intro ooooh Bm Bm G A Down they fell like the children of Eden Bm G A Down they fell like the tower G6 Bm E As the land relinquished her ghost Bm G6 A Heed the sirens, take shelter, my lover Bm G6 A Flee the fire that devours G6 Bm7 But the sight held me fixed G6 A Em Bm G6 Like a bayonet against my throat (ooooh) Bm G A Neither plague or famine tempered my courage Bm G A Nor did raids make me cower G6 Bm But his translucent skin G6 A Made me shiver deep within my bones Em Bm G6 ooooh Bm A It was a pale white horse Bm A With a crooked smile Bm7 A G6 And I knew it was my time A Bm G6 ooooh A Bm G6 ooooh Bm A It was the raging storm Bm A Of a foreign war Bm A G6 And a face I'd seen before A Bm G6 ooooh (x5)