This is my favourite track from Antimasque's self-title debut album. Song's harmonic structure is quite straightforward, but Omar plays chord variations is the song to make it sound dynamic, which I haven't yet mastered. I thought I'd share the basic chords. Hope you find it helpful. Chords: Cm [x 3 5 5 4 x] Bb [6 8 8 7 6 x] Ab [4 6 6 5 4 x] G [3 5 5 4 3 x] Eb [x 6 8 8 8 x] [Intro] G Bb x3 Eb [Verse] Cm Bb Ab She was tied up to the tracks in the middle of the road Cm Bb Ab G Clutching to the thorns of a rose that she fought but she couldn't let go, couldn't let go Cm Bb Ab Pirched upon his lungs, she was tapping at his chest Cm Bb Ab G I'll be hiding in the dreams of your last will and testament, testament [Pre-chorus] Bb G And if the only way out was just a straight ahead admission of guilt Bb G Then he wouldn't be sitting in the darkness, sharpening every excuse [Chorus] Cm Bb Ab Cm Bb You hit the bottle, but you can't drink the yellow out of your spine Ab If you would, if you would, if you would Cm Bb Ab Cm Bb You hit the bottle, but you can't drink the yellow out of your spine Ab If you would, if you would, if you would [Verse] Cm Bb Ab Smothered by the time that he could never forget Cm Bb Ab G Disassociation in the comfort of his dreams that she wouldn't let go, wouldn't let go Cm Bb Ab And everytime he woke up in the coldest sweat Cm Bb Ab G Scrawled to the bone with her nails was the promise that she wouldn't let go, wouldn't let go [Pre-chorus] Bb G And if the only way out was just a straight ahead admission of guilt Bb G Then he wouldn't be sitting in the darkness, sharpening every excuse [Chorus] Cm Bb Ab Cm Bb You hit the bottle, but you can't drink the yellow out of your spine Ab If you would, if you would, if you would Cm Bb Ab Cm Bb You hit the bottle, but you can't drink the yellow out of your spine Ab If you would, if you would, if you would [Bridge] Eb Bb Cm She will swing the hammer every night G Bb Cm Sleeping in the ditch beyond the pines Eb Bb Cm She must breathe the water every night G Bb Cm Taking every breath that you've denied Eb Bb Cm She will swing the hammer every night G Bb Sleeping in the ditch G Bb Sleeping in the ditch G Bb Cm Sleeping in the ditch beyond the pines [Chorus] Cm Bb Ab Cm Bb You hit the bottle, but you can't drink the yellow out of your spine Ab If you would, if you would, if you would Cm Bb Ab Cm Bb You hit the bottle, but you can't drink the yellow out of your spine Ab If you would, if you would, if you would [Outro] Ab Bb Momento mori (Never try to take it away) Ab Bb Momento mori (The only thing that you're told) Ab Bb Momento mori (Never gonna take your place) Ab
