Tuning: E A D G B E

[Chorus 1]

^DmWe're ^Cthe ^Bbday ^Cbirds ^DmDeciding to ^Cfly ^Bbagainst the ^Csky ^DmWithin our ^Cdreams, we ^Bball wake ^Cup ^DmTo kiss the ^Cones who are ^Bbborn to ^Cdie ^DmWe're ^Cthe ^Bbgreying ^Cherds ^DmHurting each ^Cother ^Bbwith our ^Clies ^DmWithin our ^Cdreams, ^Bbwe all wake ^Cup ^DmTo kiss the ^Cones who are ^Bbborn ^CBorn to die ^D7Born to die

[Verse 1]

^DmThe drum fish They beached ^Cthemselves in Harakiri ^BbThe blackbirds They fell in ^Cthousands from the sky ^DmTheir red wings Streaming ^Cdown from the higher seas ^BbDeflected by the ^Cground ^CThey crowned the sun

[Chorus 2]

They crowned the ^Fsun ^F(They crowned the sun) They crowned the ^Dmsun ^Dm(They crowned the sun) But I ^Bbbelieve that they are ^Cfree When their time was ^Dmdone ^Dm(Their time was done) They were drowned by the ^Fonly one ^F(They crowned the sun) But I ^Bbbelieve that they are ^Cfree Washed by the ^D7sun

[Verse 2]

^DmOur statues The soaring ^Cedifice of our times ^BbDetracted From the ^Cways of the wise ^DmThe future Will view all ^Chistory as a crime ^BbSo father Tell us ^Cwhen is the time to rise

[Chorus 2]

They crowned the s^Fun ^F(They crowned the sun) They crowned the ^Dmsun ^Dm(They crowned the sun) ^BbBut I believe that they are ^Cfree When their time was ^Dmdone ^Dm(Their time was done) They were drowned by the ^Fonly one ^F(They crowned the sun) But I ^Bbbelieve that they are ^Cfree

[Chorus 1]

[Chorus 2]

They crowned the ^F#sun They crowned the ^D#msun But I ^Bbelieve that they are ^G#free When their time was ^D#mdone They were drowned by the ^F#only one But I ^Bbelieve that they are ^G#free They crowned the ^F#sun They crowned the ^D#msun But I ^Bbelieve that they are ^G#free And we ^Bbelieve that they are ^G#free Cause I ^Bbelieve that they are ^G#me Washed by the ^D#msun

Serj Tankian - Harakiri