The Poet and the Pendulum Nightwish
[F#m]The........[Dbm] end
The so[F#m]ngwriter's dead [Dbm]
The bla[Bm]de fell upon h[Bb]im
Taking him [Bm]to the White L[Bb]ands
Of Em[Dm]pathica [Db]
[Dm]Of Innoce[B]nce
[Dm]Empathica[Db]
[Dm]Innocen[B]ce
(Home)
--intro--
D5.... Eb5 D5.... Eb5 D5.....
[A5] [Ab5] [G5] [Gb5] [F5] [E5] [Eb5] [Dm]
The dreamer and the wine
Poet without a rhyme
A widowed writer
[Gm]Torn ap[Bb]art by chains of hell[C] [Dm]
One last perfect verse is still the same old song
Oh, Christ, how I hate what[Gm] I have beco[Bb]me [Gm]
Take me home..[Bb].. [C]
[Dm]Get away, run away, fly away[C]
[Dm]Lead me astray to dreamer's hideaway [C]
[Eb]I cannot cry 'cause the shoulder cries more
[Bb]I cannot die
I, a w[A5]hor[Ab5]e fo[G5]r t[Gb5]he c[F5]old[E5] wo[Eb5]rld
[Dm]Forgive me, I have but two faces [C]
[Dm]One for the world, one for God, save me [C]
[Gm]I cannot cry 'cause the shoulder cries more
[Bb]I cannot die, I, a whore[F] for the cold world[C]
[Dm]My home was there n' then
Those meadows of Heaven
Adventure-filled days [Gm]
One with every [Bb]smiling face [C] [Dm]
Please, no more words
Thoughts from a severed head
No more praise
[Gm]Tell me on[Bb]ce my heart goes right [Gm]
Take me home..[Bb].. [C]
[Dm]Get away, run away, fly away[C]
[Dm]Lead me astray to dreamer's hideaway [C]
[Eb]I cannot cry 'cause the shoulder cries more
[Bb]I cannot die
I, a w[A5]hor[Ab5]e fo[G5]r t[Gb5]he c[F5]old[E5] wo[Eb5]rld
[Dm]Forgive me, I have but two faces [C]
[Dm]One for the world, one for God, save me [C]
[Gm]I cannot cry 'cause the shoulder cries more
[Bb]I cannot die, I, a whore fo[F]r the cold world [C]
(The Pacific)
[Cm]Spar...[Gm].kle my [Cm]scen....[Gm]ery with t[Bb]urquoise waterfall [F]
With bea[Cm]uty underneath [Gm]
The Ever Free.[Eb]..... [F]
Tuck me in ben[Bb]eath the blue [F/A]
Beneath the pain [Gm]
Beneath the rain [F]
Goodnight kiss fo[Bb]r a child in time [F/A]
Swaying blade[Gm]......m[Eb]y lullaby.[F].... [Gm]
[Cm]One the sh[Gm]ore we sat [Cm]and hoped[Gm]
Under[Bb] the same pale moon [F]
Whose guidi[Bb]ng light chose you [F]
Chose you all.......[Eb]............ [Gm]
"I'm afraid, I'm so afraid...............
I just wish the tide w[Eb]ould catch me first
And give me a death I a[D]lways longed for." [Gm]
(Dark Passion Play}
--solo--
E5.......F5......G5..
E5.......F5......G#5....
E5.......F5 F5....G5 G5...
E5.......F5 F5....G#5 G#5...
E5.......F5......G5..
E5.......F5......G#5....
E5.......F5......G5....
E5.........Am C D D
E5.........A5 Ab5 G5 Gb5 F5 E5 Eb5
E5.........Am C D D
E5.........................
Second robber to the right of Christ
Cut in half - infanticide
The world will rejoice today
As the crows feast on the rotting poet
E5.......F5......G5..
E5.......F5......G#5....
E5.......F5......G5...
E5.....................
Everyone must bury their own
No pack to bury the heart of stone
Now he's home in hell, serves him well
Slain by the bell tolling for his farewell
[Dm]The morning dawned upon his alter
Remains of the dark passion play
[Gm]Performed by his friends without shame
[Bb]Spitting on his grave as they came
[Dm]Get away, run away, fly away[C]
[Dm]Lead me astray to dreamer's hideaway [C]
[Eb]I cannot cry 'cause the shoulder cries more
[Bb]I cannot die
I, a w[A5]hor[Ab5]e fo[G5]r t[Gb5]he c[F5]old[E5] wo[Eb5]rld
[Dm]Forgive me, I have but two faces [C]
[Dm]One for the world, one for God, save me [C]
[Gm]I cannot cry 'cause the shoulder cries more
[Bb]I cannot die, I, a whore f[F]or the cold world [C]
[Gm]"Today, in the year of our Lord 2005..."
Save me
--intro--
Gm........F.......Gm
Gm........F.......Gm
Eb.........Bb.......F7...Gm
Eb.........Bb.......F7...Gm
Be still, my son [F]
You're home[Gm]
Oh, when did you becom[F]e so cold? [Gm]
[Eb]The blade will keep [Bb]on descending [F7] [Gm]
[Eb]All you need is to feel my[Bb] love [F7] [Gm]
Search for beauty[F], find your shore [Gm]
Try to save them all, bleed[F] no more [Gm]
[Eb]You have such oceans [Bb]within [F7] [Gm]
[Eb]In the end, I will alway[Bb]s love y[F7]ou [Gm]
"The beginning..."
--outro---
[Gm]Oooooooooooo[F]ooooo.... [Gm]
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