Achilles Come Down
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Am G C Am
Achilles, Achilles, Achilles, come down
Am G Am
Won't you get up off, get up off the roof?
Am G C G
You're scaring us and all of us, some of us love you
Am G C
Achilles, it's not much but there's proof
Am G C Am
You crazy-assed cosmonaut, remember your virtue
Am G C
Redemption lies plainly in truth
Am G C D
Just humour us, Achilles, Achilles, come down
Am G Am
Won't you get up off, get up off the roof?
French language sample Am G C
Am G C Am
Achilles, Achilles, Achilles, come down
Am G C
Won't you get up off, get up off the roof?
Am G C G
The self is not so weightless, nor whole and unbroken
Am G Am
Remember the pact of our youth
Am G C D
Where you go, I'm going, so jump and I'm jumping
Am G Am
Since there is no me without you
Am G C Am
Soldier on, Achilles, Achilles, come down
Am G C
Won't you get up off, get up off the roof?
Pré-Refrão
Am C A Dm
Loathe the way they light candles in Rome
A G Am
But love the sweet air of the votives
Am C A Dm
Hurt and grieve but don't suffer alone
A G Am
Engage with the pain as a motive
Dm C G
Today of all days, see
Em C G C
How the most dangerous thing is to love
Em C G C
How you will heal and you'll rise above
French language sample Am G C Dm
Am G C Am
Achilles, Achilles, Achilles, jump now
Am G C
You are absent of cause or excuse
Am G C Am
So self-indulgent and self-referential
Am G Am
No audience could ever want you
Am G C G
You crave the applause yet hate the attention
Am G C
Then miss it, your act is a ruse
Am C C Am
It is empty, Achilles, so end it all now
Am G Am
It's a pointless resistance for you
French language sample Am G C Dm
Am G C Am
Achilles, Achilles, just put down the bottle
Am G C
Don't listen to what you've consumed
Am G C Am
It's chaos, confusion and wholly unworthy
Am G C
Of feeding and it's wholly untrue
Am G C Dm
You may feel no purpose nor a point for existing
Am G C
It's all just conjecture and gloom
Am G C Dm
And there may not be meaning, so find one and seize it
Am G C
Do not waste yourself on this roof
Am C A Dm
Hear those bells ring deep in the soul
A G Am
Chiming away for a moment
Am C A Dm
Feel your breath course frankly below
A G Am
And see life as a worthy opponent
Chorus
Dm C G
Today of all days, see
Em C G C
How the most dangerous thing is to love
Em C G C
How you will heal and you'll rise above
Em C G C
Crowned by an overture bold and beyond
Am G C
Ah, it's more courageous to overcome
French language sample Am G C Dm
C Am
You want the acclaim, the mother of mothers
Am Dm
(It's not worth it, Achilles)
More poignant than fame or the taste of another
Am C
(Don't listen, Achilles)
But be real and just jump, you dense motherfucker
Am C
(You're worth more, Achilles)
You will not be more than a rat in the gutter
Am G C
(So much more than a rat)
You want my opinion, my opinion you've got
Am G G
(No one asked your opinion)
You asked for my counsel, I gave you my thoughts
Am Dm
(No one asked for your thoughts)
G G Dm
Be done with this now and jump off the roof
(Be done with this now and get off the roof)
Am C Em G
Can you hear me, Achilles? I'm talking to you
Dm C
I'm talking to you
C G
I'm talking to you
C G
I'm talking to you
Am G
Achilles, come down
C G Dm
Achilles, come down
French language sample Am G C Dm C
Am G G Am
Throw yourself into the unknown
Am G C
With pace and a fury defiant
Am G C Am
Clothe yourself in beauty untold
Am G C
And see life as a means to a triumph
Dm C G
Today of all days, see
Em C G C
How the most dangerous thing is to love
Em C G C
How you will heal and you'll rise above
Em C G C
Crowned by an overture bold and beyond
Am G C
Ah, it's more courageous to overcome
How to play Achilles Come Down
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What is the starting chord?
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.