Dirt And Roses

	  		
 


INTRO 
Em | C B | 
Em | C B n.c. | 

(full band) 
Em | C B | 
Em | C B | 
Em | C B | 
Em | C n.c. | 


verse 1
 
Em            C            B         Em                C       B 
    This city grieves like widows clasping folded flags against their hearts 
Em            C          B          G              B7 
    Raindrops spill like dirt and roses on black coffins in the dark 
Em          C        B        Em            C      B 
    Not yet corpses, still we rot, oblivious to our decay 
Em           C      B       G                    B 
    Drinking poison drop by drop, destined to die 


          Em                      C 
Unless we save our lives from the coming tide 
              G                    B 
That seeks to drown us in its waves 
          Em                    C 
But if we sell our soul for the chance of gold 
           G                       B 
Then we'll rue each passing day
 


verse 2 

Em                   C          B 
    And I swear this place once was alive 
Em                   C           B 
    The streets, all pulsed like living veins 
Em              C        B 
    Heart worth beating, coarse with blood 
G                 B 
    The buildings breathe each time they sway 
Em             C      B Em      C      B 
    The time of death,    punctuated by the bells 
Em                C    B G                   B 
    The sky turned red,    then came the rain 

 
n.c.           Em                      C 
Come on, let's save our lives from the coming tide 
              G                    B 
That seeks to drown us in its waves 
          Em                    C 
But if we sell our soul for the chance of gold 
           G                       B 
Then we'll rue each passing day
 


INTERLUDE 1 
Em | C B | 
Em | C B | 
Em | C B | 
Em | C B | 


BREAKDOWN 
     Em     Bm      C         B        Em 
They drown, they'll crush you from the top 
Bm  C      B    Em Bm    C      B          G    B 
I'd rather die, I  would rather chase them down. 
      Em     Bm  C        B       Em     Bm     C    B 
These worlds are crashing forward,  they try to set alight 
Em    Bm  C          B          G    B 
Built our true fates while they drown 


BRIDGE 
C             Bm       G  D/F#  Em         D          C 
  Like fallen soldiers on these fields, we spared our lives 
         Bm       G  D/F# Em        D        C 
  Bodies hurled upon the  wheels, I swear we tried 
    Bm    G   D/F# Em    D     C          Bm               Em 
  I came upon this godforsaken sight, and felt it all pass by 


INTERLUDE 2 
( Em ) | C B | 
  Em   | C B | 
  Em   | C B | 
  Em   | C 


FINAL Chorus 1 
n.c.           Em                      C 
Come on, let's save our lives from the coming tide 
              G                    B 
That seeks to drown us in its waves 
          Em                    C 
But if we sell our soul for the chance of gold 
           G                       B 
Then we'll rue each passing day 


FINAL Chorus 2 
   Em                          C 
So save our... Our lives, it's coming clear 
           G                   B 
Yeah, it's becoming clear to me 
            Em                    C 
We'll never sell our soul for the chance of gold 
          G                       B 
And we'll live each passing day