Republic Of Wolves Wood And Bricks Submitted by: [email protected] Key: D Tuning: Standard EADGBe Chords used: G - 320033 Bm - x24432 D - xx0232 A - x02220 Intro: G--Bm-A- x2 Verse 1: G Bm D Two carpenters of failing worth G Bm We found ourselves in disrepair D But didn't care G So we took the wood Bm from that old tree D G Built a coffin on the sea Bm Flowers strewn across the deck D Bm Sails drape around our broken necks Chorus 1: Bm G D Bm G And I'll (And I'll) be taken D apart when it's over Verse 2: G Our ruined hands Bm D collecting dust G Uneven loves that drove Bm D us into our bodies G But we found the bricks Bm from our old house D Tried to put them G back together With no foundation Bm underneath D It crumbled right back to a smoldering heap Chorus 2: Bm G D Bm G And We'll (And We'll) be taken D apart when it's over Bm So we gave every flaw in G D our crooked construction a name Bm And accepted that nothing G D was meant to hold up for this long Interlude: Bm-A-G-D- x2 Bridge: Bm When you felt the A sun come alive in your ribs G D You were dying just to try it Bm As the sutures and stitches that A G held you together were splitting D And it made such a glorious sound Guitar Solo: G--Bm-D- x2 Verse 3: G You wire strings Bm slowly disappear D Well I have been emptied G of every fear The things that we had Bm but never replaced D We're falling asleep and forgetting the names Verse 4: Bm A Well I pried myself into pieces and G D scattered them over the wreckage Bm And you were still shaking your A G D head holding on to your nails Bm A And every splinter of timber like G D thunder inside of my shuddering frame Bm A Says I'm gonna pay yeah we're all gonna G D pay when it's over (when it's over) Outro: Piano: G--Bm-D- x8 http://www.myspace.com/therepublicofwolves
