Atreyu -- The Crimson (Acoustic)

Tabbed by Ivan Patrick

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Intro: Am , F , G (x2) X


(Verse 1)
                XXXX   Am
I feel it welling up inside
                       F
And Robert Smith lied, 
         G           Am
Boys do cry and with  
                       F                 G            Am
Blood tears in my eyes I?m an Anne Rice novel come to life. 
                        F     G
I can?t hide the monster? anymore. 
        Am                         F       G
One can, only feel desolate for so long until 
A9 (x)                  Am (x)
 One starts to change into 
                                       F (x)
Something the mirror doesn't recognize. 

Metamorphosize. 
G (x)                                    A9
  The darkness has been biding its time
                           Am (x)
To claim its latest victim , 
                              F (x)
Fresh meat for carnal desires, 
                         G (x)
To become, what I became. 

I viewed the sun for the last time. 

(Chorus)
F        G             Am    
Will you still hold me when you see what I have done? 
F        G                 Am
Will you still kiss me the same, 
                           F
When you taste my victim?s blood? 
    G
So crimson and red,
Em                          F          Em
I feel it flowing from your lips. (Crimson and red)

My heart is dead and so are you. 

(Verse 2)
Am
And it pulses through, 
                      F
The desire to change, to deconstruct 

All of my,
G                        Am
All of my, past failings. 

But where to begin, because when you live in sin
                     F
It?s hard to look at saints,
                             G
Without them reflecting your jet black aura back on you. 
Am
And all I have is hope

My inner burn?s not fading, 
F                                G
I?ll wipe the blood from my cheek and get on with my day. 

(Chorus)
F        G             Am    
Will you still hold me when you see what I have done? 
F        G                 Am
Will you still kiss me the same, 
                           F
When you taste my victim?s blood? 
    G
So crimson and red,
Em                          F          Em
I feel it flowing from your lips. (Crimson and red)

My heart is dead and so are you. 

(Bridge)
Am                A9
And all I have is hope 
Am                A9
And all I need is time 
F                                 G            
To bury in pine under six feet of time 
                         Am
The lies I told me about myself. 
            Asus
Claw my way out, 
Am                                     Asus
Pick the splinters from under my fingernails. 
F
I won?t lose hope, 
G
I won?t give in. 
Em            F
Just live and breathe, try not to die again.
Em            F
Just live and breathe, try not to die again.
Em            F           G
Just live and breathe, try not to die again.

I try not to die again.

(Chorus V.2)
Gb       Ab            F
Will you still hold me when you see what I have done? 
Gb       Ab                F
Will you still kiss me the same, 
                           Gb
When you taste my victim?s blood? 
   Ab
So crimson and red, 
F                                Gb             Ab2
I feel it flowing from your lips. (Crimson and red)

My heart is dead and so are you.

(Chorus/End)
Gb       Ab            F 
Will you still hold me when you see what I have done? 
Gb       Ab                F
Will you still kiss me the same, 
                           Gb
When you taste my victim?s blood? 
   Ab               
So crimson and red, 
Gb        Ab                F                       
I feel it flowing from your lips.(When you taste my victim's blood)

My heart is dead and so are you.