold
[Em]Between [Am]your [Dm]fin g[Em]ers[C]
Bas[Am]set!
[E]Slip through
[Em]Tearing ten[C]dons as it [D]goes[E]
[Em]Exposing the white [E]of a knuckle,
[C]flesh and metal forming letters in [Am]the m[D]old.[Em][Am][Em]
Cradling your gun,
af[G]ter choos[C]ing [F]the [G]ones
[Em]you think should die.[Dm]
[Em]Lying on the hill,
crawl[G]ing [C]over [F]the [G]win[Em]dowsill
into [Am]your [F]liv[Dm] ing room oh guitar[Em] solo[C]
[Em]They [Am]stand[Em][E]
Glossy [C]aimless heads
Bod[D]ies [Em]torn [E]by vultures
[Em]Few [C]of the men's hands are rank
[D]With the [Em]smell [E]of [Em]deat[C]h
[Em][D][C][D][Em][D][F#dim]
[G]The[Am] Savi[Em]our of the F[D]allen,[C][Em]
Protector [D]of the [G]Weak[Am],[G]
[Em]Friend of th[D]e Tall Ones,[C][Am][Em]
Keeper [D]of the [G]Peace.
[Em]Ah, but it i[F]s the only w[G]ay,
you [Am]know[Dm]
[Em]Looking out to sea
A [D]flattened [C]plain [F]of [G]weed
[Em]Which bears [Am]no l[Dm]iving[F][Dm]
[Em]You crush life in your fist
[D]As [G]your [F]heart is [Em]kissed by the lips
[Bbdim]of death[Am][Dm][Em][C]
[Em]Ghosts betray you, ghost[E]s betray you
In [Em]the n[C]ight they steal your
eye [D]from its [E]sock[Em] et[E]
An[C]d the foreheads fall upon your
[D]che[Em]ek[Am][Em]
Complaining tongues are still,
a [G]thousand [C]mouth[F] s ar[G]e fi[Em]lled with rusted me[Am]tal,
[Dm]your[F] fac[Dm]e a [Em]Shade of green
Some[G]how you [C]try [F]to [G]speak
[Em]Through [G]all [Am]the [F]garbage
[Dm]in your mo[Em]uth[C]
But [D]it [E]won't [Em]come out
And you can[C]not frame the words
[D]As your [E]stepson
[C]Throws your flame into the flames
[D]and you [Em]are [E]burned[Em][E]
[Em][D][C][D][Am][Em][D][G][D]
Sa[Em]viour [D]of the [C]fallen,
[Am]pro [Em]tector of th[C]e w[D]eak[G]
[D]Friend [Em]of th[D]e tall ones,[C][Am]
[Em]keeper [D]of the [G]priests
[Am]Ah, [Em]but it is th[F]e only way y[G]ou know

[Interlude 1]
[Am][C][F][G][D][G][Am][Em][Am][Dm]
[Em]
[Am][Em][Am][D][Em][D][Em][D][Em][D]
[Em][E][A][Em][D][Em][D][Em][Am][D]
[Em]Live

[Verse 2]
[Am]by sword[Em] and you s[D]hall die so[Em]
[E]All [Em]your power[E] shall[D] come to naugh[E]t
[Em]Every life you [E]take is [D]part
of your [Em]own
Death not par is what [D]you [E]fought

[Interlude 2]
[Am][E][Am][D][Em][D][Em][D][Em][D]
[Em]
[D][Em][E][Em][D][Em][Am][Em][D][Em][D][Em]
[D][Em][D][Em][D][Em]

[Verse 3]
[Em]Cringing in your room
[D]Now [G]the [F]outriders [Em]of doom
step on your [F]threshold[Dm]
[F]Beg[E]ging [Em]for your life
[D]As the [C]impar[F]tial [Baug]night
[Em]Sinks in your [Am]scream[Dm]
ing [Am]flesh[G][C]
[Em]We d[D]on't m[E]atter,
it's merely tak[C]ing murder's toll
[Am]You [C]must p[E]ay the price of hate
An[C]d that price is y[D]our s[Em]oul[D][C][Am]
[G][Em][G][F][G][Am][Em][D][C][Em]
There [F]is a [G]time, [Am]forever,
in [G]your [F]heart of [Dm]growth.
you