Here is the riff that you hear repeated throughout the song:
e-------10h12--14-14-14-12-10-------10h12--14-14-14-12-10--14-14-14-12-10--|
B-10h12------------------------10h12---------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
NOTE: It's 16 strums per chord for the whole song.
INTRO
D - B/D5 - A - G
D
Oh, the moon
B/D5
Is watching over us
A
But in the dark, in the dark
G
I dare to tell you
D
Oh, the moon
B/D5
Is watching over us
A
But in the dark, in the dark
G
I dare to tell you
D - B/D5 - A - G
D
I have time
B/D5
All the time in the world
A
To make it happen
G
To make this happen
D - B/D5 - A - G
D
And is it true what they say about us?
B/D5
Are the walls closing in?
A
And hard to push away
Still too far to push away
G
No, no, no
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D - B/D5 - A - G
D - B/D5
A
In the dark, in the dark
G
I dare to tell you
D - D - D - A - G (note that distortion comes in on the second D)
D
And is it true what they say about us?
B/D5
Are the walls closing in?
A
And hard to push away
Still too far to push away
G
No, no, no
And have you ever tasted
D B/D5
Young blood, young blood, young blood?
And have you ever tasted
A
Young blood, young blood?
G
Oh, ohh
D - B/D5 - A - G
D - B/D5 - A - G
End on D
CHORDS USED:
This is how the lead singer plays it.
E A D G B E
D5 - 5 7 7 - -
B/D5 7 5 7 7 - -
A 5 7 7 6 - -
G 3 5 5 4 - -
You can also use barre chords
D - 5 7 7 7 5
B/D 7 5 7 7 7 7
A 5 7 7 6 5 5
G 3 5 5 4 3 3
You can also use open chords
D - - 0 2 3 2
B/D - 2 0 2 3 2
A - 0 2 2 2 0
G 3 2 0 0 3 3
