[Intro] E|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------| B|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------| G|----|----7-6-7---------7-6-7------|-----7-6-7---------------| D|----|-----------------------------|-----------7-5-7-5-4---4-| A|-7--|--9---------7---9---------7--|--9------------------5---| E|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------| E|------------------------------|-------------------------| B|------------------------------|-------------------------| G|-----7-6-7---------7-6-7------|-----7-6-7---------------| D|------------------------------|-----------7-5-7-5-4---4-| A|-7-9---------7---9---------7--|--9------------------5---| E|------------------------------|-------------------------| [Verse 1] E5 C5 D5 B5 D5 Gunfire up in heaven, no religion here E5 C5 D5 B5 D5 Raping your salvation, the last sound that you’ll hear E5 The snap of the noose, the crack of the whip C5 D5 B5 D5 The hangman’s face is torn E5 C5 D5 B5 D5 In shameless crucifixion a savage nation’s born A5 B5 Behold the new messiah, arising from the wound C5 D5 In rags of execution freedom is consumed [Chorus 1] G5 D5 A5 C5 D5 You are a rose, you are a blade G5 D5 C5 D5 A(root note only) I’m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign G5 D5 A5 C5 D5 You are a rose, you are a blade G5 D5 C5 I’m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign D5 Life among the ruins [Intro repeat 1] E|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------| B|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------| G|----|----7-6-7---------7-6-7------|-----7-6-7---------------| D|----|-----------------------------|-----------7-5-7-5-4---4-| A|-7--|--9---------7---9---------7--|--9------------------5---| E|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------| E|------------------------------|-------------------------| B|------------------------------|-------------------------| G|-----7-6-7---------7-6-7------|-----7-6-7---------------| D|------------------------------|-----------7-5-7-5-4---4-| A|-7-9---------7---9---------7--|--9------------------5---| E|------------------------------|-------------------------| [Verse 2] E5 C5 D5 B5 D5 I’ve lived among the ruins, walked among the dead E5 C5 D5 B5 D5 Loved among the wreckage beneath a flag of red E5 Communion of blood, so bitter the cup C5 D5 B5 D5 A union born of fear E5 C5 D5 B5 D5 Creation and perdition – a world within a tear A5 B5 Behold the new messiah, arising from his bed C5 D5 Holier in silence, paler than the dead [Chorus 2] G5 D5 A5 C5 D5 You are a rose, you are a blade G5 D5 C5 D5 A(root note only) I’m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign G5 D5 A5 C5 D5 You are a rose, you are a blade G5 D5 C5 I’m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign D5 Life among the ruins [Intro repeat 2] E|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------| B|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------| G|----|----7-6-7---------7-6-7------|-----7-6-7---------------| D|----|-----------------------------|-----------7-5-7-5-4---4-| A|-7--|--9---------7---9---------7--|--9------------------5---| E|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------| E|------------------------------|-------------------------| B|------------------------------|-------------------------| G|-----7-6-7---------7-6-7------|-----7-6-7---------------| D|------------------------------|-----------7-5-7-5-4---4-| A|-7-9---------7---9---------7--|--9------------------5---| E|------------------------------|-------------------------| [Guitar solo 1 rhythm] E5 C5 D5 B5 D5 x4 A5 B5 C5 D5 [Chorus 3] G5 D5 A5 C5 D5 You are a rose, you are a blade G5 D5 C5 D5 A(root note only) I’m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign G5 D5 A5 C5 D5 You are a rose, you are a blade G5 D5 C5 D5 I challenge you to love my bride of pain [Instrumental 1] E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-------------------------------8-|-------------------------------8-| G|-9-7---9---9-7---9-7---------7---|-9-7---9---9-7---9-7---------7---| D|-----7---------7-----7---7-8-----|-----7---------7-----7---7-8-----| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-------------------------------5-|-------------------------------5-| G|-6-4---6---6-4---6-4---------4---|-6-4---6---6-4---6-4---------4---| D|-----4---------4-----4---4-5-----|-----4---------4-----4---4-5-----| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-------------------------------8-|-------------------------------8-| G|-9-7---9---9-7---9-7---------7---|-9-7---9---9-7---9-7---------7---| D|-----7---------7-----7---7-8-----|-----7---------7-----7---7-8-----| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------| B|-------------------------------5-|-----------------3---------| G|-6-4---6---6-4---6-4---------4---|-6-4---6---6-4---2---------| D|-----4---------4-----4---4-5-----|-----4---------4-0---------| A|---------------------------------|-----------------0---------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------| Bb Dm Bb [Bridge] Dm Bb With the dying sun of autumn bathing us in gold Dm Bb We walk the desolation, hand in hand against the cold Dm Bb While rampant runs the reaper all through the barren plains Dm Bb With scythe in hand he reaches to harvest the last remains C Gm E/G# Am In agony you stumble, with a curse upon your lips you die [Guitar solo 2] Am G F E|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-13~~----12~~---12-13-15-|-15~~----13-12-13~~------| G|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------| Fm Eb Bb/D E|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|-13~~----12~~---12-13-15-|-15~~----13-12-13~~------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------| C#dim G#9 E|-------------------------|------------------------------| B|-------------------------|------------------------------| G|-12~~------12-13-13b(15)-|-13b(15)~~----13-12-13~~------| D|-------------------------|------------------------------| A|-------------------------|------------------------------| E|-------------------------|------------------------------| Gdim F#dim Fm E|-------------------------|------------------------|---------------| B|--------12--14~~---------|------------------------|---------------| G|-12~~--------------12~~--|-11~~---9--------11~~---|-10~~----------| D|-------------------------|-----------10~~---------|---------------| A|-------------------------|------------------------|---------------| E|-------------------------|------------------------|---------------| [Instrumental 2] E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-------------------------------7-|-------------------------------7-| D|-9-7---9---9-7---9-7---------7---|-9-7---9---9-7---9-7---------7---| A|-----7---------7-----7---7-8-----|-----7---------7-----7---7-8-----| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|-----------------3------------| G|-------------------------------7-|-----------------2------------| D|-9-7---9---9-7---9-7---------7---|-9-7---9---9-7---0------------| A|-----7---------7-----7---7-8-----|-----7---------7-0------------| E|---------------------------------|------------------------------| [Chorus 4] G5 D5 A5 C5 D5 You are a rose, you are a blade G5 D5 C5 D5 A(root note only) I’m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign G5 D5 A5 C5 D5 You are a rose, you are a blade G5 D5 C5 D5 A(root note only) I’m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign G5 D5 A5 C5 D5 You are a rose, you are a blade G5 D5 C5 D5 A(root note only) I’m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign G5 D5 A5 C5 D5 You are a rose, you are a blade G5 D5 C5 Bare your breast and save this child of pain D5 Life among the ruins [Outro] E|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------| B|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------| G|----|----7-6-7---------7-6-7------|-----7-6-7---------------| D|----|-----------------------------|-----------7-5-7-5-4---4-| A|-7--|--9---------7---9---------7--|--9------------------5---| E|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------| E|------------------------------|-------------------------|------| | B|------------------------------|-------------------------|------| | G|-----7-6-7---------7-6-7------|-----7-6-7---------------|-9----| | D|------------------------------|-----------7-5-7-5-4---4-|-9----| | A|-7-9---------7---9---------7--|--9------------------5---|-7----| | E|------------------------------|-------------------------|------||