• Song:

    Travesty

  • Artist:

    Haste The Day

  • Album:

    Travesty

Transcribed by Colton Wood
Key of Fm
Standard Tuning w/ Capo on 3
If you don't have a capo, transpose these chords 3 half steps up.

When playing the A#5*, play a normal A#5, but drop the 3rd fret on the D 
string to the 2nd fret. When playing the A#5^, drop the 3rd fret on the D 
string to open.

Intro:

Lead riff plays...

Bb5 D5 C5  Bb5 D5 C5
Bb5 D5 C5  Bb5 D5 C5
Bb5 Bb5 * Bb5 Bb5 *

Verse 1: Beat starts on the Dm , not the A

A5    D5
I am spent and with death you paid my ransom
        C5                Bb5
For the witness of your word
                     A5
To bring them is the jackal's sin
C5    D5    
Oh...   the eyes of death are upon me
                            G5
And the watchman takes his toll
                                  Bb5            C5
If the river will run dry it will never take us home
D5         
    With idle minds we grew unconscious as the 
                   G5                Bb5                 C5
hunter stalks his prey His eyes, his eyes are locked on me

Chorus:

Bb5                D5       C5
    You cover the darkest part of me
Bb5                      D5               C5
    With a look that's sure to set the captives free

Bb5 Bb5 *

Verse 2:
A5        D5
Oh, make way for I am not the redeemer
                                 G5
Nor do the mountains fall in my name
                            Bb5
But with slightest cry, my hunter
                     C5
You will fail to reach your prey
D5
    Still with idle minds unconscious
                          G5
As the hunter stalks his prey
              Bb5                 C5
His eyes, his eyes are locked on me

Chorus:
Bb5                D5       C5
    You cover the darkest part of me
Bb5                      D5               C5
    With a look that's sure to set the captives free
Bb5                     D5        C5
    With love that the blindest eyes will see
Bb5                D5       C5
    You cover the darkest part of me

Bb5 Bb5 * Bb5 Bb5^

Bridge: Beat starts on the Gm

                 G5
As I am met with travesty
D5                  C5 
    And I am broken   and I am empty
G5                           D5        C5
    And through it all I can see your face
G5                      D5    C5
    With words unspoken    I hear your voice
G5                      D5        C5         Bb5
    I see the hand, the hand that writes it all
                  D5      C5         Bb5
You've called the wind to show its worth
                  D5     C5               Bb5
You've called the sun to brag about its warmth
        D5          C5   Bb5
Because You are the writer
        D5          C5           Bb5
Because You are the soul of the world

Chorus:
Bb5                D5       C5
    You cover the darkest part of me
Bb5                      D5               C5
    With a look that's sure to set the captives free
Bb5                     D5        C5
    With love that the blindest eyes will see
Bb5                D5       C5
    You cover the darkest part of me

Bb5          D5          C5
    Because You are the writer
Bb5          D5          C5
    Because You are the writer

Acoustic pause:
Bb5 * 
End on
Bb5

That's all UG'ers! God bless and good luck.
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