Penance
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Intro
B F#/A# G#m F#
[Verso 1]
B
Falling apart and breaking up
F#/A#
Feel like my heart is waking now
G#m F#
And I don’t know how to hurt
B
Voice of an angel call me up
F#/A#
Who ever let me fall in love?
G#m F#
Cause I know it never works for me
G#m
And still I’ll try
F#/A#
Even though you got
B
the devil inside
You’re the greatest
G#m F#/A#
man I’ve ever known
[Verso 2]
B
World dressed like Heaven
F#/A#
tastes like Hell How did
you fool me so damn well?
G#m
And you can’t solve
F# E
this with your fists
B
I always thought
you’d know the best
F#/A#
A Glory Be an Eternal
G#m
Rest But you can’t let
F# E
me live like this
G#m
But still I’ll try
F#/A#
Cause I know you’re
B
not the devil I’d die
Sooner than letting
G#m F#/A#
my angel go
[Refrão]
B F#/A#
So if you need to
G#m
leave me alone
E
Just promise me
you’re coming home
B F#/A#
And I promise I won’t
G#m E
wait up for you dear
B F#/A#
And whenever you need
G#m
I’ll be here my love
E
I promise I’d never
B
give you up Even if you
F#/A# G#m E
give in to the fear
E
And I’ll fix you
F#
as you wipe up
Every tear
B
[Verso 3]
B
Things have changed
since I found you out
F#/A#
Not even God can stop it
G#m
now But I still love you
F# E B
the same Wait for the
night you don’t come home
F#/A#
You can’t leave me here
G#m F# E
alone As I inherit the pain
G#m
But stil I’ll try
F#/A#
To accept you’ve got
B
the devil inside
Cause I know you’ll
G#m F#/A#
use him well
[Refrão]
B F#/A#
So if you need to
G#m
leave me alone
E
Just promise me
you’re coming home
B F#/A#
And I promise I won’t
G#m E
wait up for you dear
B F#/A#
And whenever you need
G#m
I’ll be here my love
E
I promise I’d never
B
give you up Even if you
F#/A# G#m E
give in to the fear
G#m
And maybe I washed it
E
away With all of the
B
blood It begged you
F#/A#
to shed And may His
G#m
light be granted
E
And save who they can’t
B F#/A#
Destroy alive or dead
Guitar Solo
B F#/A# G#m F# x4
[Refrão]
B F#/A# G#m
So if you need to leave me alive
E
Just promise you won’t give up
B F#/A#
the fight Even if you give
G#m E B
in to the fear So I know you
F#/A# G#m
need to break my heart You’re
E
more than what you do in the
B
dark And you’re bleeding fo
F#/A# G#m E
more than for yourself
B F#/A#
Cause whenever you bleed
G#m
I feel it my love He’s always
E B
right there up above And there’s
F#/A# G#m E
nothing awaiting you in Hell
E
So let the devil out and
F#
I know they’ll treat him well
How to play Penance
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B. 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.