Melpomene Chords

  			
Verse 
E           A   E 
Cold had I calloused 
            Am    E  Esus2 E   A 
Walls were raised to bear the weight 
        E 
I'd not take 
                 A  E 
Too slow were my senses 
      Am  E   Esus2  E    A 
Muted musings lost their way 
       D  A 
Disconnected 
      Dm         A 
Only silence remained 
D            A            E 
Holding my breath in the dark 
            B 
Gasping for air 
                    E 
With the lungs of a lark 


                A    E 
So warm was the welcome 
       Am        E       
Humble in its embrace 
B            E            A 
Tell me just how did you save me? 
        D             A 
Pull me up from the grave 
            Dm          A 
Though my youth did mislead 
D           A       E 
I would retreat to you 
                    A 
Right back to your arms 
          D       A 
With my spirit aglow 
           Dm           A 
Where the pains of the past 
D          A            E 
Exit and mask through you 
                  B 
Too lost when we part 
                      E 
With the lungs of a lark 


Bridge 
B 
I (far removed from myself) 
        A          E 
Had denied what I lost 
          A            E            B 
When my heart had withdrawn to the fray (In a whimsical way) 
          A             E 
I would flee from the truth 
         A       E 
I could bury in youth 
B 
You (you would have me) 
                            A      E 
You would have me if I've fallen again 
            A           E           B    
Would you bring me back out of the dark? 
                     E 
With my lungs of a lark 



Outro 
E             A   E 
Cold. Have I calloused 
           Am    E  Esus2 E      
But these walls are coming down