500 Years

	  		
Intro: G C G C G C G 

   Em        G          C 
I opened my eyes as sunlight broke over the marsh. 
   Em        G              C 
My lungs were filled with sulphur, I was all washed up. 
   G                 D                C 
Caught in a storm drain and into a gutter. 
   G          D         C 
I had no memory of who I was. 


 G                 C 
500 years I was a ghost for you. 
 G                 C 
500 years I was lost for you. 
  Em       D           C 
There's nothing left of me, 
 C                    G C      G C 
I can't move on for 500 years. 500 years. 


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    Em              G                   C 
I followed coquina sidewalks down into the city, 
    Em              G                          C 
The palm rats danced on the telephone wires hanging up above me. 
    G              D                C 
I knew that his black eyes were watching on me. 
    G              D                C 
I could feel the heat of the flames reaching out for me. 
                                                                                          
                
  G                 C 
500 years I was a ghost for you. 
 G                 C 
500 years I was lost for you. 
  Em       D           C 
There's nothing left of me, 
 C                    G C       G C 
I can't move on for 500 years. 500 years. 



    Em               G 
Somewhere in the cemetery, 
    C 
I know my corpse is rotting. 
          Em                G                C 
With a cold heart in my chest and not a draw left in my breath 
     G              D                   C 
Sometimes it feels like I have always been here, 
     G              D                    C 
Sometimes it feels like I will never leave 
  
                                                                               

 G                 C 
500 years I was a ghost for you. 
 G                 C 
500 years I was lost for you. 
  Em       D           C 
There's nothing left of me, 
 C                    G C      G C 
I can't move on for 500 years. 500 years. 


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