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Key: G
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
G 320033
Am x02210
B x24442
Bm x24432
C x32010
D xx0232
Em 022000
[Intro]
Synthesizer: G C x2
[Verse 1]
G
Maybe it's bricks and mortar now
Am Bm
Whether or not they run it down
G
I don't want anything
Am Bm
to shake that shape away
G
No one told us which way to come
Am Bm
Nobody mapped oblivion
G Am
So I go growing roses in disarray
[Refrain 1]
C B
Just like most falling head in
Am B D
Til my ghost fills the bed in
[Chorus 1]
G C
So lift it up like a banner
G Bm
Hold it up over me
Em C
If this war is never ending
D
I take this love
G
down with me
C
(Like a banner)
G C
(Like a banner)
[Verse 2]
G
I don't need fate
to give it time
Am
Doesn't take pain
Bm
to change your mind
G
No weapon can sever
Am
the soul from me
[Refrain 2]
C
Not the sorceress
B
not the money
Am
All my cleverness
B D
all my cunning
[Chorus 1]
G C
So lift it up like a banner
G Bm
Hold it up over me
Em C
If this war is never ending
D
I take this love
G
down with me
C
(Like a banner)
G C
(Like a banner)
[Bridge]
G
It's around me in
my surroundings
Am
It counts me when it
starts the counting
G
In the chaos
there is a standard
Bm
I'm carrying it
like a banner
G
It's around me in
my surroundings
Am
It kills me when it
starts the counting
G
In the chaos
there is a standard
Bm
I'm carrying it
like a banner
[Chorus 1]
G C
So lift it up like a banner
G Bm
Hold it up over me
Em C
If this war is never ending
D
I take this love
G
down with me
C
(Like a banner)
G Bm
Hold it up over me
Em C
If this war is never ending
D
I take this love
G(hold)
down with me
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version 2
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
G 320003
G* 320033
C 032010
C* 03x033
Cmaj7 032000
Esus4 022200
Em 022000
D 000232 (or you can not strum the sixth string if you like)
Verse 1
G G
Maybe it's bricks and mortar now
C C
Whether or not they run it down
G G
I don't want anything
C C
To shake that shape away
G G
No one told us which way to come
C C
Nobody mapped oblivion
G G C
So I go growing roses in a disarray
Refrain 1
Cmaj7 Esus4
Just like most falling head in
Cmaj7 Esus4
Til my ghost fills the bed in
Chorus 1
Emin C
So lift it up like a banner
G D
Hold it up over me
Em C
If this war is never ending
D
I take this love
G* G*
Down with me
C* C*
Like a banner
G* G* C* C*
Verse 2
G G
I don't need fate to give it time
C C
It doesn't take pain to change your mind
G G C C
No weapon can sever the soul from me
Refrain 2
Cmaj7 Esus4
Not the sorceress not the money
Cmaj7 Esus4
All my cleverness all my cunning
Chorus 2
Emin C
So lift it up like a banner
G D
Hold it up over me
Em C
If this war is never ending
D
I take this love
G* G*
Down with me
C* C*
Like a banner
G* G* C* C*
Bridge(2x)
Cmaj7 Cmaj7
It's around me in my surroundings
Esus4 Esus4
It counts me when it starts the counting
Cmaj7 Cmaj7
In the chaos there is a standard
Esus4 Esus4
I'm carrying it like a banner
Chorus 3 (final)
(Emin) C
So lift it up like a banner
G D
Hold it up over me
Em C
If this war is never ending
D
I take this love
G*
Down with me
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version 3
Capo: 10th fret
Verse 1:
G
Maybe it's bricks and mortar now
C/G
Whether or not they run it down
G
I don't want anything to shake
Am
that shape away
G
No one told us which way to come
C/G
Nobody mapped oblivion
G Am
So I go growing roses in disarray
Refrain 1:
C/G Dadd4/A
Just like most falling head in
C/G Dadd4/A
Til my ghost fills the bed in
Chorus 1:
G C/G
So lift it up like a banner
G Bm
Hold it up over me
Em C/G
If this war is never ending
Dadd4/A
I take this love
G
down with me
C/G
(Like a banner)
G C/G
(Like a banner)
Verse 2:
G
I don't need fate to give it time
C/G
Doesn't take pain to change your mind
G
No weapon can sever the soul from
Am
me
Refrain 2:
C/G
Not the sorceress not the
Dadd4/G
Money. All my
C/G
cleverness all my
Dadd4/A
cunning
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Bridge:
G
It's around me in my surroundings
C/G
It counts me when it starts the counting
Em
In the chaos there is a standard
Dadd4/G
I'm carrying it like a banner
G
It's around me in my surroundings
C/G
It kills me when it starts the counting
Em
In the chaos there is a standard
Dadd4/G
I'm carrying it like a banner
Chorus 1:
G C/G
So lift it up like a banner
G Bm
Hold it up over me
Em C/G
If this war is never ending
Dadd4/A
I take this love
G
down with me
C/G
(Like a banner)
G Bm
Hold it up over me
Em C/G
If this war is never ending
Dadd4/A
I take this love
G(hold)
down with me
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version 4
Capo: 2nd fret
[Intro]
C F x2
[Verse 1]
C F
Maybe it's bricks and mortar now, whether or not they run it down
C G
I don't want anything to shake that shape away
C F
No one told us which way to came, nobody mapped oblivion
C G
So I go growing roses in the disarray
[Bridge]
F G
Just like most, falling head in
F G
'Til my ghost fills the bed in
[Chorus]
C F
So lift it up like a banner
C G
Hold it up over me
Am F
If this war is never ending
G C F
I'll take this love down with me
C F
Down with me
[Verse 2]
C F
I don't need fate to give it time, it doesn't take pain to change your mind
C G
No weapon can sever the soul from me
[Bridge]
F G
Not the sorceress, not the money
F G
All my cleverness, all my cunning
[Chorus]
C F
So lift it up like a banner
C G
Hold it up over me
Am F
If this war is never ending
G C F
I'll take this love down with me
C F
Down with me
C F x2
[Bridge]
C
It's around me in my surroundings
F
It counts me when it starts the counting
C
In the chaos there is a standard
G
I'm carrying it
[Chorus]
C F
So lift it up like a banner
C G
Hold it up over me
Am F
If this war is never ending
G C F
I'll take this love down with me
C G
Hold it up over me
Am F
If this war is never ending
G C
I'll take this love down with me
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version 5
Capo: 10th fret
To match the album version, play without a capo.
Chords:
D 554030
G 320003
Am x02210
Bm 224432
C 332010
Em 022000
[Verse 1]
G
Maybe it's bricks and mortar now
C
Whether or not they run it down
G
I don't want anything
Am
to shake that shape away
G
No one told us which way to come
C
Nobody mapped oblivion
G Am
So I go growing roses in disarray
[Refrain 1]
C D
Just like most falling head in
C D
Til my ghost fills the bed in
[Chorus 1]
G C
So lift it up like a banner
G Bm
Hold it up over me
Em C
If this war is never ending
D
I take this love
G
down with me
C
(Like a banner)
G C
(Like a banner)
[Verse 2]
G
I don't need fate
to give it time
C
Doesn't take pain
to change your mind
G
No weapon can sever
Am
the soul from me
[Refrain 2]
C
Not the sorceress
D
not the money
C
All my cleverness
D
all my cunning
[Chorus 1]
G C
So lift it up like a banner
G Bm
Hold it up over me
Em C
If this war is never ending
D
I take this love
G
down with me
C
(Like a banner)
G C
(Like a banner)
[Bridge]
G
It's around me in
my surroundings
Bm
It counts me when it
starts the counting
Em
In the chaos
there is a standard
D
I'm carrying it
like a banner
G
It's around me in
my surroundings
C
It kills me when it
starts the counting
Em
In the chaos
there is a standard
D
I'm carrying it
like a banner
[Chorus 1]
G C
So lift it up like a banner
G Bm
Hold it up over me
Em C
If this war is never ending
D
I take this love
G
down with me
C
(Like a banner)
G C
(Like a banner)
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version 6
Capo: 7th fret
Chords:
Dsus2 xx0230
D 554030
G 3x0030
Am x02210
Bm13 x20230
C 332010
Cadd9 x3x030 (hammer on the 2nd of the 3rd occasionally)--> x3x230
Em 022000
[Verse 1]
G
Maybe it's bricks and mortar now
Cadd9
Whether or not they run it down
G
I don't want anything
Cadd9
to shake that shape away
G
No one told us which way to come
Cadd9
Nobody mapped oblivion
G Cadd9
So I go growing roses in disarray
[Refrain 1]
C D
Just like most falling head in
C D
Till my ghost fills the bed in
[Chorus 1]
G Cadd9
So lift it up like a banner
G Bm13
Hold it up over me
Em Cadd9
If this war is never ending
Dsus2
I take this love
G
down with me
Cadd9
(Like a banner)
G Cadd9
(Like a banner)
[Verse 2]
G
I don't need fate
to give it time
Cadd9
Doesn't take pain
to change your mind
G
No weapon can sever
Cadd9
the soul from me
[Refrain 2]
C
Not the sorceress
D
not the money
C
All my cleverness
D
all my cunning
(Repeat Chorus)
[Bridge]
G
It's around me in
my surroundings
Cadd9
It counts me when it
starts the counting
Em
In the chaos
there is a standard
D
I'm carrying it
like a banner
G
It's around me in
my surroundings
C
It kills me when it
starts the counting
Em
In the chaos
there is a standard
D
I'm carrying it
like a banner
[Chorus 1]
G Cadd9
So lift it up like a banner
G Bm13
Hold it up over me
Em Cadd9
If this war is never ending
Dsus2
I take this love
G
down with me
Cadd9
(Like a banner)
G Cadd9
(Like a banner)
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