The Rot
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: FmCapotraste:
1st traste
[Intro]
Em C D B C Am B4 B
Em C D B C Am B B (x2)
[Verse 1]
Em C
The poison in the cherry wine
Em B
A state of death but trapped in time
C Am
Afflicted with a nightmare's touch
B
That mother could not cure
Em C
A crimson promise kept to me
Em B
And I cling to it carefully
C Am
When battles fought could break my soul
B
It whispers to endure
[Prechorus 1]
C
As flowers blow in southern winds
D
They tell the tales of my own sin
Em
When I can't stop the fight I'm in
B
And scarlet spreads once more
[Chorus]
Em
This is the pain that feeds
C
The rot inside
D
A poison and a creed
B
My parasite
C
I am changed but free
Am
And it strengthens me
B
Still to survive (survive, survive)
Em
So like a river flows
C
I'll move along
D
As the infection grows
B
My heart beats strong
C
I will thrive consumed
Am
As a midnight bloom
B Em
Into the dawn (the dawn, the dawn, the dawn)
C D B C Am B B
Ahh Ahh Ahh Ahh Ahh Ahh Ahh
[Verse 2]
Em C
A killing blow from nature's wrath
Em B
The detour on my divine path
C Am
In fallout of the shattered
B
The debtors are unpaid
Em C
Misguided by the influence
Em B
Of the last order's ignorance
C Am
There's hope left in the bloodline still
B
It slumbers far away
[Prechorus 2]
C
Beyond the mountains on the sea
D
Lies kindred grace for Valkyries
Em
The wait for a homecoming
B
It grows to countless days
[Chorus]
Em
This is the pain that feeds
C
The rot inside
D
A poison and a creed
B
My parasite
C
I am changed but free
Am
And it strengthens me
B
Still to survive (survive, survive)
Em
So like a river flows
C
I'll move along
D
As the infection grows
B
My heart beats strong
C
I will thrive consumed
Am
As a midnight bloom
B Em
Into the dawn (the dawn, the dawn, the dawn)
C D B C Am B B
Ahh Ahh Ahh Ahh Ahh Ahh Ahh
C
[Bridge]
D
So if I must wait forever
Em
For salvation or the grave
B
I have bound my soul to vengeance
C
And I've taken what I crave
D
I will stop the interruptions
Em
Even if I lose my mind
B
When the roaches come I'll crush them
C
As I'm running out of time
(Within) the rot it seems
D
There's a faint humanity
Em B
That speaks to the affliction as it grows
C
And all I have become
Am
In the years of growing numb
Em B
Is perfect in the ways I've come to know
[Instrumental]
Em C D B C Am B B
N.C.
[Chorus]
Em
This is the pain that feeds
C
The rot inside
D
A poison and a creed
B
My parasite
C
I am changed but free
Am
And it strengthens me
B
Still to survive (survive, survive)
Em
So like a river flows
C
I'll move along
D
As the infection grows
B
My heart beats strong
C
I will thrive consumed
Am
As a midnight bloom
B Em
Into the dawn (the dawn, the dawn, the dawn)
C D B C Am B B
Ahh Ahh Ahh Ahh Ahh Ahh Ahh
[Outro]
Em C D B C Am B4 B
How to play The Rot
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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.