Damocles
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[Verso 1]
G5 C2
Well, I've been waking up under blades, blueblossom days
G5 C2
If only Damocles would hit me back
G5 C2
No alabaster carvings or faces on a farthing
G5 C2
Would prevent my head from fading to black
D5/A C/G
And it feels like falling into the sea
D5/A C/G
From outer space in seconds to me
Bm7 C/G
And I play discordant days on repeat
D5/A C/G
Until they look like harmony
[Refrão]
C/G
When the river runs dry and the curtain is called
D5/A
How will I know if I can't see the bottom?
Em
Come up for air and choke on it all
No one else knows that I've got a problem
C/G
What if I can't get up and stand tall?
G5
What if the diamond days are all gone?
D5/A
And who will I be when the empire falls?
Wake up alone and I'll be forgotten
( G5 C2 )
( G5 C2 )
[Verso 2]
G5
Well, I know I should be touring
C/G
I know these chords are boring
G5 C/G
But I can't always be killing the game
G5 C/G
No golden grand pianos or voices from the shadows
G5 C/G
Will do anything but feel the same
D5/A C/G
And it feels like falling into the deep
D5/A C/G
From somewhere way up over the peaks
Bm7 C/G
And I play discordant days on repeat
Bm7 C/G
Until the tape runs out on me
[Refrão]
C/G
When the river runs dry and the curtain is called
D5/A
How will I know if I can't see the bottom?
Em
Come up for air and choke on it all
No one else knows that I've got a problem
C/G
What if I can't get up and stand tall?
G5
What if the diamond days are all gone?
D5/A
And who will I be when the empire falls?
Wake up alone and I'll be forgotten
[Ponte]
Am Em G5 D5/A
And nobody told me I'd be begging for relief
C/G D5/A Am
When what is silent to you feels like it's screaming to me
Am Em G5 D5/A
Well, nobody told me I'd get tired of myself
C/G G5 Am
When it all looks like heaven, but it feels like hell
[Refrão]
C/G
When the river runs dry and the curtain is called
D5/A
How will I know if I can't see the bottom?
Em
Come up for air and choke on it all
No one else knows that I've got a problem
C/G
What if I can't get up and stand tall?
G5
What if the diamond days are all gone?
D5/A
And who will I be when the empire falls?
Wake up alone and I'll be forgotten
Final: G5 C2 G5 C2
D5/A C/G D5/A C/G
G5 C2 G5 C2
G5 C2 G5 C2
How to play Damocles
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 G5. 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.