Lust For Power
New Model ArmyVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
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G 15--14----10--9----7--6----3--2----| x2
D 15--15----10--10---7--7----2--2----|
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Across the flatlands we came out of nowhere special
Like a peasant revolution - makeshift weapons in our hands
We crashed the gates so hard we'd never heard that kind of sound before
And braced ourselves for victory and the spoils of the land
Defences melt away before our frozen blank surprise
From the palace now we stare into a million waiting eyes
I've got my trophies on the wall, the heads I've hunted down the hall
And I guard my winnings well, carry them with me when I fall
Now the daylight hours pass like the people I have lost
In the triumph of the hour, in the bloody cause - lust for power
Riff with verse chords ( )
Like a vision she dances through the shafts of light
Everything I've ever dreamed about focused true and bright
And fortune opens up the ground, blackens out the sky
I kissed her once, I kissed her twice but I couldn't remember why
When I was young they taught me well to always play to win
But they never said what happens when you've won the bloody game
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And all desire is satisfied but still the hunt goes on
It's funny how this feeling stays with all the reasons gone
We've seen them fat and bloated those who once could hold a flame
I've run for home and words gone by but nothing seems the same
I can watch the world in secrecy from one side of this glass
From the other my reflection and I don't know which is worse
The streets are lined with glittering stores and a million fatted calves
I can catch myself sometimes these days and all I do is laugh, laugh
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Readable chord sheet for Lust For Power by New Model Army
e -----------------------------------| B -----------------------------------| G 15--14----10--9----7--6----3--2----| x2 D 15--15----10--10---7--7----2--2----| A -----------------------------------| E -----------------------------------| [Bb] Across the fl[C]atlands we came [Dm]out of nowhere sp[C]ecial Like a [Bb]peasant revol[C]ution - makeshift [Dm]weapons in our h[Am]ands We [Bb]crashed the gates so h[C]ard we'd never [Dm]heard that kind of s[C]ound before And [Bb]braced ourselves for [C]victory and the s[Dm]poils of the [Am]land Def[Gm]ences melt away before our [Am]frozen blank surprise From the [Gm]palace now we stare into a [A]million waiting eyes I've got my [Dm]trophies on the w[F]all, the heads I'v[Am]e hunted down the hall And I g[Dm]uard my winnings [F]well, carry the[Am]m with me when I fall Now the [Dm]daylight hours [F]pass like th[Am]e people I have lost In the [Dm]triumph of the [F]hour, in th[Am]e bloody cause - lust for power Riff with verse chords ([Bb] [C] [Dm] [C]) [Bb] Like a [C]vision she dances [Dm]through the shafts of li[C]ght Everyt[Bb]hing I've ever dr[C]eamed about [Dm]focused true and [Am]bright And [Bb]fortune opens [C]up the ground, [Dm]blackens out the s[C]ky I [Bb]kissed her once, I [C]kissed her twice but I [Dm]couldn't remember w[Am]hy When [Gm]I was young they taught me well to [Am]always play to win But they [Gm]never said what happens when you've [A]won the bloody game ([Gm] [F] [Eb]) x2 And [Cm]all desire is satisfied but [D]still the hunt goes on It's [Gm]funny how this feeling stays with [A]all the reasons gone We've [Bb]seen them fat and bl[C]oated those who [Dm]once could hold a fl[C]ame I've [Bb]run for home and [C]words gone by but [Dm]nothing seems the s[Am]ame I can [Bb]watch the world in [C]secrecy from [Dm]one side of this [C]glass From the [Bb]other my refl[C]ection and I [Dm]don't know which is w[Am]orse The s[Gm]treets are lined with glittering stores and a [Am]million fatted calves I can [Gm]catch myself sometimes these days and [A]all I do is laugh, laugh