Thousand Years Of Oppression Amon Amarth

Thousand Years Of Oppression

Amon Amarth

StratSam

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0:00 5:42
Tuning B Standard (B E A D F# B)
Beat 4/4
Key: F#m
Capo:
No capo

Lyrics

[Intro]
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |

[Verse 1]
D5                                 B5
He hung on the windswept world tree
      F#5
Whose roots no one knows
    D5                                   B5
For nine whole days he hung there pierced
   F#5
By Gugnir, his spear
    D5                                    B5
Swimming in pain he peered into the depths
    F#5
And cried out in agony
D5                                      B5
Reaching out he grasped the runes Before
   F#5
falling back from the abyss
   D5                          B5
He gave himself unto himself In
  F#5
a world of sheering pain
   D5                               B5
So that we all may live our lives By
    F#5
the wisdom that he gained

[Pre-Сhorus]
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |

[Chorus]
D5
  You doubted him,
          B5
and spread  their lies
F#5
   Across the world, with sword in hand
D5
  You raped our souls,
         B5
and stole  our right
F#5
   All for the words of mildmannered man
D5                       B5
  You listened to mildmannered god
F#5
   And put your faith in deceitful words
D5                       B5
  Your powertrip was paid  by blood
F#5
   In kindness' name you spilled our blood

[Bridge]
F#5 G#5 A5 B5 F#5       G#5
              I  refuse to submit
A5             B5
To the god you say is kind
  F#5                    G#5
I know what's right, and it is time
     A5                 B5            F#5
It's time to fight, and free our minds
G#5 A5 B5

[Interlude]
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |

[Verse 2]
D5                      B5
Let me die without fear!
   F#5
As I  have lived without it
   D5                               B5
So shut your mouth and spare my ears
    F#5
I'm fed up with all your bullshit
D5                          B5  F#5
After a thousand years of oppression
Let the berserks rise again
        D5                               B5
Let the world hear these words once more:
F#5
"Save us, oh lord,
                  D5           B5
from the wrath of the Northmen"
F#5                            D5
Let the world hear these words once more:
"Save us, oh lord,
    B5    F#5
from  the wrath of the Northmen"

[Pre-Сhorus]
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |

[Chorus]
    D5                                 B5
Our spirits were forged in snow and ice
   F#5
To bend like steel forged over fire
   D5                             B5
We were not made to bend like reed
  F#5
Or   to turn the other cheek

[Outro]
D5 B5 F#5 D5
          He grasped the runes
B5 F#5
      They're ours to use
D5 B5 F#5 D5
B5 F#5 D5 B5
F#5 D5 B5 F#5
D5 B5 F#5 D5
B5 F#5 D5 B5
F#5

Bars

[Intro]
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |

[Verse 1]
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |

He hung on the windswept world tree
Whose roots no one knows
For nine whole days he hung there pierced
By Gugnir, his spear
Swimming in pain he peered into the depths
And cried out in agony
Reaching out he grasped the runes Before
falling back from the abyss
He gave himself unto himself In
a world of sheering pain
So that we all may live our lives By
the wisdom that he gained

[Pre-Сhorus]
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |

[Chorus]
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |

You doubted him,
and spread  their lies
Across the world, with sword in hand
You raped our souls,
and stole  our right
All for the words of mildmannered man
You listened to mildmannered god
And put your faith in deceitful words
Your powertrip was paid  by blood
In kindness' name you spilled our blood

[Bridge]
| F#5 | G#5 | A5 | B5 |
| F#5 | G#5 | A5 | B5 |
| F#5 | G#5 | A5 | B5 |
| F#5 | G#5 | A5 | B5 |

I  refuse to submit
To the god you say is kind
I know what's right, and it is time
It's time to fight, and free our minds

[Interlude]
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |

[Verse 2]
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |

Let me die without fear!
As I  have lived without it
So shut your mouth and spare my ears
I'm fed up with all your bullshit
After a thousand years of oppression
Let the berserks rise again
Let the world hear these words once more:
"Save us, oh lord,
from the wrath of the Northmen"
Let the world hear these words once more:
"Save us, oh lord,
from  the wrath of the Northmen"

[Pre-Сhorus]
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |

[Chorus]
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |

Our spirits were forged in snow and ice
To bend like steel forged over fire
We were not made to bend like reed
Or   to turn the other cheek

[Outro]
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - | - - |
| D5 - | - B5 | F#5 - |

He grasped the runes
They're ours to use

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