speed of darkness chords by Flogging Molly

SimplifiedE · Em · G · D · Bm …

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Intro 1
E 
 (E major) 
Em 
 (E minor) 
E 
Em 
E 
 (E major)  (E minor)  (E major) 
Em 
G 
D 
Bm 
B 
Em 
G 
D 
 (E minor)  (G major)  (D major)  (B minor)  (B major)  (E minor)  (G major)  (D major) 
Bm 
Em 
G 
D 
B 
Em 
G 
 (B minor)  (E minor)  (G major)  (D major)  (B major)  (E minor)  (G major) 
Bm 
Em 
 (B minor)  (E minor) Bury

Verse 1

me in silence for I'll never hear the truth

My coffin will be empty 'cause

you'll never steal my youth

I was born

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Verse 2

to live beside you but

you tried to stop me grow

Now I'm living on the run from all

this hatred you now love

Who said it only rains from

the heavens above

Verse 3
G 
[Chorus] The speed  (G major) 
of darkness
Em 
G 
lights our  (E minor) way  (G major) 
We set our course for America
Em 
D 
Em 
 (E minor)  (D major) No bitterness will bite my  (E minor) tongue
D 
A 
The  (D major) speed of darkness has be (A major) gun
Em 
G 
D 
B 
 (E minor)  (G major)  (D major)  (B major) 
Em 
G 
D 
Bm 
 (E minor)  (G major)  (D major)  (B minor) 

Verse 4
B 
Em 
G 
 (B major) It's something  (E minor) of  a pity  (G major) but
D 
Em 
G 
D 
Bm 
you'll never  (D major) un  (E minor) derstand  (G major)  (D major)  (B minor) 
Em 
G 
 (E minor) How a boy can grow  (G major) and
Em 
G 
D 
still never  (E minor) be  a man  (G major)  (D major) 
Bm 
 (B minor) I

Verse 5
Em 
 (E minor) would trade the sun for nothing
G 
A 
B 
 (G major) and the glancing  (A major) of a star  (B major) 
Em 
G 
 (E minor) If you could just remember  (G major) grains
A 
B 
of dust  (A major) is all we  (B major) are
Em 
G 
 (E minor) It only takes a second  (G major) for a beat
D 
Em 
G 
 (D major) to kill  (E minor) a heart  (G major) 

Verse 6
The speed of darkness
Em 
G 
lights our  (E minor) way  (G major) 
We set our course for Amer
Em 
D 
 (E minor) ica  (D major) 
No bitterness will bite this tongue
Em 
 (E minor) I've reconciled with all
G 
that's  (G major) gone
D 
A 
The speed of  (D major) darkness has be (A major) gun
F#m 
 (F sharp minor) 

Verse 7
Bm 
F#m 
Only time and life will  (B minor) tell  (F sharp minor) 
But it's a long way home when
G 
A 
F#m 
 (G major) you're in hell  (A major)  (F sharp minor) 
Where constant demons
Bm 
F#m 
fracture souls  (B minor)  (F sharp minor) 
Once a nightmare,
G 
A 
now just  (G major) lifeless  (A major) ghosts
B 
D 
B 
D 
 (B major)  (D major)  (B major)  (D major) 

Verse 8
G 
B 
 (G major) The speed of dark (B major) ness
A 
lights our  (A major) way
Em 
You tore  (E minor) this land asunder

Verse 9

but

my pride will bring it back

Verse 10
D 
Bm 
Em 
G 
 (D major)  (B minor) I would trade the  (E minor) sun  (G major) for nothing
A 
B 
and the glancing  (A major) of  (B major) a star
Em 
G 
 (E minor) If you could just  (G major) remember grains
A 
B 
of dust  (A major) is all  (B major) we are
Em 
G 
D 
Em 
G 
 (E minor) It only takes  (G major) a second for  (D major)  (E minor)  (G major) beat to
Em 
G 
 (E minor)  (G major) 
Em 
D 
Em 
G 
 (E minor) kill  (D major) a  (E minor)  (G major) 
D 
 (D major) heart

Outro 1
[Chorus]
A 
 (A major) 
Em 
G 
D 
Bm 
B 
Em 
G 
D 
 (E minor)  (G major)  (D major)  (B minor)  (B major)  (E minor)  (G major)  (D major) 
Bm 
Em 
G 
D 
Bm 
B 
Em 
G 
 (B minor)  (E minor)  (G major)  (D major)  (B minor)  (B major)  (E minor)  (G major) 
Bm 
Em 
E 
Em 
 (B minor)  (E minor)  (E major)  (E minor) 