The Martyr Chords
by Andy Black
The Martyr by Andy Black is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, F, C, G and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
verse 1
Am F C G
Do I want to forgive my sins while yours are still bleeding?
Am F C G
I forgot what it's like to live and get lost in dreaming
Am F
Will you push me out into the great unknown
C G
Let me go, let me float through the darkness?
Am F
Did I hold you back and throw it all away?
C G
'Cause a lie is just fear, let's be honest.
Pre-Chorus
Am
Trying to wake up with no safety net
Am
Cut the strings and fall like a marionette.
Am F C G
Save yourself, it's all you have and how you live
Am F C G
Cry for help like you're the martyr, oh.
verse 1
Am F C G
Do I know where the truth begins, the pain that you're speaking?
Am F C G
Can I betray your heart again and know what's deceiving?
Am F
Did I give it up before it could unfold
C G
Like a knife, it shines red, perfect scarlet?
Am F
Will you tear it up before my sorrow grows?
C G
Because death has come back for the harvest.
Pre-Chorus
Am
Trying to wake up with no safety net
Am
Cut the strings and fall like a marionette.
Am F C G
Save yourself, it's all you have and how you live
Am F C G
Cry for help like you're the martyr, oh
Am F
You never think twice, just believe that it's right
C G
Your heart has gone numb from the hate you've become
Am F C G
Save yourself, it's all you have and how you live
Am
Cause you're the martyr.
Bridge
Am G F
Don't ask me how I feel about you
Em
Nothing, nothing
Am G F Em
Don't tell me how to make amends.
Am F C G
Save yourself, it's all you have and how you live
Am F C G
Cry for help like you're the martyr, oh
Am F
You never think twice, just believe that it's right
C G
Your heart has gone numb from the hate you've become
Am F C G
Save yourself, it's all you have and how you live
Am
Cause you're the martyr.