xA Century Ends A – x02220 F#m – 244222 A2 – x02200 C# - x46664 E – 022100 C#7 – x46464 E7 – 020100 F – 133211 D – xx0232 G – 355433 D2 – xx0230 B – 799877 E7sus – 020200 A* - 577655 A A2 E E7 D D2 E7sus E7 (x4) A A2 E E7 D D2 E7sus E7 Cast your eyes into the distance A A2 E E7 D D2 E7sus E7 Try to focus on it all A A2 E E7 D D2 E7sus E7 Find a spirit of resistance A A2 E E7 D D2 E7sus E7 Instead of pride before the fall F#m D Forge some opposition F#m D E From disparate strands A A2 E E7 D D2 It ain't the prettiest position E7sus E7 A A2 E E7 D D2 E7sus E7 As a century ends A A2 E E7 D D2 E7sus E7 Unstable situation A A2 E E7 D D2 E7sus E7 Faces made of wax A A2 E E7 D D2 E7sus E7 Streams of melting glass A A2 E E7 D D2 E7sus E7 Sheets of butchered facts F#m D The roar of the machine C# C#7 D E Hooded hearts and jeweled hands A A2 E E7 And anger spilling out like gasoline F G A* As a century ends E B D A* Everything I seen, everything that I heard E B D A* Ain't even the tip of the iceberg F G Fire down memory lane D E So pass me my rose tinted glasses again F#m D F#m D E A A2 E E7 D D2 E7sus E7 A A2 E E7 D D2 E7sus E7 Through a fog of contradiction A A2 E E7 D D2 E7sus E7 Out to the lake of tears A A2 E E7 D D2 E7sus E7 See society admiring its own reflection A A2 E E7 D D2 E7sus E7 Chase a light that shines and disappears F#m D F#m D E Now be careful what you say cause reality offends A A2 E E7 D D2 Just sit back and let your soul decay E7sus E7 As a century ends A A2 E E7 D D2 E7sus E7 (x4) A A2 E E7 D D2 E7sus E7 And its easy to get weary A A2 E E7 D D2 E7sus E7 As you fight to get it done A A2 E E7 D D2 E7sus E7 ‘Gainst a popular theory A A2 E E7 D D2 E7sus E7 That it's over 'fore it's even begun F#m D Strain the limit of compassion C# C#7 D E Tend a wound that never mends, ohhh A A2 E E7 And honesty still out of fashion F G A* As a century ends F G A* As a century ends F G A* As a century ends F G A* (Repeat & Fade)