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Seventy-three Months spent alone inside this tower Solitary C D A princess of a broken kingdom Em Seventy-three C D Floors made of stone and iron trapping Em Lonely old me C D Waiting for someone brave to come here Em Seventy-three C D Heroes that tried to liberate me Em All gave defeat C D That might explain why tears are falling C And then from at the gates Em I hear him calling, calling C D “My princess don’t despair G D A hero’s come to free you!” C His eyes bleed hard with hope Em As I wave smiling, smiling C D I clutch my chest and cry G “My hero, save me won’t you” D My heart is pounding, breathless C D B G To know a hero is on the way D My knight in shining armor C D B Who’s courage pushes the dark a - Seventy-three Minutes that I’ve spent watching him climb Only for me C D That fact alone is motivation Em But it can’t be C G He took a blow against the dragon Em He’s bleeding free C G B Just counting time until he weakens Em Seventy-three C G Heroes like he that fell before him Em Can’t bear to see C D That might explain why tears are falling C But then I hear his voice Em He’s even laughing, laughing C D “Don’t worry princess G D Such a scratch could never stop me” Chorus 4 C He’s rushing up the stairs Em His armor ringing, ringing C D Its sound is like a bell G That sets my soul afire D My heart is pounding, breathless C D B Em G To know a hero is on the way D My knight in shining armor C G B G Who’s courage pushes the dark away D But then I see him stumble C D B G Onto the trap that marks his end D G I kneel and whisper thank you C My dearest friend Chorus 5 C My face is flushed with fear C He somehow made it, made it Em He’s gotten past my traps The monsters I have gathered Chorus 6 C He’ll soon have gotten here C And then he’ll realize it Em The princess he so loves G Is really an illusion Chorus 7 D He’s banging at the door A He doesn’t get it, get it D E That if I’m rescued then A I’ll lose what makes me special Chorus 8 D So I unsheathe my claws E I gently pull my mask off D E The door swings open and my A Breath of fire fills the Seventy-four