Nihilist Blues
MelodyMike Added by MelodyMike
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5:27
Tuning
Standard (E A D G B E)
Beat
4/4
Key:
Em
Em
Capo:
No capo
Lyrics
[Intro]
| Em | - | - | Dm |
| F | Em | - | Dm |
| F | Em | - | Dm |
| F | Em | - | Dm |
| F | - |
[Verse 1]
Em
I've been climbing up the walls
Dm F
To escape the sinking feeling
Em
But I can't hide from the nihilist at my door
Dm F Em
Buried in the basement floor,
Dm F
Didn't know what I had planted
Em Dm F
It blossomed with all the heart of a Cold War
[Pre-Chorus]
Em A C
I'm a spirit in a tomb
D Em
Won't somebody raise the roof
A
I'm going white, I'm going black,
C
I'm going blue
D Em
Do you mind if I'm exhumed?
A C
I'm the ashes in the plume
D Em
I'm a beggar in the ruin
A
I'm peaking out, I'm burning up,
C
I'm shooting through
D
I'm only lonely for the truth
[Chorus]
Em
Paradise is in my soul,
D
And I'm terrified I can't get out
C
I'm lost in a labyrinth,
A
We are lost in a labyrinth
Em
Paradise is in my soul,
D
And I'm terrified I can't get out
C
I'm lost in a labyrinth,
A
We are lost in a labyrinth
Please, don't follow
[Interlude]
| Em - | D - |
| A - | - - | C - | - - |
| A - | C D |
[Chorus]
Em D
Paradise is in my soul,
A
And I'm terrified I can't get out
C
I'm lost in a labyrinth,
A
We are lost in a labyrinth
C D
Please, don't follow
[Bridge]
Em
Light as a feather, stiff as a board
Sink to the floor, I sink to the floor
I sink to the floor
[Interlude]
Em
Light as a feather, stiff as a board
[Verse 2]
Em
You were in my dream last night,
Dm F
but your face was someone else's
Em
A twitch in my spine, a mutual disorder
Em
Isolation neophyte,
Dm F
too afraid to taste your conscience
You march in the dark,
Em
little lamb to the slaughter
[Pre-Chorus]
Em A C
I'm a spirit in a tomb
D Em
Won't somebody raise the roof
A
I'm going white, I'm going black,
C
I'm going blue
D Em
Do you mind if I'm exhumed?
A C
I'm the ashes in the plume
D Em
I'm a beggar in the ruin
A
I'm peaking out, I'm burning up,
C
I'm shooting through
D
I'm only lonely for the truth
[Chorus]
Em D
Paradise is in my soul,
A
And I'm terrified I can't get out
C
I'm lost in a labyrinth,
A
We are lost in a labyrinth
C D
Please, don't follow
Em D
Paradise is in my soul,
A
And I'm terrified I can't get out
C
I'm lost in a labyrinth,
A
We are lost in a labyrinth
C D
Please, don't follow
[Interlude]
Em A C D
Please, don't follow
Em A C D
Please, don't follow
Em A C D
Please, don't follow
Em A C D
Please, don't follow
Please, don't follow
[Outro]
Em
I've been climbing up the walls
Dm F
To escape the sinking feeling
Em
But I can't hide from the nihilist at my door
Bars
[Intro]
| Em | - | - | Dm |
| F | Em | - | Dm |
| F | Em | - | Dm |
| F | Em | - | Dm |
| F | - |
[Verse 1]
| Em | - |
| Dm | F | Em | - |
| Dm | F | Em | - |
| Dm | F | Em | - |
| Dm | F |
I've been climbing up the walls
To escape the sinking feeling
But I can't hide from the nihilist at my door
Buried in the basement floor,
Didn't know what I had planted
It blossomed with all the heart of a Cold War
[Pre-Chorus]
| Em | A |
| C | D | Em | A |
| C | D | Em | A |
| C | D | Em | A |
| C | D |
I'm a spirit in a tomb
Won't somebody raise the roof
I'm going white, I'm going black,
I'm going blue
Do you mind if I'm exhumed?
I'm the ashes in the plume
I'm a beggar in the ruin
I'm peaking out, I'm burning up,
I'm shooting through
I'm only lonely for the truth
[Chorus]
| Em | - |
| D | - | C | - |
| A | - | Em | - |
| D | - | C | - |
| A | - |
Paradise is in my soul,
And I'm terrified I can't get out
I'm lost in a labyrinth,
We are lost in a labyrinth
Paradise is in my soul,
And I'm terrified I can't get out
I'm lost in a labyrinth,
We are lost in a labyrinth
Please, don't follow
[Interlude]
| Em - | D - |
| A - | - - | C - | - - |
| A - | C D |
[Chorus]
| Em - | D - |
| A - | - - | C - | - - |
| A - | C D |
Paradise is in my soul,
And I'm terrified I can't get out
I'm lost in a labyrinth,
We are lost in a labyrinth
Please, don't follow
[Bridge]
| Em | - |
| - | - |
Light as a feather, stiff as a board
Sink to the floor, I sink to the floor
I sink to the floor
[Interlude]
| Em | - |
| - | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - |
| - | - |
Light as a feather, stiff as a board
[Verse 2]
| Em - | - - |
| Dm - | F - | Em - | - - |
| - - | - - | Em - | - - |
| Dm - | F - | Em - | - - |
| - - | - - | -
You were in my dream last night,
but your face was someone else's
A twitch in my spine, a mutual disorder
Isolation neophyte,
too afraid to taste your conscience
You march in the dark,
little lamb to the slaughter
[Pre-Chorus]
Em | - A |
| - C | - D | - Em | - A |
| - C | - D | - Em | - A |
| - C | - D | - Em | - A |
| - C | - D | -
I'm a spirit in a tomb
Won't somebody raise the roof
I'm going white, I'm going black,
I'm going blue
Do you mind if I'm exhumed?
I'm the ashes in the plume
I'm a beggar in the ruin
I'm peaking out, I'm burning up,
I'm shooting through
I'm only lonely for the truth
[Chorus]
Em | - D |
| - A | - - | - C | - - |
| - A | - C | D Em | - D |
| - A | - - | - C | - - |
| - A | - C | D
Paradise is in my soul,
And I'm terrified I can't get out
I'm lost in a labyrinth,
We are lost in a labyrinth
Please, don't follow
Paradise is in my soul,
And I'm terrified I can't get out
I'm lost in a labyrinth,
We are lost in a labyrinth
Please, don't follow
[Interlude]
Em | - A |
| - C | - D | - Em | - A |
| - C | - D | - Em | - A |
| - C | - D | - Em | - A |
| - C | - D | - - | - - |
| - - | - - | - - | - - |
| - - | - - | -
Please, don't follow
Please, don't follow
Please, don't follow
Please, don't follow
Please, don't follow
[Outro]
Em | - - |
| - Dm | - F | - Em |
I've been climbing up the walls
To escape the sinking feeling
But I can't hide from the nihilist at my door
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