In The Embers Chords
In The Embers by Sleeping At Last is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G, G/B, C/E, G/D, Am and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
verse 1:
C G G/B C/E
We live and we die, like fireworks
C G G/B C/E
Our legacy hides in the embers
C G G/B C/E G/D C
May our story catch fire and burn bright enough to catch God's eye
Pre-Chorus
C G G/B
We live and we die
C Am F G
Like fireworks we pull apart the dark
Am F G
Compete against the stars with all of our hearts
Am F G
'Til our temporary brilliance turns to ash
Am F G (x2) G/B (x2) G/D (x2)
We pull apart the darkness while we can
verse 2:
C G G/B C/E
May we live and die a valorous life
C G G/B C/E
May we write it all down in cursive lines
C G G/B C/E G/D C
So we pray we were made in the image of a figure 8
Pre-Chorus
C G G/B
May we live and die
C Am F G
Like fireworks we pull apart the dark
Am F G
Compete against the stars with all of our hearts
Am F G
'Til our temporary brilliance turns to ash
Am F G (x2) G/B (x2) G/D (x2)
We pull apart the darkness while we can
C Am F G
Like fireworks we pull apart the dark
Am F G
Compete against the stars with all of our hearts
Am F G
'Til our temporary brilliance turns to ash
Am F G (x2) G/B (x2) G/D (x2)
We pull apart the darkness while we can