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Critical Acclaim - : Avenged Sevenfold
Critical Acclaim - : Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold
Intro:Dm C A# C Dm C A# Dm (twice)
Dm
D5 D#5 6x
Verse:
D5 D#5 D5 D#5
Shhh be qui--et, you might piss somebody off,
F5 D5 D#5 D5 D#5
Like me motherfuc--ker, you've been at it for too long,
F5 D5 D#5 D5 D#5 F5
While you feed off others insecurities,
D5 D#5 D5 D#5 F5
You stand in fro---nt of me and bite the hand that feeds,
Refrain:
D5 D#5 D5 D#5 F5 D5 D#5 D5 D#5 F5
Self-righteousness is wearing thin,
(Lies insi---de your head your bestfriend)
D5 D#5 D5 D#5 F5 D5 D#5 D5 D#5 F5
Heart bleeds but not for fellow men,
(Broken glass, your fake reflection)
Chorus:
D5 C/E
I've had enough it's time for something real,
Breakdown:
D5 D#5 D5 D#5 D5
So how does it feel to know that someones kid in the heart of america,
D#5 D5
Has blood on their hands, fighting to defend your rights,
D#5 D5
So you can maintain the lifestyle that insults this family's existance,
D#5 D5 D#5 D5
Well, where I'm from we have a special salute we aim high in the air,
D#5
Towards all those pompous assholes who spend their days pointing fingers,
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D5 D#5 D5 D#5 D#5
Fuck you!
Verse:
D5 D#5 D5 D#5
Shh be qui--et, you might piss somebody off,
F5 D5 D#5 D5 D#5 F5
Like the heartbeat of this country when antagonized too long,
D5 D#5 D5 D#5 F5 D5 D#5 D5
I'll be damned if you count me in as part of your generous hypocrisy,
D#5 F5
Collecting enemies,
Refrain:
D5 D#5 D5 D#5 F5 D5 D#5 D5 D#5 F5
Tabloid gossip queen worthless man,
(There's no need for us to bury you)
D5 D#5 D5 D#5 F5 D5 D#5 D5 D#5 F5
Selfish agenda once again,
(Right this way, you've dug your own grave)
Chorus:
D5 C/E
I've had enough it's time for something real,
Breakdown:
D5 D#5
All the way from the east to the west,
D5 D#5 D5
We've got this high society looking down on this very foundation,
D#5 D5
Constantly reminding us that our actions are the cause of all their problems,
D#5 D5
Pointing the fingers in every direction,
D#5 D5
Blaming their own nation for who wins elections,
D#5
They've never contributed a fucking thing to the country they love to criticize,
Bridge:
2
G5 C5
Excuse the obscene, ignore the untrue,
F5 A#5 A5
Depictions we see, try and get through,
G#5 D5 C5
Admitting mistakes can hurt,
D5 G5 C5 F5 A#5 A5 G#5 D5 C5 A5 D5 D#5 D5
I'm not the last but I sure ain't the first,
Interlude:
D#5 D5 D5 D#5 D5 D#5 D5 D#5 D5 D#5 G#5 G5 G#5 G5
G#5 G5 G#5 G5
Shh be qui--et, you might piss somebody off,
G#5 C#5 C5 C#5 C5 C#5 C5 C#5 C5 C#5 A#5 A5 A#5 A5 A#5 A5 A#5 A5 A#5 D5
Refrain:
D5 D#5 D5 D#5 F5 D5 D#5 D5 D#5 F5
(Self-righteousness is wearing thin)
Lies inside your head your bestfriend,
D5 D#5 D5 D#5 F5 D5 D#5 D5 D#5 F5
(Heart bleeds but not for fellow man)
Broken glass, your fake reflection,
Coda:
D5 C/E
I've had enough it's time for something real,
Outro:D5
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Seize The Day - Avenged Sevenfold
[Chorus]
Dm F Gm
Seize the day or die regretting the time you lost
C Bb
It's empty and cold without you here,
C Dm
Too many people to ache over
G
I see my vision burn,
C F
I feel my memories fade with time
C Dm
But I'm too young to worry
Gm C
These streets we travel on
F
Will undergo our same lost past
[Verse 1]
Dm Gm F
I found you here, now please just stay for a while
C Dm
I can move on with you around
Gm F C
I hand you my mortal life, but will it be forever?
Dm Gm F
I'd do anything for a smile,
C Dm
Holding you till our time is done
Gm
We both know the day will come
F C
But I don't want to leave you
[Chorus]
4
Gm C
I see my vision burn,
F
I feel my memories fade with time
C Dm
But I'm too young to worry
Bb
A melody, a memory, or just one picture
Dm F Gm
Seize the day or die regretting the time you lost
C Bb
It's empty and cold without you here,
C Dm
Too many people to ache over
[Verse 2]
Dm Gm F
Newborn life replacing all of us,
C Dm
Changing this fable we live in
Gm F C
No longer needed here so where do we go?
Dm Gm F
Will you take a journey tonight,
C Dm
Follow me past the walls of death?
Gm F C
But girl, what if there is no eternal life?
[Chorus]
Gm C
I see my vision burn,
F
I feel my memories fade with time
C Dm
But I'm too young to worry
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Bb
A melody, a memory, or just one picture
Dm F Gm
Seize the day or die regretting the time you lost
C Bb
It's empty and cold without you here,
C Dm
Too many people to ache over
Dm F Gm
Trials in life, questions of us existing here,
C Bb
Don't want to die alone without you here
C Dm
Please tell me what we have is real
[Solo 1]
F C Dm Bb (strum)
[Bridge]
F C Dm
So, What if I never hold you, yeah,
Bb F
Or kiss you lips again? Wooaaahh
C
So, I never want to leave you
Bb
And the memories for us to see
Bb
I beg don't leave me
[Chorus]
Dm F Gm
Seize the day or die regretting the time you lost
C Bb
It's empty and cold without you here,
C Dm
Too many people to ache over
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Dm F Gm
Trials in life, questions of us existing here,
C Bb
Don't want to die alone without you here
C Dm
Please tell me what we have is real
[Solo 2]
Gm F A Bb
[Outro]
Gm F A Bb
Silence, you lost me, no chance for one more day
Gm F A Bb
Silence, you lost me, no chance for one more day
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AVANGED SEVENDFOLD - - GUNSLINGER
ntro : Dm
Dm
Yeah, you've been alone
Dm
I've been gone for far too long
A#
But with all that we've been through
C
After all this time I'm coming home to you
Dm
Dm
Never let it show
Dm
The pain I've grown to know
A#
'Cause with all these things we do
C
It don't matter when I'm coming home to you
Dm
I reach towards the sky
C
I've said my good byes
Bb Dm
My hearts always with You now
Dm
I want question why
C
So many have die
Bb Dm
My prays have may It through yeah
Bb
Cause with all these We do
C Dm
It don't matter when I'm comming home to You
D5-F5-G5-G#5-C5
D5-F5-D5 (D5)
D5-F5-G5-G#5-C5
D5-F5-D5 D5
Dm
Letters keep me warm
Dm
Helped me through the storm
Bb
But with all that We've been through
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C Dm
After all this time I'm comming home to You
Dm
I reach towards the sky
C
I've said my good byes
Bb Dm
My hearts always with You now
Dm
I want question why
C
So many have die
Bb Dm
My prays have may It through yeah
Bb
Cause with all these We do
C Dm
It don't matter when I'm comming home to You
Bb
I've always been through
C F-C-
I've wait It so long just to come hold You
Dm-C
I making it true
Bb
It's been far too long
C-F-C-
We proving so long over time so strong
Dm-C
In all the We do
Bb
The stars in the night
C
They lend Me Their light
Dm-Em-F-G
To bring me to close to heaven with You
Guitar solo :
Bb C F-C-Dm-C (x2)
Bb
But with all that We've been through
C Dm
After all this time I'm comming home to You
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Dm
I reach towards the sky
C
I've said my good byes
Bb Dm
My hearts always with You now
Dm
I want question why
C
So many have die
Bb Dm
My prays have may It through yeah
Bb
Cause with all these We do
C Dm
It don't matter when I'm comming home to You
Bb
And with all that We've been through
C Dm
After all this time I'm comming home to You
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