In Half Step Down!
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Intro 1
Em x 8 (or until the riff hits)
Intro w/ Riff:
Em C G D x4
Verse 1:
Em (pause) Em C
G D Em C G D
To the sound of a heartbeat pounding away
Em (pause) Em C
G D Em C G D
To the rhythm of the awful rusted machines
A G
We toss and turn but don't sleep
A
Each breath we take makes us thieves
C
Like causes without rebels
D (pause)
Just talk but promise nothing else
Chorus:
Em G D
We crawl on our knees for you
A
Under a sky no longer blue
E D A C
We sweat all day long for you
Em G D
But we sow seeds to see us through
A E
'Cause sometimes dreams just don't come true
D A C
We wait to reap what we are due
Intro Riff:
Em C G D x4
Verse 2:
Em (pause) Em C
G D Em C G D
To the rhythm of a time bomb ticking away
Em (pause) Em C
G D Em C G D
And the blare of the sirens combing the streets
A G
Chased down like dogs we run from
A Bm C
Your grasp until the sun comes up
Chorus:
Em G D
We crawl on our knees for you
A
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Under a sky no longer blue
E D A C
We sweat all day long for you
Em G D
But we sow seeds to see us through
A E
'Cause sometimes dreams just don't come true
D A C
Look now at what they've done to you
Bridge:
Bm D
White needle's buried in the red
C
The engine roars and then it gives
D
But never dies
Em
'Cause we don't live
Bm
We just survive
C D Em
On the scraps that you throw away
Bass Riff (Still playable):
Em G D A E D A C (x3)
Chorus:
Em G
I won't crawl on my knees for you
D A
I won't believe the lies that hide the truth
E D A C
I won't sweat one more drop for you
Em G D
'Cause we are the rust upon your gears
A
We are the insect in your ears
E
We crawl
D
We crawl
A C (pause)
We crawl... all over you
Chorus (End version):
Em G D
We sow the seeds to see us through
A
Our days are precious and so few
E D A C
We all reap what we are due
Em G D
Under this sky no longer blue
A
We bring the dawn long overdue
E
We crawl
D
We crawl
A C (pause) Em
We crawl... all over you
