Key: F5 , G5
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Intro: Dm- - Bb5 - C-
Verse 1:
D5
dismiss the telegram
this is no exhibition
Bb5
a pile of papers that
C5
are bound and tethered
D5
we know the end of man
will stem from stale tradition
Bb5
relaying opinions changing
C5
like the weather
Refrain:
G5
and this will never be
Bb5
and this will
F5
never be reversed
F5
an installation
Bb5 C5
sending an open invitation
Chorus:
D5
to all the pioneers
C5
driven by suspicion
Bb5
the old world is gone
A5
and we keep wishing
D5
for a new frontier
C5
to sink our teeth in
Bb5
and forget what you
A5
thought you believed in
Post Biss: Dm--
Verse 2:
D5
the plans we execute
are far between and few
Bb5
but I?ll go around the world
C5
just for something to do
D5
existance is fleeting you
spend your life dreaming
Bb5
the shores are exhausted
C5
the tide is receding
(Repeat Refrain)
(Repeat Chorus)
Breakdown: G5 - Bb5 - G5 - C-
Bridge:
Eb5
and those who
F5 Bb5
resisted were dragged
out from their homes
D5
this necklace was fashioned
C5
out of their teeth and bones
Bb5
and those who
resisted were dragged
out from their homes
D5
this necklace was fashioned
C5 G5 Bb5 D5 C5
out of their teeth and bones
Gm(hold)
out of their teeth and bones
(Repeat Chorus)
Outro:
D5
existance is fleeting
C5
existance is fleeting
F5
existance is fleeting
Bb5 C5 Dm(hold)
existance is fleeting