My Chemical Romance - The foundations of decay

^AmSee the ^Fman which ^Gstands upon the ^Emhill ^F He dreams of ^Dmall the battles ^Esus4won ^E But ^Amfate had^F left its'^G scars upon his ^Emface ^F With all the d^Dmamage they had ^Esus4done ^E

And so t^Fired, with ^Gage He ^Emturns, the ^Ampage ^GLet the ^Fflesh ^FSubmit itself to ^Egravity

Let our ^Fbodies lay while our^G hearts will stay Let our ^Emblood invade, If I ^Amdie in pain ^G No^Fw, If your convictions were a^G passing phase May your^Em ashes feed the river in the ^Ammorning ra^Gys ^F And as the vermin crawls we l^Eay in the foundations of dec^Amay

^AmHe was ther^Fe The ^Gday the towers ^Emfell ^F And so he ^Dmwandered down the ^Esus4road ^E And ^Amwe would ^Fall Build ^Gtowers of our ^Emown ^F Only to ^Dmwatch the roots c^Esus4orrode ^E But it's ^Fmuch too ^Glate You're ^Emin the ^Amrace ^Gso we'^Fll press ^FAnd press till you can't take it^E anymore

Let our^F bodies lay while our^G hearts will stay Let our ^Emblood invade, If I ^Amdie in pain ^{G F} And if by his own hand his s^Gpirit flies, Take his^Em body as a relic to be^Am canonized G No^Fw, And so he gets to die a^E saint but she will always be the whore

^AmA- ^Asusgainst ^Amfaith (Antihero) ^AmA- ^Asusgainst ^Amall life (As if it must be pure) ^AmA- ^Asusgainst ^Amchange (Wander through the ruins) ^AmWe ^Asusare ^Amfree The guiltiness is ^Fyours

^G you mus^Emt fix your ^Amheart^{G F} And you ^Gmust build an a^Emltar where it ^Amwas ^G When the^F storm decays and the ^Gsky it rains Let it ^Emflood, let it flood Let it ^Amwash away ^{G F} At last, we'll stumble through the ^G last crusade Will you^Em welcome your extinction in the ^Ammorning rays?^{G F} And as the swarming calls, we l^Eay in the foundations

Yes, it^Am co--^Am/Gmforts^Am/F me-- ^Am/E much--^F more Esus4 E Yes, it ^Amco--m^Am/Gforts ^Am/Gbme-- ^Am/Emuch-- ^Fmore To ^Esus4lay in the founda^Etions of decay ^{Bb5 A5} Get ^{Bb5 A5} up ^{Bb5 A5} coward