Behold The Nightmare - Smashing Pumpkins

Behold The Nightmare

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Intro: Dsus2 (4x)
 
F#m Dsus2
I've faced the fathoms in your deep
Withstood the suitors quiet siege
F#m
Pulled down the heavens just to
G G
Please you, appease you,
The wind blows and I know
 
A Hm7
 
Pre-Chorus
A Hm7
I can't go on digging roses from your
Grave to linger on, beyond the
Beyond, where the willows weep and the whirlpools
Sleep, you'll find me
 
G G
The coarse tide reflects sky
 
Chorus:
Dsus2 F#m
And the nightmare rides on }x2
With a december black psalm
And the nightmare rides on
 
G G
What I fear is lost here
The wind blows and I know
 
Ocultar tablatura
 
Bridge:
D Em F#m Fm7 Em G
1|------------------------------------------------|
2|-----------------2---3--------------------------|
3|-----2---0-2---2---1-----0-----2-0-/4-x-2-0-x-2-|
4|-3-4--------------------------------------------|
5|(5)---------------------------------------------|
6|-------0-----2-----1---1-0-x-x-----/3-----------|
 
D Em F#m Fm7 Em G
All you have to do is run away
And steal yourself from me, become
2|-2------2-|
3|----------|
4|----------|
5|-0--------|
6|--------2-|
A mystery to gaze into, you're so
1|-------------------------|
2|-0---0---0---2---2-2---2-|
3|-------2-----------------|
4|---0-------0---0-----0---|
5|-------------0-----------|
6|-3-----------------2-----|
Cruel in all you do but still I
 
G (Fm7) interlude
Believe, I believe in you
 
Interlude: Dsus2 Em }x4
 
G
So may you come with your own knives, you'll never take me alive
With all the force of what is true, is there nothing I can do?
Pre-Chorus
 
Pre-Chorus.
 
Chorus.
 
Dsus2
 
F#m Dsus2
I've faced the fathoms in your deep
Withstood the suitors quiet siege
Pulled down the heavens just to please you
To hold the flower I can't keep...
 
F#m Dsus2 F#m (fade-out)

How to play Behold The Nightmare

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What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is Dsus2. You can transpose without leaving the page.

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.

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