Blindfolds Aside chords by Protest the Hero

SimplifiedEm · Bm · D · G · A …

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Em
Bm
D
G
A
C
C#
F#
F
B
Asus4

Intro 1
Em 
Bm 
D 
Bm 
D 
Bm 
Em 
Bm 
D 
G 
Bm 
D 
Bm 
 (E minor)  (B minor)  (D major)  (B minor)  (D major)  (B minor)  (E minor)  (B minor)  (D major)  (G major)  (B minor)  (D major)  (B minor) 
Em 
Bm 
Em 
 (E minor)  (B minor)  (E minor) 
A 
Em 
G 
Em 
A 
Em 
Bm 
 (A major)  (E minor)  (G major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (E minor)  (B minor) 
C 
 (C major) 
Bm 
We woke  (B minor) up

Verse 1
Em 
as men, but tonight  (E minor) 
Bm 
G 
D 
Tonight  (B minor) we'll  (G major) sleep as killer (D major) s
C 
As we break the cryptic morn (C major) ing
Bm 
With a bullet and  (B minor) a prayer
Em 
The steel nev (E minor) er seemed
so cold and agile
D 
And  (D major) a life never seemed less vital and
C 
Bm 
fra (C major)  (B minor) gile
A 
Em 
G 
Em 
G 
 (A major)  (E minor)  (G major)  (E minor)  (G major) 

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Verse 2
Bm 
 (B minor) With a heart that's beating
G 
Louder than my  (G major) own
I watch a girl they call Kezia
Em 
Bm 
 (E minor) I    (B minor) watch a woman that I know
My hope and my own future,
G 
Em 
 (G major) blindfolded  (E minor) (to atone)
D 
C# 
A 
To atone for a sin  (D major) I didn't care  (C sharp major) for  (A major) 
G 
 (G major) But a sin that paid my debts
D 
A 
A sin  (D major) that fed my children  (A major) 
G 
A 
Bm 
F# 
 (G major) That burned my smiles  (A major) and  (B minor) cigarettes  (F sharp major) 
Bm 
 (B minor) 

Verse 3
And no one ever
D 
G 
A 
Said that hope would  (D major) be so  (G major)  (A major) beautiful
Bm 
And  (B minor) no  one ever
D 
G 
A 
Said I'd have to  (D major) pull  (G major) the  (A major) trigger,
Bm 
on  (B minor) her
A 
F# 
Bm 
A 
 (A major)  (F sharp major)  (B minor)  (A major) 

Verse 4
F# 
A 
 (F sharp major)  (A major) 
Bm 
 (B minor) I   can't even still her
A 
Bm 
 (A major) trembling hands  (B minor) 
A 
F# 
That were locked up by the  (A major) dutiful  (F sharp major) 
D 
G 
Bm 
G 
Bm 
 (D major)  (G major)  (B minor) And the  (G major) ob  (B minor) ligated

Interlude 1
G 
Em 
G 
Bm 
G 
Em 
G 
D 
A 
D 
Bm 
 (G major)  (E minor)  (G major)  (B minor)  (G major)  (E minor)  (G major)  (D major)  (A major)  (D major)  (B minor) 
G 
Em 
Bm 
 (G major)  (E minor)  (B minor) 
Em 
F 
A 
D 
A 
G 
F# 
 (E minor)  (F major)  (A major)  (D major)  (A major)  (G major)  (F sharp major) 
B 
Bm 
C 
Bm 
B 
Bm 
D 
Bm 
 (B major)  (B minor)  (C major)  (B minor)  (B major)  (B minor)  (D major)  (B minor) 
G 
Bm 
G 
Bm 
 (G major)  (B minor)  (G major)  (B minor) 

Verse 5
Bm 
D 
Bm 
 (B minor) Five  (D major) sol (B minor) diers forever
D 
G 
 (D major) sed (G major) ated
D 
G 
Bm 
With  (D major) the "No  (G major) one's re (B minor) sponsible"
D 
G 
Bm 
Pathological  (D major)  (G major) drama  (B minor) 
D 
A 
of our  (D major)  (A major) 
G 
A 
G 
Em 
 (G major) Social justice  (A major)  (G major) dribble,  (E minor) dribble,
dribble
G 
D 
 (G major)  (D major) 

Verse 6
Bm 
 (B minor) 
A 
Em 
Her tiny steps tell lies  (A major)  (E minor) (Re
G 
surrect a static  (G major) lifetime)
A 
G 
About the  (A major) choice  (G major) I have to make (Starve to death
A 
Bm 
 (A major) my own  (B minor) mistakes)
A 
Pull the scream (A major) ing trig

Verse 7
Bm 
 (B minor) ger
G 
And watch your  (G major) carcass bleed
A 
G 
Em 
G 
 (A major)  (G major) me  (E minor)  (G major) dry
F# 
Bm 
Em 
Bm 
Or  (F sharp major)  (B minor) drop the gun and try to shake  (E minor)  (B minor) away
G 
The blindfold from  (G major) your eyes?

Verse 8

Drop the gun, drop the gun,

drop the gun

Drop the gun!

Interlude 2

Verse 9
D 
A 
Sin  (D major) I didn't care for  (A major) 
G 
 (G major) But a sin that paid my debts
D 
Asus4 
D 
A sin  (D major) that fed my chil (Asus4) dren  (D major) 
G 
 (G major) And burned my smiles and cigarettes
D 
A 
Sin  (D major) I didn't care  (A major) for
G 
But a sin  (G major) that paid my debts
D 
Asus4 
A 
A sin  (D major) that fed my chil (Asus4) dren  (A major) 
G 
That  (G major) burned my smiles and cigarettes

Outro 1
D 
A 
G 
D 
G 
 (D major)  (A major)  (G major)  (D major)  (G major) 
D 
A 
D 
G 
D 
G 
 (D major)  (A major)  (D major)  (G major)  (D major)  (G major) 
D 
A 
Asus4 
G 
D 
G 
 (D major)  (A major)  (Asus4)  (G major)  (D major)  (G major) 
D 
G 
D 
 (D major)  (G major)  (D major) 
G 
D 
D 
G 
D 
A 
D 
A 
 (G major)  (D major)  (D major)  (G major)  (D major)  (A major)  (D major)  (A major) 
G 
D 
D 
G 
D 
 (G major)  (D major)  (D major)  (G major)  (D major) 
G 
 (G major) 