Tuning: E A D G B E

AEGIS As recorded by The Mars Volta (From the 2012 Album NOCTOURNIQUET) [Intro] D Gm D Gm D Gm Bbm A D Gm Gb Gm [Verse 1]

^GmThe days are catching ^Dup to me ^GmMy unconscious fear un^D7boun^Dd ^DmIs it ^Amtime to ^Gmtailor fit the ^Dnotion That come Sunday ^GmI'm in the ^Dground? ^Gb ^GmThe obelisk fumes have ^Gbmoccu^Dpied, ^Gmemphatically aus^Dtere ^AmA smelter pile made by the ^Gmdebt collector

[Pre-Chorus]

Where the ^Bbmchildren should be seen, ^Dnot ^Gmheard Even if there ^Bbmis no ^Amway ^Gbmback ^Gmhome ^C ^Bb

[Chorus]

^GmI'm not running a^Cwa^Bby ^GmI'm not running a^Cwa^Bby ^GmI'm not ^Frunning a^Cwa^Bby ^GmI'm not running a^Cwa^Bby

[Interlude] Gm Gbm D Gm Gbm D Am Gm Bbm Am D Gm Gb [Verse 2]

^GmCan you hear him saber ^Drattling ^GmWith bones I've left be^Dhind? ^AmObloquy is the ^Gmbulwark of his ^Dimplants Am I ^Gmyour son or just a ^Dclone? ^GmDasehra you were ^Dsworn to be^Gm, a window to my ^Dnight ^AmMy subterfuge, just ^Gmbranches to the mandrake

[Pre-Chorus]

Where the ^Bbmchildren should be seen, ^Dnot ^Gmheard Even if there ^Bbmis no ^Amway ^Gbmback ^Gmhome ^C ^Bb

[Chorus]

^GmI'm not ^Frunning a^Cmway^Bb ^GmI'm not ^Frunning a^Cmway^Bb ^GmI'm not ^Frunning a^Cmway^Bb ^GmI'm not ^Frunning ^Cmawa^Bby

[Bridge]

^GmUnder the ^Cmaegis of cognition I am ^Abdead, I will es^Fcape ^GmEngrammic ^Cmmarks of ligature I am ^Abdead, I will es^Fcape ^GmUnder the ^Cmaegis of cognition I am ^Abdead, I will e^Fscape ^GmEngrammic ^Cmmarks of ligature Am I ^Abdead? Will I es^Fcape?

[Interlude] Gm F C Bb [Chorus]

^GmI'm not ^Frunning a^Cwa^Bby ^GmI'm not ^Frunning a^Cwa^Bby ^GI'm not ^Frunning a^Cwa^Bby ^GmI'm not ^Frunning a^Cwa^Bby ^GmI'm not ^Frunning a^Cwa^Bby ^Bb(Am I running away?) ^GmI'm not ^Frunning a^Cwa^Bby ^Bb(Am I running away?) ^GmI'm not ^Frunning a^Cwa^Bby ^Bb(Am I running away?) ^GmI'm not ^Frunning a^Cwa^Bby ^Bb(I am running away)

The Mars Volta - Aegis