The Deserter's Song
Radical FaceVersion1
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Chords in this song
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Skies black, cold and vacant now
I sat on the hillside
The stars up above me
Like pinholes in velvet
I listened to the song
That I hoped I'd never hear
And off behind me
Guns snap like insects
We're fighting for causes
We don't really fathom
But we'll charge ahead
Bloodied hands feed the flames
Their guns all rain down
Say your prayers, fall and run
This is do or die this time
Raise your fist, give 'em hell boys
Let's make them wish they'd never lived
My eyes locked with a boy on the other side
Hands dropped, he stood defenseless
But he wasn't frightened
His face was accepting
But I couldn't pull
I couldn't pull, I couldn't pull
And I could see it clear
To fall was not my fear
To make one fall was
And the chaos returned, I backed into the trees
Left my guns on the ground, wiped the mud from my knees
And I knew in my heart that my old life was gone
That in walking away, my name was undone
So I might as well run
Parts and bones and strings of secrets cut the ties that bind me
I might dream myself as king, but I ain't made for ruling
Just live another day,
and I can find another way (3x)
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Readable chord sheet for The Deserter's Song by Radical Face
[C] [Am] [C] [Am] [G] [F] [G] [F] [E] [Am] [Am]Skies black, cold and v[G]acant [E]now [Dm]I sat on the [Am]hillside The stars up [C]above me Like pinholes in [G]velvet I listened to the [Am]song That I [E]hoped I'd never [Am]hear [Am]And off be[G]hind [E]me [Dm]Guns snap like [Am]insects We're fighting for [C]causes We don't really [G]fathom But we'll charge [Am]ahead Bloodied [E]hands feed the [Am]flames [Am]Their guns [G]all [C]rain [E]down [Am] [G] [F] [C] [C]Say your prayers, fall and run[Am] [Em] [F] [G]This is do or die this time[Am] [G] [F] [C]Raise your fist, give 'em hell boys[Am] [G] [F]Let's make them wish they'd never lived [Am]My eyes locked with a boy on the o[G]ther [E]side [Dm]Hands dropped, he stood d[Am]efenseless But he wasn't [C]frightened His face was [G]accepting But I couldn't [Am]pull I couldn't [Em]pull, I couldn't [Am]pull And[Am] I [G]could [C]see [E]it [Am]clear To [Am]fall [G]was [C]not [E]my [Am]fear To [Am]make [G]one [C]fall [E]was And the [C]chaos returned, I [F]backed into the [C]trees Left my [Am]guns on the [Em]ground, wiped the [F]mud from my [G]knees And I [C]knew in my heart that my [F]old life was [C]gone That in walking [Am]away, my [C]name was un[G]done [G]So I might as well run [Am] [G] [Am] [G] [Am] [G] [Am] [C] [G] [Am] [G] [Am] [G] [Am] [G] [Am] [C] [C]Parts [G]and [Am]bones [C]and [Am]strings [G]of [Am]secr[C]ets [Am]cut [Dm]the [G]ties [Em]that [F]bind [C]me [C]I [G]might [Am]dream [C]mys[Am]elf [G]as [Am]king, [C]but[Am] I [Dm]ain't [G]made [Em]for [F]ru[C]ling [C] Just live another da[Am]y, [G] and I can find another way (3x)