BOB CATLEY - The Pain
from the Legends (1999) record

Intro:
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Am (x02210@1)        F (133211@1)              G (320003@1)         AmShock, (x02210@1)disbelief stained the blackest of mornings 
Am (x02210@1)      F (133211@1)             G (320003@1)            ELost (022100@1)in a scene from this nightmare come true 
Am (x02210@1)        F (133211@1)             G (320003@1)        AmThis (x02210@1)wasn't meant to be the end of the story 
F (133211@1)           G (320003@1)   FNow (133211@1)that it's done, the pain lingers on in the world 

Pre-verse:
Am, Dm, Am, G (2x)

Verse 1:
Am (x02210@1)         GLife (320003@1)was an emotional knife 
           Em (022000@1)              FIt (133211@1)cut the flesh, it hit the bone 
          G (320003@1)     AmIt (x02210@1)made reality a web of lies 
Am (x02210@1)          GLife (320003@1)was a perpetual high 
          Em (022000@1)           FUp (133211@1)on the wire without a net 
            G (320003@1)           AmHe (x02210@1)couldn't balance so he took a dive 

Pre-chorus 1:
F (133211@1)        C (x32010@1)               G (320003@1)          AmWhen (x02210@1)Vegas called he got the message far away 
F (133211@1)              C (x32010@1)              GThey (320003@1)begged this worn out king to play 
F (133211@1)        C (x32010@1)              G (320003@1)            AmThe (x02210@1)mighty fall, inside the measure of the day 
F (133211@1)      C (x32010@1)              EIt's (022100@1)pitiful, it's all in vain 

Chorus 1:
Am (x02210@1)        F (133211@1)              G (320003@1)         AmShock, (x02210@1)disbelief stained the blackest of mornings 
Am (x02210@1)      F (133211@1)             G (320003@1)            ELost (022100@1)in a scene from this nightmare come true 
Am (x02210@1)        F (133211@1)             G (320003@1)        AmThis (x02210@1)wasn't meant to be the end of the story 
F (133211@1)           G (320003@1)   FNow (133211@1)that it's done, the pain lingers on in the world 

Pre-verse 2x

Verse 2:
Am (x02210@1)           GLife (320003@1)and its unbearable fire 
              Em (022000@1)           FThe (133211@1)night his mother passed away 
              G (320003@1)           AmHe (x02210@1)poured his soul into her funeral pyre 
Am (x02210@1)               GLife, (320003@1)through unforgettable eyes 
              Em (022000@1)              FFor (133211@1)though he tried to face the dark 
            G (320003@1)           AmHe (x02210@1)lost the battle but he never dies 

Pre-chorus 2:
F (133211@1)       C (x32010@1)            G (320003@1)          AmHe (x02210@1)had it all somehow he let it slip away 
F (133211@1)         C (x32010@1)          GMuch (320003@1)of his death is unexplained 
F (133211@1)        C (x32010@1)           G (320003@1)            AmNow (x02210@1)just a memory shines out beyond the grave
F (133211@1)       C (x32010@1)          E (022100@1)Remembers all that now remains 

Chorus 2:
Am (x02210@1)        F (133211@1)              G (320003@1)         AmShock, (x02210@1)disbelief stained the blackest of mornings 
Am (x02210@1)      F (133211@1)             G (320003@1)            ELost (022100@1)in a scene from this nightmare come true 
Am (x02210@1)        F (133211@1)             G (320003@1)        AmThis (x02210@1)wasn't meant to be the end of the story 
F (133211@1)           G (320003@1)   F (133211@1)                        GNow (320003@1)that it's done, the pain lingers on in the world
F (133211@1)               G (320003@1)Lingers on in the world... oh! 

Solo rhythm:
Am, F, G, Am
Am, F, G, E
Am, F, G, Am
F, G, F
Am, G, Em, F, G, Am
Am, G, Em, F, G, Am
F, C, G, Am
F, C, G
F, C, G, Am
F, C, E

Chorus 3:
Am (x02210@1)        
Shock, disbelief stained the blackest of mornings 
Lost in a scene from this nightmare come true 
Am (x02210@1)       
This wasn't meant to be the end of the story 
                    FNow (133211@1)that it's done, the pain lingers on in the world

Chorus 1

Outro:
Am, F, G, Am
Am, F, G, E
Am (x02210@1)        F (133211@1)             G (320003@1)        AmThis (x02210@1)wasn't meant to be the end of the story 
F (133211@1)           G (320003@1)      FNow (133211@1)that it's done...