Collapse
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Chords in this song
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D-DU-UDU
When our rivers run dry and our crops cease to grow
And when our summers grow longer and winters won't snow
From the banks of the ocean and the ice in the hills
To the fight in the desert where progress stands still
When we've lost our will
That's how we'll know
This is not a test, oh no
This is cardiac arrest
Of a world too proud to admit our mistakes
We're crashing into the ground as we all fall from grace
When the air that we breathe becomes air that we choke
When the marsh fever spreads from the swamps to our homes
When your home on the range has been torn down and paved and
The buffalo roam to a slaughterhouse grave
What more will it take
For us to know
This is not a test, oh no
This is cardiac arrest
Of a world too proud to admit our mistakes
Kissing the ground as we all fall from grace
This is a chance to set things straight
To bend or break the rules back into place
There is no middle ground, no compromise, we've drawn the line
With perfect aim, we stand back and throw
Glass windows break and it's all about to blow
Lights go out as we pass the torch again
In hope that it stays lit
Neutrality means that you don't really care
Cause the struggle goes on even when you're not there
Blind and unaware
That's how we'll know
This is not a test, oh no
This is cardiac arrest
Of a world too proud to admit our mistakes
We're crashing into the ground as we all, yeah we all, all fall from grace
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Readable chord sheet for Collapse by Rise Against
[E5] When our rivers run dry and our crops cease to [G]grow [F#] [E5]
[E5] And when our summers grow longer and winters won't [G]snow [F#] [E5]
From the [C]banks of the ocean and the [A]ice in the hills
To the [E5]fight in the desert where [B]progress stands still
[C]When we've lost our [A]will
That's how we'll [E5]know
[G]This is not a [A]test, oh [E5]no
This is [G]cardiac a[A]rrest
Of a [E5]world too proud to ad[G]mit our mis[A]takes
We're [E5]crashing into the [G]ground as we [A]all fall from [E5]grace
[E5] When the air that we breathe becomes air that we [G]choke[F#] [E5]
[E5] When the marsh fever spreads from the swamps to our [G]homes[F#] [E5]
When your [C]home on the range has been [A]torn down and paved and
The [E5]buffalo roam to a [B]slaughterhouse grave
[C]What more will it [A]take
For us to [E5]know
[G]This is not a [A]test, oh [E5]no
This is [G]cardiac [A]arrest
Of a [E5]world too proud to ad[G]mit our mis[A]takes
[E5]Kissing the gro[G]und as we [A]all fall from [E5]grace
[E5] This is a chance to [C]set things [A]straight
[E5] To bend or break the [C]rules back [A]into place
[E5] There is no [C]middle [A]ground, no compromise, we've drawn the line
With [E5]perfect aim, [C]we stand back and [A]throw
Glass [E5]windows break and it's [C]all about to [A]blow
[E5]Lights go out as we [C]pass the torch [A]again
In [G]hope that it stays [D]lit [B] [C]
Neut[C]rality means that you [A]don't really care
Cause the [E5]struggle goes on even [B]when you're not there
[C]Blind and una[A]ware
That's how we'll [E5]know
[G]This is not a [A]test, oh [E5]no
This is [G]cardiac [A]arrest
Of a [E5]world too proud to ad[G]mit our mis[A]takes
[E5] [G] [A]
We're c[E5]rashing into the ground as we all, yeah we all, all fall from grace