Capo: 3 Tuning:

[CAPO 3RD FRET] [ORIGINALLY IN Gm] F#m should actually be F#m7b5(202210), which can be played as Am/F#. VERSE

^EmTook me ^Cyears t^F#mo make my^B7 motives clear ^EmAnd the ^Cdays ha^F#mve not be^B7en kind ^EmOnce a s^Cteady g^F#maze and c^B7harming smile ^EmHas been^C buried^F#m in the l^B7ines I find

^EmI walk i^Cn the n^F#moise, qui^B7et employs ^EmAnd dark^Cness se^F#mems to kn^B7ow just where I am

CHORUS

^CMother w^Amash the^E devil fr^Eom my hands ^CPray the^Am Lord I^E have the^E strength to stand ^CMother, ^Amtell me^E was it a^Ell a lie? ^CShow me ^Amwhere the angels die

VERSE

^EmThere ar^Ce words^F#m that nev^B7er found my lips ^EmThere ar^Ce words^F#m I'd soon^B7 forget ^EmThought ^Cthe tri^F#mck was ne^B7ver to look back ^EmBut it s^Ceems I'^F#mve lost m^B7y grip, I slip

^EmThe fast^Cer we r^F#mun now, t^B7he closer the gun now ^EmAnd some^Chow all^F#m the bull^B7ets bear my name

CHORUS

^CMother w^Amash the^E devil fr^Eom my hands ^CPray the^Am Lord I^E have the^E strength to stand ^CMother, ^Amtell me^E was it a^Ell a lie? ^CShow me ^Amwhere t^Ehe angels^E die

SOLO: C Em (x4) Am C F F (x4) VERSE

^EmTook the^C road b^F#mut should^B7 have chased the stars ^EmNow I've^C lost m^F#my own way^B7 home ^EmHad a ph^Coto of ^F#mthe time ^B7we shared ^EmBut I bu^Crned it^F#m long ago^B7, I know

^EmI struck^C the ma^F#mtches stu^B7ck in the ashes ^EmForgive ^Cme, won^F#m't you si^B7mply speak my name

CHORUS

^CMother w^Amash the^E devil fr^Eom my hands ^CPray the^Am Lord I^E have the^E strength to stand ^CMother, ^Amtell me^E was it a^Ell a lie? ^CShow me ^Amwhere t^Ehe angels^E die

SOLO = VERSE (ad lib.)

Avenged Sevenfold - Angels