Atlas Sorrow Chords
Atlas Sorrow by Sleeping At Last is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, G, C, F, Em, Dm and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Am G
It feels like falling.
C F C
It feels like rain.
Am C G
Like losing my balance
Em Dm Am
Ag—ain and again.
F Am G
It once was so easy;
C F
Breathe in, breathe out.
Am C G
But at the foot of this mountain,
C F C
I only see clouds.
Am G
I feel out of focus,
C F C
Or at least indisposed
Am C G
As this strange weather pattern
Em Dm Am
Inside me takes hold.
F Am G
Each brave step forward,
C F
I take three steps behind.
A C G
It's mind over matter –
C F C
Matter over mind.
Dm C Am G
Slowly,
Am G C F
then all at once.
Dm C Am G
A single loose thread
Am G C F
And it all comes undone.
Am G
Where there is light,
C F C
A shadow appears.
Am C G
The cause and effect
Em Dm Am
When life interferes.
F Am G
The same rule applies
C F
To goodness and grief;
Am C G
For in our great sorrow
C F C
We learn what joy means.
Dm
I don't want to fight, I don't want to fight it.
G
I don't want to fight, I don't want to fight it.
Am G
I don't want to fight, I don't want to fight it.
F
But I will learn to fight, I will
Dm G
'Til this pendulum finds equilibrium.
Dm--C--G
Dm C Am G
Slowly,
Am G C F
then all at once.
Dm Am G
The dark clouds depart,
Am G C F
And the damage is done.
Dm Am G
So pardon the dust
Am G C F
While this all settles in.
Dm C Am G
With a broo-oken heart,
Am C F
Transformation begins.