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Father of Death  The Protomen

Song: Father of Death
Chords Used (low to high):
Dm: x00231
A: x02220
F: 133211
E: 022100
C: 332010
Am: x02210
G: 3x0033
Intro (music box): Dm A F E C E F E Am
Intro (full band): C Am C Am C F C Am
[C] [Am] [C] [Am] [C] [F] [C] [Am] [C] 
[Am]What have I [C]done?[Am]
Though I did not pull the [C]trigger
I[F] built the gun
That he [C]holds in his hand[Am] [G]
[Am]Last night I [C]dreamed[Am]
I climbed to the top of a [C]mountain of [F]metal
And for miles I could see the de[C]struction of man[Am]
[Dm] [Am] [F] [E] I will not be the Father of Death[Am] [C]
[Am]Darling Emil[C]y[Am]
Everything that I have [C]done I have[F] done for you
But it's [C]turned out all wrong[Am] [G]
[Am]Can I take it [C]back?[Am]
Can I turn off this ma[C]chine be[F]fore it destroys
Every[C]thing I've loved?[Am]
[Dm] [Am] I will [F]find a way [E]to make this rig[Dm]ht[Am]
I will [F]find a way, [E]Emily
[Dm] [Am] [F] I will [E]not be the Father of Death
(Here we have a nice little instrumental interlude in the key of A minor, so just vamp on that)
[Am]What are you doing here?
[C](Let me take [Am]you away)
I'm not going anywhere
[C](He will be [F]nothing when this runs its course)\
>overlapping
He will be everything /
That a man is supposed to be
[C] If the shadow blocks out the sun[E]
There will be [C]light
If it stays till the sun is set[E]
There will be [C]light
If the sun never shows its face[E] again
There will be [C]light
No matter how dark this city gets[E]
There will be...
Trumpet Solo (chords during): Am E Am E Am E Am E
Music Box Redux: Dm A F E C E
Outro: Am G F E Am G F
E Am G F E Am G F E (hold out an E for a long time, then...) F E (hold it a little longer,
then...) G F E Am (and let that last chord ring out)
Tabbed by mcolor, copyright 2010. Song "Father of Death" by The Protomen,
copyright 2009. All rights reserved. Do not steal.

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