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The Light and the Glass Coheed and Cambria In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 Words and Music by Claudio Sanchez and Coheed and Cambria Tab by Nicholas P Standard tuning, 6/8 time. 70 BPM, Key of D major Intro/Verse Riff: Chords in brackets are optional but sound good. D G e|2-----2-----|------------|------------|------------| B|--3-----3---|------------|------------|------------| G|----2-----2-|----0-------|------------|------------| D|------------|--4---7-5-40|----7-----7-|----7-----0-| A|------------|45----------|--5-----5---|--5-----5---| E|------------|------------|3-----3-----|3-----3-----| 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + Bm D (G) Bm A e|------------|------------|5-----5-----|------------| B|------0-----|------------|------------|------------| G|2-------2---|------0-----|--0-----0---|------------| D|--0-------0-|--2-0-----0-|----0-----0-|----0-----0-| A|2---2-------|24------4---|------------|2-----4-----| E|------------|------------|------------|--5-----5---| 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + D (G) (A) e|5-----5-----|5-----5-----| B|--5-----5---|--5-----5---| G|----------0-|----------0-| D|------------|------------| A|------------|------------| E|------------|------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
DSlowly the pen touches paper in the Gguidance of the words that you write BmMemories rolled in of the things you once did D (G) And who you had shared them with. Bm A D (G)(A) Is somebody thinking of you?
Did DI bother telling you this? With the Gwords that cross teeth and jump lips A Bmpoor choice of words in wanting to tell you everything D (G) But words don't come with ease; Bm A D (G)(A) they're forever my hurt
D Would it really matter if you were to Gcount the days left with your hands? Your Bmfocus secure and the love you left well D (G) Bm A D (G)(A) Smiles staged in photographs here until...
PreChorus: A G (Fill) You, you left the light on
There's a chance I might have Atripped girl G (Fill) You were there to hold on
(Fill) or play G e|------------| B|------------| G|20----20----| D|--420---420-| A|------------| E|------------| Chorus: (Fm=x04xxx)
IgB5noring the Fmwords of your obA5noxious little G5brother B5Kill or be Fmkilled spill the A5words from your G5mother B5I'll lay Fmawake for a A5while G5 B5I'll leave the Fmlight on a A5while G5
But Bmyou Acouldn't last a Glifetime GCaught between here and the days Bmof it Carving Aher name across yoGur arm GWith every wish it's hit or miss her Em D C I EmtoldD youC so I Emmeasured Ddistance in Clines DeEmparting the Drest of myC life
Bridge:
But Ayou, you, you You had Gbetter things to do But Ayou, you, you G G (Hold) You had better things to do
DLiar, liar, liar, liar GLiar, liar, liar, liar DLiar, liar, liar, liar G DLiar, liar, liar, liar GLiar, liar, liar, liar DLiar, liar, liar, liar G D
Chorus:
IgB5noring the Fmwords of your obA5noxious little G5brother B5Kill or be Fmkilled spill the A5words from your G5mother B5I'll lay Fmawake for a A5while G5 B5I'll leave the Fmlight on a A5while G5
But Bmyou Acouldn't last a Glifetime GCaught between here and the days Bmof it Carving Aher name across yoGur arm GWith every wish it's hit or miss her Em D C I EmtoldD youC so I Emmeasured Ddistance in Clines DeEmparting the Drest of myC life
Bridge Riff: F#5 B5 e|------------|------------| B|------------|------------| G|------------|------444444| D|44----44----|44----444444| A|440450440450|440450222222| E|22----22----|22----------| Play once without vocals then continue:
F#5If you'd get put to sleepB5 Like an F#5old dog your better off B5 F#5Should you get put to sleepB5
*Change to 4/4 time, change to key of Dm
A5I've Bb5been C5cautious D5with the A5words I Bb5extend G5 AlA5low Bb5this C5year beD5fore the A5world Bb5starts to endG5
*Change to key of G G F#m Em C Bm C Bm
G Your F#mfather's dead Emhe passed in his sleep C And I Bmwoke to the Csounds of her Bmcrying G Your F#mfather's dead Emhe passed in his sleep C And I Bmwoke to the Csounds of her Bmcrying G Your F#mfather's dead Emhe passed in his sleep C And I Bmwoke to the Csounds of her Bmcrying G Your F#mfather's dead Emhe passed in his sleep
Outro:
Em(Repeat cDhords uCntil fade out) Pray for us all xInfinity