Blood Red Thorn
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: D#mCapotraste: Sem capotraste
Blood Red Thorn by Angelo De Augustine
Album: Toil and Trouble
Standard Tuning
No Capo
[Intro]
G#m C# D#m
G#m C# F# D#m
[Verse 1]
G#m C#
On my own
F# B
I don't need no one
G#m C#
F# D#m
Velvet crimson palms
G#m C#
You play so sly
F# B
But you held on for too long
A#m D#
Now your heart is ghostly white
B C# G#m
In chance devotion, frozen in time
G#m C# F# G#m
[Verse 2]
G#m C#
Oh, my love
F# B
Someday you'll find your home
G#m C#
Life on the run
F# D#m
Is enough to wear one down
G#m C#
You fly so high
F# B
In a steel bird burning the sky
A#m D#
Now your eyes work overtime
B C#
Arranging oceans and watching them dry
[Bridge]
F# B F# B
F# B A# B
B C#
[Verse 3]
G#m C#
An ancient tongue
F# B
The alchemist was wrong
G#m C#
Philosopher's stone
F# B
Made you live too long
G#m C#
Abusing fire
B
A self inflicting desire
A#m D#
A ritual performed
B C# G#m
An obligation, a sinister cypher
[Outro]
G#m C# F# B
G#m C# F# G#m
How to play Blood Red Thorn
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.