COHEED AND CAMBRIA - THE LIGHT AND THE GLASS CHORDS

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)

Ig^B5noring the ^Fmwords of your ob^A5noxious 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 yo^Gur arm ^GWith every wish it's hit or miss her Em D C I ^Emtold^D you^C so I ^Emmeasured ^Ddistance in ^Clines De^Emparting the ^Drest of my^C 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:

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 sleep^B5 Like an ^F#5old dog your better off ^B5 ^F#5Should you get put to sleep^B5

*Change to 4/4 time, change to key of Dm

^A5I've ^Bb5been ^C5cautious ^D5with the ^A5words I ^Bb5extend ^G5 Al^A5low ^Bb5this ^C5year be^D5fore the ^A5world ^Bb5starts to end^G5

*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 c^Dhords u^Cntil fade out) Pray for us all xInfinity

Coheed and Cambria - The light and the glass