Albatross

Tracklist: 1. The Fight 2. Flight of Kings 3. Who Needs Air 4. Blisters and Coffee 5. The Coldest Heart 6. All the Memories 7. Say the Word 8. I Know the Feeling 9. Warrior Poet (The Poet) 10. Bitter Uprising 11. We All Look Elsewhere 12. Headlights The Fight Tuning: Drop Db Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb F#m F#m D E 2x F#m Bm A Would you go to war for me, baby&nbsp;Would you cry for the weak&nbsp; And die for the peace of men F#m Bm A Oh how can we know&nbsp;You and I both know&nbsp;So let's make this boatload of excuses burn and sing&nbsp; F#m D F#m D One day it all comes down to this&nbsp; You can sink or swim&nbsp; You can handle this&nbsp; F#m D A One day it all comes down&nbsp; One day we all go down&nbsp; F#m I'll take my heart back&nbsp;And set the people free&nbsp; D E I'll leave the dead to die And take what's coming with me&nbsp; F#m F#m Step back for all the world to see&nbsp; Your life means all the world to me&nbsp; Bm A I'll take your pain and suffering&nbsp; I'm such a sucker sometimes&nbsp; F#m Bm A Sometimes we don't know&nbsp; So plug up those bullet holes&nbsp;Oh you feel so close, don't let go until I say&nbsp; F#m D One day we'll drink to this and say&nbsp;Remember when we died we went out in flames&nbsp; F#m D A One day we’ll drink to this and say Remember when we died we went out F#m D I'll take my heart back&nbsp; And set the people free&nbsp; There will be blood in the streets F#m F#m D E 2x F#m Flight of Kings Tuning: Eb Tuning Em- D-C-Bm-Am-Bm-C-D- 2x Em D Bm G Twenty-two years have passed by As I contemplate Em D Bm G I can recall you getting me out of every scrape Em D Bm G EmD Bm G What comes first to my mind Was the change that I so desperately needed to make Em G/F# Am C Day and night, frozen silent in blinding violent fear Em G/F# Am C A song for my fight Comes spilling the words I so desperately needed to hear C Am Em G Do you know this song's for you? C Am Em G My heart goes out to hurt you feel inside (same chords as verse 1) What hurts more than just dying Is living barely alive After all it's easier than falling short every time I felt the pain and set fire&nbsp;To the grace that I so desperately needed to take Em G/F# I was brought up through the ashes Like a phoenix birthing wings Am C And I will fight for my disasters I will take the flight of kings Em G/F# And if your life is ever torched Or if you know the pain I sing N.C. Then will you sing with me this chorus And we will cut through people's hearts and free them C Who Needs Air Tuning: Half-step down Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb D G D I long to taste adventure like the nature of the sea, G Always moving, always hiding all the creatures from beneath. D Singing silent songs of sadness my heart waits for its chance, G To dance upon the ashes of my burned up little plans. D G D G And I stand alone before the night. My nakedness is so clear in the glow of the moonlight. Bm G Bm G Life is old, but so short. We are young, we want more. D G Bm I'm drowning, but I don't care, Because when you got what I got, what I got, what I got G D Who needs air? I don’t need air. D G D G My addiction to danger like the rush of the sea, Like a wave on the rocks the lessons crash down on me. D G I don’t need to prove the world to you only to myself. So step back and look away as I dive into the swell. Em F#m G A Take me down to the river like a little child, Take my hand and tell me it’s okay to be wild. Em F#m G A I never knew the world until I saw through your eyes, I never knew myself until I ripped off my disguise. D I’m drowning (I have come to the realization that) G but I don’t care (life is more than what I have accomplished and) Bm Because when you got what I got what I got (life is more than the realization that) G Who needs air? (we have accomplished nothing at all) D I’m drowning (True success is so selfless so drown in the) G but I don’t care (lyrics of your life and give up the air that you breathe) Bm Because when you got what I got what I got (you don't need anything) G Who needs air? (you don't need anything) D You don’t need air… Blisters and Coffee Original Tab Author: vash2695 Tuning: Drop C# C#-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb Repeat Chorus (same as verses) |-8~--------5~-------0-| |-8~--------5~-------0-| |-8~--------5~-------0-| The Coldest Heart Tuning: Half-step down C#m G#m A E B A couple of years and I'm a silhouette&nbsp;My halo is broken now and I'm all that's left&nbsp; C#m G#m A I hate to disappoint but it's the way things went&nbsp; I was bound to the things I did&nbsp; E B And after what was said&nbsp; F#m A C#m B Tie up these loose ends&nbsp; These voices are calling me out&nbsp; F#m A C#m B I've got the solution&nbsp; You can feed me to something&nbsp; That is leaving this doubt&nbsp; F#m A C#m B Whoa, I'm losing hope&nbsp;There's a hole in my heart&nbsp; That's been cut out of stone&nbsp; F#m A C#m B F#m A Whoa, cold comes cold goes&nbsp;Could you fill this hole?&nbsp; Cause I can't do it alone&nbsp; C#m C#m G#m A E B A couple of tears and I'm a broken mess&nbsp;The sadness has taken me far too deep in regret&nbsp; C#m G#m A So sing me a song about something good&nbsp; My heart's on the thrashing floor&nbsp; E B And I've done every single thing I could&nbsp; F#m A C#m B I use to believe in&nbsp; Some kind of feelin'&nbsp; That could change everything I thought I knew&nbsp; F#m A C#m B But that door is closed and&nbsp;My heart feels like it's frozen&nbsp;If you hear me I can feel you&nbsp; C#m B F#m The coldest heart can be brought to life&nbsp; A When it's thrown into the fire of goodbyes&nbsp; 4x C#m I've got the coldest heart B I've got the coldest heart F#m I've got the coldest heart A I've got the coldest heart All the Memories Tuning: Standard D D Bm Bm G G D G I Can’t stop killing songs you like, D G You look at me with eyes that could beat the sunrise in a contest, no question Bm G Bm Gm We’ll talk to all the others and bring me back to Earth, I’m thankful for your mother for what I’ts worth D Bm All the memories we had, framed in our minds like photographs, Take a second take a second to make this last Bm G G Here where the future is the past, I can never fall in love again, I can never fall in love again D (Same Chords as verse 1) I can’t stop moving cause I feel dead, give me a second and I’ll turn it into a year you won’t forget We’ll make them read our stories, we’ll make them eat their words, we’ll make their lives seem boring for what it's worth Bm C# Bb Bm C# Bb I’ll Drink your poison and say, I’m still not going away, Bm C# Bb Bm G I’ll swallow all your bombs and grenades, and love you like a tsunami wave Bb G Bb C D Wave, wave Wave D Bm Oh, all the memories, framed in our minds, take a second take a second G G And make this last, here for a while I can never fall in love again, I can never fall in love again 2x Say the Word Tuning: Drop C# Bb C Dm Am Gm Dm Bb C I had months to write a song That captured who you are Gm Dm Bb C But I fear I have done you wrong Because I've failed you so far Gm Dm Bb C Gm The chord that struck, an angel fell The sky went dark and it all comes down Dm Bb C The choices made, the lies forgotten Oh, well Bb C Dm Am This is the way that I know This is the way that I know Bb C Dm Am I would give everything for some hope Bb C Dm Am Are you different, could I be different too? Bb C Dm Am Nobody knows you, nobody knows you like I do Gm Dm Bb C There's a song outside my window And it plays to your tune Gm Dm Bb C And there's a life inside this pencil And it lives for what is true Gm Dm Bb C Cause I am lost for words, the cost for her Was way to much to bear Gm Dm Bb C You're not perfect, but I don't care Bb Am Gm C (Say the word) Bb C Dm Am Are you different, could I be different too? Bb C Dm Gm Nobody knows you, nobody knows you like I do Bb C Dm Am I Know the Feeling Tuning: Half-step Down Cm Bb I know it cuts you inside every time that you try Ab To take a pathway in life that leaves you so unobliged Every promise is lies, every smile makes you cry Fm Ab Leaves you so unalive, so unalive Cm Bb I wish I could take the fall Maybe by that I could solve Ab The problems we're all having It's been a while since you've felt like you've been home Fm Eb Your life's just flesh and bone Cm Bb Your heart is worth more than you know Ab The one thing that hurts more than your life Fm Is to wake up one more time alone Eb It's to wake up one more time alive Eb Ab Gm Cm Bb So take us in, we'll stop you dead We'll show you something you won't ever forget Eb Ab Gm Cm Bb Eb This life's a road, no place is home My heart's a hole That needs to constantly be filled with love Cm This time it's all that I've got Bb Words hit the page like gunshots Ab Fm Bb My stomach's left in a knot My pride is left here to rot Cm It's been a while since I've felt this restless Bb By definition it's depressing but I'm alright Ab Fm Ab It kills to wake up one more time alone It kills to wake up one more time alive Eb Cm Bb Eb I know the feeling of being all alone So let's drink to fact that we're not Eb Cm Bb Eb I know the feeling of being all alone So let's drink to fact that we're not Warrior Poet Tuning: Drop C# C#-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb Am F Dm F Am F G It couldn't be more far from the truth Dm Am F G Dm If you could do to me the things you would do Am F G And I know you're on to me I'm watching you wanting me Dm Am F G Dm You hunt down the rebels and punish them wrongfully You came with fire and weapons to k**l Am F Dm F A warrior poet once said You're not dead yet Am F Dm F so live like you could be Am F Dm F Am F A warrior poet said Have no regrets when you're old Dm Am Have no regrets when you're old Am F G Dm I'm not looking for you to be anything Am F G Dm Am F G But my ultimate enemy So back off, you're not what I would prefer to see Dm Am F G When my body rots I still won't give you the courtesy N.C You came with fire for the last time F Bb 2x F When your body wants to run&nbsp; Bb F But your heart knows you're better than that Bb Bb The blood you spilled on battlefields I promise you will not go unspent C Dm F Neither will I leave you stranded The promise rings as our battle cry Bb C Dm F You're never alone regardless of doubt But faith comes so easy to some Bb C Dm F Bb C Dm F Am F Dm F Better luck next time, better luck next time&nbsp; Watch as the teargas burns my eyes It burns my eyes The Bitter Uprising Tuning: Standard Bb/E F If you listen to the sound of the hope&nbsp; In the children's voices asking questions Bb C Gm You'll know how blindness is a blessing Bb/E F But I know your type, you're always right, your tongue controls your mind Bb C Gm But I guess life's the lesson Bb Dm If they said 40 years I would die before C&nbsp; I let them take the love that I have paid for with my tears Bb Dm And now the time has come to cut our tongues out C And commit ourselves as you did in your memory&nbsp; F Gm We'll tear down the walls and let them know&nbsp; Dm We could have it all, we could have some hope C Bb C This city could be ours by nightfall Bb F Do you hear the war drums beating? Are you truly happy doing nothing, darling? Bb C Gm I need to find the center Bb F Because love is something right, it's not cooked up overnight In sticky situations you try Bb C Gm But less is more forever Dm C Bb The minute I was born, you stole my heart The minute I was born, you stole my heart Dm B Gm The minute I was born, you stole my heart Dm B A7 The minute I was born, the minute I was born F We All Look Elsewhere Tuning: Eb Em, Em, C, C 2x Em Lost sense (Of) direction , nobody knows my name, C Am Confidence, correction don’t know how to play that game Em Straight line is quicker. Straight line would make me fast C Am I’ve burned my nose enough to know straight lines never last Em Em C C Em C Swallow your soul. drink from this life. As you choke on your pride Em C We all look elsewhere 2x (same chords as verse 1) It’s safer inside doors, nobody has to flee Broken vessel passed the rocks and out to sea Waiting, wanting mad with purpose Now we come to talk to one who knows the answer to how D Em G D C Em D Don’t waste your time if you’ve got it, the tides are turning now, you are not alone D Em G D C Em D They gave you their worst and you bought it. The lie has been exposed. You are not alone Em Winter that comes quick in early September D The rain clouds that washed me are what I remember C The stones that I threw piled high like a mountain Am D Which I had to climb before I reached the fountain Em D Bm C If life is a riddle then riddle me this: the blood tasted sweet as it passed by my lips Em D D C (Don’t, don’t waste your time , don’t, don’t waste your time. Don’t waste your time) Em Headlights Original Author: they are unregistered, but credits to them since I forgot to credit them back in 2015! TUNING: 1 <2beat>step down Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb C#m A2 E B C#m A2 (Repeat these chords) A summer drive away from dying a broken heart nothing to lose. I know it hurts so bad just trying to please the ones you hate to love. F#m A2 C#m B And I wrote this note about someone I used to know F#m A2 so I'd remember how life can be so short when your left alone to wonder ` E how it is someone opens and shuts the door. E/Eb A2 I know your cold but come home. C#m B A2 It's a shame how short we all have come. C#m A2 C#m A2 C#m A2 (Repeat these chords) You set your mind on cruise control knuckles grip the wheel in fear to let it go. F#m A2 Love is empty,love is cruel, C#m love it blindly breaks the rules. B How could you have been a fool? F#m It's something all of us go through. A2 You choke back tears and swallow lies C#m but those wiper blades won't fix your eyes, B E count on having clouded vision for at least a little while. E/Eb A2 And I know you're cold but come home. C#m B A2 Please don't face the headlights of the oncoming cars alone C#m A2 E B We wont forget the past. C#m A2 E B We wont forget the past. (And I know you're cold) E A2 Say all the answers and I will let you go I wont look back C#m and I wont look back. B Say all the answers A2 and I will let you go. I will let you go. E I will let you go A2 Say all the answers and I will let you go I won't look back C#m I won't look back B A2 Say all the answers and I will let you go I will let you go E I will let you go. N.C Please don't face the headlights of the oncoming cars alone and I will let you go