A fairly simple song with only two different sequences. In addition to the rhythm guitar, there's a mandolin and an electric guitar in the later bridging section. Capo 2 (all fingerings relative to capo) Chords: G: 320033 D: XX0232 (or 554030 works well for the bridge) Em: 022000 C: 332010 Bar chords used for bridge before verse 10: C: X35553 D: X57775 Em: X79987 Chords Intro: G D Em x 2 Verse 1: G D Em One year closer to my death G D Em I haven't found what I'm looking for yet G D Em It ain't big blue eyes and long blonde hair G D Em It ain't a million dollars or a secret prayer Verse 2 (chords as before): Ya see, my corpse was born inside of me Sometimes I carry him, sometimes he carries me And we ride this desert foreign land When my prayers don't work I use my hands Bridging section: C D Em Verse 3 : There's a monster in my dreams With ruby eyes she calls to me And the demons circle round her throne beside the princes she has turned to stone Verse 4: She can take your brain but not your blood She can bury your bones but not your love Still, I keep practicing my aim Persius is my name Bridge: C D Em Time is not the enemy C D Em I am, I think C D Em But if I can't find the rhythm, if I can't find a cure C D Em By God I'm gonna break these walls and shake these floors Verse 5: If I come I come to raise the dead Even with all these demons in my head And if you've come to raise them too If you wait for me, I'll wait for you Verse 6: My grandpa asked me to plant a tree So I burned down the forrest while he was asleep He awoke with not a tree in sight, Said "now maybe son you can plant one right Verse 7: Don't be afraid of the blood and gore Don't be afraid of the devil on the threshing floor 'Cause there's a power in your bones that outconsumes War and Sex and God and You" Bridge: Time is not the enemy I am, I think But if I can't find the rhythm If I can't find a cure By God I'm gonna break these walls and shake these floors Verse 8: If I come I come to raise the dead Even with all these demons in my head And if you've come to raise them too If you wait for me I'll wait for you Verse 9: Guts of gold and wings of steel A loaded gun and a pocket mirror And if you make it out alive You better hold that bloody head up high Bridging section: C D Em (the arpeggio is done on the bar chords)* Verse 10: My dad was born in '58 His dad was born in '29 His dad was born in 1895 His name was Persius- the same as mine The verse chords are played to the end. Comments/corrections welcome. Tabbed by Floor Demon