The Serpent Rings

[Intro] (fade in)
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[Verse 1]
Dm             Am      C      Dm          G     A
You steal what you can carry, you're not afraid
Dm           Am        C        Dm
It's not the truth - desire you crave
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Dm           Am C Dm                    G     A
In your mind      you don't know how it works
Dm      Am      C      Dm
No satisfaction and it hurts
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Dm        Am       C          Dm              G   A
No refuge from the landscape, you've lost control
Dm            Am   C      Dm
You watch the emptiness unfold
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Dm           Am C Dm                 G  A
Then it came      to steal your liberty
Dm            Am      C          Dm
Some day they say the blind will see
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[Pre-Chorus 1]
Dm           C          Dm            C
Can't wear a veil to disguise who you are
Dm          C             D                      E
Burning the sun from your serpent rings on every finger, gold and silver

[Chorus 1]
Am                           F          Em    G   Am
So beware if you follow that creed, the crowd all sing
Am                                    F          G    Am
Of flaming horses that run with great speed on silent wings
Am                Em
Don't take it in, don't take it in
Am                F                                  G
Don't take it in, I know the hangman can't wait to begin

[Interlude]
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[Verse 2]
Dm             Am      C    Dm          G    A
You walked the road forever and paid no toll
Dm            Am     C       Dm
You've got confusion in your soul
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Dm        Am C Dm                   G    A
Baby girl,     they said you'd go astray
Dm       Am      C       Dm
Pay no attention all the way
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[Pre-Chorus 2]
Dm          C           Dm            C
When dragon clouds disappear from the sky
Dm     C               D                    E
Mercia green stole her iron horse rise into azure and it's over

[Chorus 2]
Am                           F          Em    G   Am
So beware if you follow that creed, the crowd all sing
Am                                    F          G    Am
Of flaming horses that run with great speed on silent wings
Am                Em
Don't take it in, don't take it in
Am                F                                  G
Don't take it in, I know the hangman can't wait to begin

[Guitar Solo 1]
    Am             G        F      C Bb     G
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    Am       G              F     C  Bb       G                Am       Dm
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[Keyboard Interlude 1]
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[Keyboard Interlude 2]
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[Guitar Solo 2]
    Am                F      Em G    Am                       F         G
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[Chorus 3]
Am                Em
Don't take it in, don't take it in
Am                F                                      G
Don't take it in, Wake up tomorrow and know where you've been

[Ending]
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