Virgin Steele

Life Among The Ruins(Chords)

Virgin Steele

Key: E

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Intro 
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D|----|-----------------------------|-----------7-5-7-5-4---4-| 
A|-7--|--9---------7---9---------7--|--9------------------5---| 
E|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------| 

e|------------------------------|-------------------------| 
B|------------------------------|-------------------------| 
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E|------------------------------|-------------------------| 


verse 1 
E5                    C5          D5    B5  D5 
Gunfire up in heaven, no religion here 
E5                         C5                     D5    B5  D5 
Raping your salvation, the last sound that you?ll hear 
    E5          
The snap of the noose, the crack of the whip 
    C5                D5    B5  D5 
The hangman?s face is torn 
   E5                      C5              D5    B5  D5 
In shameless crucifixion a savage nation?s born 
  A5                     B5 
Behold the new messiah, arising from the wound 
   C5                D5 
In rags of execution freedom is consumed 


 
G5        D5              A5      C5  D5 
You are a rose, you are a blade 
    G5                      D5                C5     D5  A (root note only) 
I?m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign 
G5        D5              A5      C5  D5 
You are a rose, you are a blade 
    G5                      D5                C5       
I?m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign 
D5 
Life among the ruins 



Intro repeat 1 
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B|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------| 
G|----|----7-6-7---------7-6-7------|-----7-6-7---------------| 
D|----|-----------------------------|-----------7-5-7-5-4---4-| 
A|-7--|--9---------7---9---------7--|--9------------------5---| 
E|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------| 

e|------------------------------|-------------------------| 
B|------------------------------|-------------------------| 
G|-----7-6-7---------7-6-7------|-----7-6-7---------------| 
D|------------------------------|-----------7-5-7-5-4---4-| 
A|-7-9---------7---9---------7--|--9------------------5---| 
E|------------------------------|-------------------------| 


verse 2 
     E5                     C5               D5    B5  D5     
I?ve lived among the ruins, walked among the dead 
E5                         C5              D5    B5  D5 
Loved among the wreckage beneath a flag of red 
  E5                    
Communion of blood, so bitter the cup 
  C5            D5    B5  D5 
A union born of fear 
   E5                      C5             D5    B5  D5 
Creation and perdition ? a world within a tear 
  A5                     B5 
Behold the new messiah, arising from his bed 
C5                 D5 
Holier in silence, paler than the dead 


 
G5        D5              A5      C5  D5 
You are a rose, you are a blade 
    G5                      D5                C5     D5  A (root note only) 
I?m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign 
G5        D5              A5      C5  D5 
You are a rose, you are a blade 
    G5                      D5                C5       
I?m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign 
D5 
Life among the ruins 



Intro repeat 2 
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B|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------| 
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D|----|-----------------------------|-----------7-5-7-5-4---4-| 
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E|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------| 

e|------------------------------|-------------------------| 
B|------------------------------|-------------------------| 
G|-----7-6-7---------7-6-7------|-----7-6-7---------------| 
D|------------------------------|-----------7-5-7-5-4---4-| 
A|-7-9---------7---9---------7--|--9------------------5---| 
E|------------------------------|-------------------------|
 

Guitar solo 1 rhythm 
E5 C5 D5 B5 D5 x4 
A5 B5 C5 D5 



G5        D5              A5      C5  D5 
You are a rose, you are a blade 
    G5                      D5                C5     D5  A (root note only) 
I?m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign 
G5        D5              A5      C5  D5 
You are a rose, you are a blade 
  G5               D5               C5     D5      
I challenge you to love my bride of pain 



Instrumental 1 
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D|-----7---------7-----7---7-8-----|-----7---------7-----7---7-8-----| 
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------5-|-------------------------------5-| 
G|-6-4---6---6-4---6-4---------4---|-6-4---6---6-4---6-4---------4---| 
D|-----4---------4-----4---4-5-----|-----4---------4-----4---4-5-----| 
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------8-|-------------------------------8-| 
G|-9-7---9---9-7---9-7---------7---|-9-7---9---9-7---9-7---------7---| 
D|-----7---------7-----7---7-8-----|-----7---------7-----7---7-8-----| 
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------5-|-----------------3---------| 
G|-6-4---6---6-4---6-4---------4---|-6-4---6---6-4---2---------| 
D|-----4---------4-----4---4-5-----|-----4---------4-0---------| 
A|---------------------------------|-----------------0---------| 
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------| 


Bb Dm Bb 

Bridge 
         Dm                  Bb 
With the dying sun of autumn bathing us in gold 
   Dm                           Bb 
We walk the desolation, hand in hand against the cold 
      Dm                          Bb 
While rampant runs the reaper all through the barren plains 
     Dm                           Bb 
With scythe in hand he reaches to harvest the last remains 
   C                         Gm              E/G#     Am 
In agony you stumble, with a curse upon your lips you die 


Guitar solo 2 
   Am      G                 F 
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B|-13~~----12~~---12-13-15-|-15~~----13-12-13~~------| 
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D|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
A|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
E|-------------------------|-------------------------| 

   Fm      Eb                Bb/D 
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B|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
G|-13~~----12~~---12-13-15-|-15~~----13-12-13~~------| 
D|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
A|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
E|-------------------------|-------------------------| 

   C#dim                     G#9 
e|-------------------------|------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------|------------------------------| 
G|-12~~------12-13-13b(15)-|-13b(15)~~----13-12-13~~------| 
D|-------------------------|------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------|------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------|------------------------------| 

   Gdim                      F#dim                    Fm 
e|-------------------------|------------------------|---------------| 
B|--------12--14~~---------|------------------------|---------------| 
G|-12~~--------------12~~--|-11~~---9--------11~~---|-10~~----------| 
D|-------------------------|-----------10~~---------|---------------| 
A|-------------------------|------------------------|---------------| 
E|-------------------------|------------------------|---------------| 

Instrumental 2 
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B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
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D|-9-7---9---9-7---9-7---------7---|-9-7---9---9-7---9-7---------7---| 
A|-----7---------7-----7---7-8-----|-----7---------7-----7---7-8-----| 
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 

e|---------------------------------|------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------|-----------------3------------| 
G|-------------------------------7-|-----------------2------------| 
D|-9-7---9---9-7---9-7---------7---|-9-7---9---9-7---0------------| 
A|-----7---------7-----7---7-8-----|-----7---------7-0------------| 
E|---------------------------------|------------------------------| 




G5        D5              A5      C5  D5 
You are a rose, you are a blade 
    G5                      D5                C5     D5  A (root note only) 
I?m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign 
G5        D5              A5      C5  D5 
You are a rose, you are a blade 
    G5                      D5                C5     D5  A (root note only)  
I?m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign 
G5        D5              A5      C5  D5 
You are a rose, you are a blade 
    G5                      D5                C5     D5  A (root note only) 
I?m down on my knees in the dark in the fiery reign 
G5        D5              A5      C5  D5 
You are a rose, you are a blade 
G5                   D5                 C5           
Bare your breast and save this child of pain 
D5 
Life among the ruins 



Outro 
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E|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------| 

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A|-7-9---------7---9---------7--|--9------------------5---|-7----|| 
E|------------------------------|-------------------------|------||

Written by David Defeis

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