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White Pearl Black Oceans

Sonata Arctica
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D-DU-UDU
 I was born and raised  by the sea; shy yet proud,
learned  to stay  away  from the crowd in my  home, my lighthouse
101  steps, round and down..
New  Years Eve,  one night  on the town can change  one life  into eternity..
All  I could see- her eyes..  We got caught  in the moment all  of the night..
Taken  beyond all lines..  In silence,  leaving them all  behind..
She  had found the sails for the following  night..
 The town,  for her, was getting way too small..
 She promised  to be mine..  Forever, for  that one night..
Moments,  passion, small defeats.. Concealed  emotions found in me..
 "You  gave life  to a brand  new me.."
Crossing  the wintry fields,  the first hour  of morning light
Warmed  by the flame inside..  the lasting  memory of the ending night..
 I never  had a chance to stop what hit  me..  What broke my bones and mauled  me
 After hours  of deep unwilling sleep  in a cold shelter,  fell back in  the dark,
 (hold/strum )
 ..and the hours of the day passed
 A nightmare  awakes me, blinking light
There's  no guide-  blind ships  in the night!
Oh, blood  red moon,  eat away the  night..
 Darkness covers my lonely soul,  no one to feed the dying light..
 Good morn',  oh dreadful day..  I prayed the moon  had lit the sea  instead of me
 For the sails of night..  "Please tell  me everything  is alright.."
 My voice  in the room broke the silence.. everybody  killed me with their eyes..
 What I was  to hear made the people  cry- Impossible  for me to keep the tears inside..
 "All  on the board the White Pearl have died!
Coastal reef  has tolled  their lives, and you  are the light  of the night!"
 One thing  I remember..  before I fell  on the ground
 Although  I never saw the face..  a name was inked  in his  arm..
Love  can be like poetry of demons,  or maybe  God loves complex irony?
 The family  name stated I  had seen before.. Written  on her front  door!
 "Silence  in the courthouse!"
 A presence  in the room we both  could feel-
 The father of  her unborn child  and me!
 ..All  on the board the White Pearl have died!
Coastal reef  has tolled  their lives, while I  was the guide  light!
Back  in my tower, run, run, run-
Light  is out,  I hope  to see black oceans  beneath  rise and swallow  me!
One  step will take me back inside,  another sees my end!
 No one can love a man who guarded  the light (gaurded  the light)  one fateful night..
 Flaming eyes  I must confront before  I am stated  free..
 Defining innocence is hell  after all that has passed..
 Building new walls inside my  eternal night..
 Although they took my heart  and dried me up,  sometimes I  still bleed..
Show  me the way,  show me the way..
 The light will show  me a  way on  the grisly reefs
 Too many dead ends  I see
 No soul can save  me, the respect  I lost..  The measure of a man..
10,000  steps down, round and round..
One night  on the town  (and I'm hell bound..)
  Black oceans beneath..
 ..Come and swallow  me!
  (All on board the White Pearl have died..)
Coastal reef  come claim  my life,
Black oceans  beneath,  come and swallow  me!
  (My little tower, seal my fate..)
Help  me pay  back- End  their hate..
Black oceans  beneath,  come and swallow  me!
  (One direction; down, down, down..)
Pitch  black night  for my  old town
Black oceans  beneath  shall now swallow  me..
 "I hereby commit my body to the deep, to be turned into corruption,
 looking for the resurrection of the body, when the Sea shall give up Her dead,
 and the life of the world to come, through our Lord. Amen."

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Readable chord sheet for White Pearl Black Oceans by Sonata Arctica

I was born and [Bm]raised by the sea; shy yet [F#m]proud,
[D]learned to [A]stay a[G]way from the crowd [A]in [D]my home, my [F#m]lighthouse
[Bm]101 steps, round and [F#m]down..
[D]New Years [A]Eve, one [G]night on the town [A]can [D]change one [F#m]life into e[Bm]ternity..

[Bm]   [F#m]     [D]  [A]  [G]  [A]   [D]   [F#m]
[Bm]   [F#m]     [D]  [A]  [G]  [A]   [D]   [F#m]

[Bm]All I could see- her [D]eyes.. We got [Bm]caught in the moment [D]all of the night..
[Em]Taken beyond all [G]lines.. In [Em]silence, leaving them [G]all be[A]hind..
[Bm]She had found the sails for the [D]following night..
The [Bm]town, for her, was getting way too [D]small..
She [Em]promised to be [G]mine..[Em]   Forever, [Asus4]for that one [A]night..

[G]Moments, passion, small defeats.. Con[Bm]cealed emotions found in me..
"[G]You gave [Em]life to a [D]brand new [A]me.."

[Bm]Crossing the wintry [D]fields, the first [Bm]hour of morning [D]light
[Em]Warmed by the flame in[G]side.. the [Em]lasting memory of the [G]ending [A]night..
I [Bm]never had a chance to stop what [D]hit me.[Bm].  What broke my bones and [D]mauled me
After [Em]hours of deep unwilling [G]sleep in a cold [Em]shelter, fell back [G]in the [A]dark,
(hold/strum [A])
..and the hours of the day passed

A [Am]nightmare awakes me, blinking [Em]light
[C]There's no [G]guide- blind [F]ships in the night!
[G]Oh, [C]blood red [Em]moon, eat away [G]the night..

Darkness covers my lonely [Bm]soul, no one to feed the dying [Em]light..

[Em]  [Am]  [G]  [D]   [Em]  [Am]  [G]  [D]
[Em]  [Am]  [G]  [D]   [Em]  [Am]  [G]  [D]

Good [Em]morn', oh dreadful [G]day.. I prayed the [Em]moon had lit the [G]sea instead of [Am]me
For the sails of [C]night.. "Please [Am]tell me every[C]thing is al[D]right.."
My [Em]voice in the room broke the [G]silence.. [Em]everybody killed me with their [G]eyes..
What I [Am]was to hear made the [C]people cry- Im[Am]possible for me to keep the [C]tears [D]inside..

"[Am]All on the board the White Pearl have [Em]died!
[C]Coastal [G]reef has [F]tolled their lives, [G]and [C]you are the [Em]light of the [Am]night!"

One [G]thing I remember[Em].. before I [G]fell on the ground
Al[Am]though I never saw the [C]face[Am]..  a name was [C]inked in [D]his arm..
[Em]Love can be like poetry of [G]demons, or [Em]maybe God loves complex iro[G]ny?
The [Am]family name stated [C]I had seen be[Am]fore.. [C]Written on her [D]front door!

"[Am]Silence in the courthouse!"   [D]      [Em]          [C]             [G]                [D]                   [B7]
A [Am]presence in the room we [D]both could [Em]feel-
The [C]father [G]of her [D]unborn [B7]child and [Am]me!

..[Am]All on the board the White Pearl have [Em]died!
[C]Coastal [G]reef has [F]tolled their lives, [G]while [C]I was the [Em]guide light!
[Am]Back in my tower, run, run, [Em]run-
[C]Light is [G]out, I [F]hope to see [G]black [C]oceans be[Em]neath rise and [Bm]swallow me!

[Bm]   [F#m]     [D]  [A]  [G]  [A]   [D]   [F#m]
[Bm]   [F#m]     [D]  [A]  [G]  [A]   [D]   [F#m]

[Bm]  [C]  [F#]  [Bm]
[Bm]  [C]  [F#]  [Bm]  [F#]  [Bm]

[Bm]One step will take me back in[C]side, another sees my [F#]end!
No one can love a man who [Bm]guarded the light ([G]gaurded the l[C]ight) one fateful night..
Flaming [F#]eyes I must confront be[Bm]fore I [F#]am [Bm]stated free..

Defining innocence is [C]hell after all that has [F#]passed..
Building new walls in[Bm]side [G]my eternal [C]night..
Although they took my [F#]heart and dried me [Bm]up, some[F#]times [Bm]I still bleed..

[F#]Show me [Bm]the [Em]way, show me the [F#]way..
The light will [Bm]show me [A]a way [D]on the grisly [F#]reefs
Too many [Bm]dead [G]ends I [Em]see   [F#]
No soul can [Bm]save me, the [A]respect I [D]lost.. The measure of a man..

[Em]  [Am]  [G]  [D]   [Em]  [Am]  [G]  [Am]
[Em]  [Am]  [G]  [D]   [Em]  [Am]  [G]  [Am]
[Am]  [Dm]  [C]  [G]   [Am]  [Dm]  [C]  [Dm]
[Am]  [Dm]  [C]  [G]   [Am]  [Dm]  [C]  [Dm]

[Bm]10,000 steps down, round and [F#m]round..
[D]One [A]night on the [G]town (and I'm [A]hell  [D]bound..) [F#m]
                               Black oceans beneath..
..Come and [Bm]swallow me!                       [F#m]
          (All on board the White Pearl have died..)
[D]Coastal [A]reef come [G]claim my life,
[A]Black [D]oceans be[F#m]neath, come and [Bm]swallow me!              [F#m]
                              (My little tower, seal my fate..)
[D]Help me [A]pay back- [G]End their hate..
[A]Black [D]oceans be[F#m]neath, come and [Bm]swallow me!                [F#m]
                              (One direction; down, down, down..)
[D]Pitch black [A]night for [G]my old town
[A]Black [D]oceans be[F#m]neath shall now [Bm]swallow me..

[Bm]  [C]   [F#]  [Bm]  [G]
[C]   [F#]  [Bm]  [F#]  [Bm]

"I hereby commit my body to the deep, to be turned into corruption,
looking for the resurrection of the body, when the Sea shall give up Her dead,
and the life of the world to come, through our Lord.  Amen."

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