Chord transcription by Mikayel Abazyan mikayelabazyan@yahoo.com
Playing tips
Yes, the intro is played by organ while the acoustic guitar enters slightly
later and keeps playing D chord. Nevertheless, I like playing the
organ-like sequence with guitar.
D x x 0 2 3 2
Dm(no 3rd) x x 0 2 3 0
Dm x x 0 2 3 1
Dsus4 x x 0 2 3 3
D9 x x 0 2 1 0
INTRO:
{ D Dm(no 3rd) Dm Dsus4 } x11 { D Em G D } x2
VERSE:
D Em
I am the suck of air you take
G D
that you've had many times before;
D Em
I am the blow you try to fake,
G D
but which still throws you out the door;
D Em
I am the air that fills your lungs,
G D
but leaves you emptier below;
D Em
I am the void that you can't explain,
G D Dm Dm(no 3rd) D9 D
but which is where you want to go.
BRIDGE:
Cm D
Flame sucks between the balls of steel;
Cm D
nothing moves, the air itself congeals.
CHORUS:
Bm C
Look at the flame if you want to,
Bm C
hear the sharp crack of the fission,
Bm C
smell the brief vapour of ozone,
Bm A A
feel static motion.
D Em
I am the love you try to hide,
G D
but which all can understand;
D Em
I am the hate you still deny,
G D
though the blood is on your hands;
D Em
I am the peace you're searching for,
G D
but you know you'll never find;
D Em
I am the pain you can't endure,
G D
but which tingles in your mind.
BRIDGE:
Cm D
Flame sucks between the balls of steel;
Cm D
nothing moves, the air itself congeals.
CHORUS:
Bm C
Look at the flame if you want to,
Bm C
hear the sharp crack of the fission,
Bm C
smell the brief vapour of ozone,
Bm A A
feel static motion.
INSTRUMENTAL BRIDGE IN D:
D Em
I am the joy you really pay for,
G D
but which comes completely free;
D Em
I am your god on the final day,
G D
for the truth is you are me...
INSTRUMENTAL CHORUS:
INSTRUMENTAL VERSE (without { Cm D Cm D } ending)