[Intro]
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B|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----|----7-6-7---------7-6-7------|-----7-6-7---------------|
D|----|-----------------------------|-----------7-5-7-5-4---4-|
A|-7--|--9---------7---9---------7--|--9------------------5---|
E|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------|

E|------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----7-6-7---------7-6-7------|-----7-6-7---------------|
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A|-7-9---------7---9---------7--|--9------------------5---|
E|------------------------------|-------------------------|

[Verse 1]
E5                    C5          D5    B5  D5
Gunfire up in heaven, no religion here
E5                         C5                     D5    B5  D5
Raping your salvation, the last sound that you’ll hear
    E5         
The snap of the noose, the crack of the whip
    C5                D5    B5  D5
The hangman’s face is torn
   E5                      C5              D5    B5  D5
In shameless crucifixion a savage nation’s born
  A5                     B5
Behold the new messiah, arising from the wound
   C5                D5
In rags of execution freedom is consumed

[Chorus 1]
G5        D5              A5      C5  D5
You are a rose, you are a blade
    G5                      D5                C5     D5  A(root note only)
I’m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign
G5        D5              A5      C5  D5
You are a rose, you are a blade
    G5                      D5                C5      
I’m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign
D5
Life among the ruins

[Intro repeat 1]
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B|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----|----7-6-7---------7-6-7------|-----7-6-7---------------|
D|----|-----------------------------|-----------7-5-7-5-4---4-|
A|-7--|--9---------7---9---------7--|--9------------------5---|
E|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------|

E|------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----7-6-7---------7-6-7------|-----7-6-7---------------|
D|------------------------------|-----------7-5-7-5-4---4-|
A|-7-9---------7---9---------7--|--9------------------5---|
E|------------------------------|-------------------------|

[Verse 2]
     E5                     C5               D5    B5  D5    
I’ve lived among the ruins, walked among the dead
E5                         C5              D5    B5  D5
Loved among the wreckage beneath a flag of red
  E5                   
Communion of blood, so bitter the cup
  C5            D5    B5  D5
A union born of fear
   E5                      C5             D5    B5  D5
Creation and perdition – a world within a tear
  A5                     B5
Behold the new messiah, arising from his bed
C5                 D5
Holier in silence, paler than the dead

[Chorus 2]
G5        D5              A5      C5  D5
You are a rose, you are a blade
    G5                      D5                C5     D5  A(root note only)
I’m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign
G5        D5              A5      C5  D5
You are a rose, you are a blade
    G5                      D5                C5      
I’m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign
D5
Life among the ruins

[Intro repeat 2]
E|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----|----7-6-7---------7-6-7------|-----7-6-7---------------|
D|----|-----------------------------|-----------7-5-7-5-4---4-|
A|-7--|--9---------7---9---------7--|--9------------------5---|
E|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------|

E|------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----7-6-7---------7-6-7------|-----7-6-7---------------|
D|------------------------------|-----------7-5-7-5-4---4-|
A|-7-9---------7---9---------7--|--9------------------5---|
E|------------------------------|-------------------------|

[Guitar solo 1 rhythm]
E5 C5 D5 B5 D5 x4
A5 B5 C5 D5

[Chorus 3]
G5        D5              A5      C5  D5
You are a rose, you are a blade
    G5                      D5                C5     D5  A(root note only)
I’m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign
G5        D5              A5      C5  D5
You are a rose, you are a blade
  G5               D5               C5     D5     
I challenge you to love my bride of pain

[Instrumental 1]
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B|-------------------------------8-|-------------------------------8-|
G|-9-7---9---9-7---9-7---------7---|-9-7---9---9-7---9-7---------7---|
D|-----7---------7-----7---7-8-----|-----7---------7-----7---7-8-----|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------5-|-------------------------------5-|
G|-6-4---6---6-4---6-4---------4---|-6-4---6---6-4---6-4---------4---|
D|-----4---------4-----4---4-5-----|-----4---------4-----4---4-5-----|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------8-|-------------------------------8-|
G|-9-7---9---9-7---9-7---------7---|-9-7---9---9-7---9-7---------7---|
D|-----7---------7-----7---7-8-----|-----7---------7-----7---7-8-----|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-------------------------------5-|-----------------3---------|
G|-6-4---6---6-4---6-4---------4---|-6-4---6---6-4---2---------|
D|-----4---------4-----4---4-5-----|-----4---------4-0---------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------0---------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------|

Bb Dm Bb

[Bridge]
         Dm                  Bb
With the dying sun of autumn bathing us in gold
   Dm                           Bb
We walk the desolation, hand in hand against the cold
      Dm                          Bb
While rampant runs the reaper all through the barren plains
     Dm                           Bb
With scythe in hand he reaches to harvest the last remains
   C                         Gm              E/G#     Am
In agony you stumble, with a curse upon your lips you die

[Guitar solo 2]
   Am      G                 F
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B|-13~~----12~~---12-13-15-|-15~~----13-12-13~~------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   Fm      Eb                Bb/D
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-13~~----12~~---12-13-15-|-15~~----13-12-13~~------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   C#dim                     G#9
E|-------------------------|------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-12~~------12-13-13b(15)-|-13b(15)~~----13-12-13~~------|
D|-------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-------------------------|------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------------|

   Gdim                      F#dim                    Fm
E|-------------------------|------------------------|---------------|
B|--------12--14~~---------|------------------------|---------------|
G|-12~~--------------12~~--|-11~~---9--------11~~---|-10~~----------|
D|-------------------------|-----------10~~---------|---------------|
A|-------------------------|------------------------|---------------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|---------------|

[Instrumental 2]
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------7-|-------------------------------7-|
D|-9-7---9---9-7---9-7---------7---|-9-7---9---9-7---9-7---------7---|
A|-----7---------7-----7---7-8-----|-----7---------7-----7---7-8-----|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------3------------|
G|-------------------------------7-|-----------------2------------|
D|-9-7---9---9-7---9-7---------7---|-9-7---9---9-7---0------------|
A|-----7---------7-----7---7-8-----|-----7---------7-0------------|
E|---------------------------------|------------------------------|

[Chorus 4]
G5        D5              A5      C5  D5
You are a rose, you are a blade
    G5                      D5                C5     D5  A(root note only)
I’m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign
G5        D5              A5      C5  D5
You are a rose, you are a blade
    G5                      D5                C5     D5  A(root note only) 
I’m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign
G5        D5              A5      C5  D5
You are a rose, you are a blade
    G5                      D5                C5     D5  A(root note only)
I’m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign
G5        D5              A5      C5  D5
You are a rose, you are a blade
G5                   D5                 C5          
Bare your breast and save this child of pain
D5
Life among the ruins

[Outro]
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A|-7-9---------7---9---------7--|--9------------------5---|-7----| |
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