[ intro ]
G#m E B D# ( x2 )
[ verse 1 ]
G#m
i saw people pray
E
i saw people fight
B
i saw the day turn
D#
to endless night
G#m
the rivers rose
E
and it took its toll
B
hope faded
D# C#m
i folded
D# G#m C#m
skyscrapers fallen to the ground
D# G#m
children lost in the rubble and never found

[ chorus ]
G#m F# G#m
last night on earth
E B D#
last night on earth
G#m
don’t look back
D#
it was the last night

[ verse 2 ]
G#m E
i saw a husband cradle his wife
B D#
i saw satellites fall from the sky
G#m E B D#
i felt the hope that i carried inside die
C#m D# G#m
i saw power , corruption and fools
C#m B D#
i saw wild dogs scavenging the schools

[ chorus ]
G#m F# G#m
last night on earth
E B D#
last night on earth
G#m F#
don’t look back
G#m F#
don’t look back
C#m D#
it was the last night

[ verse 3 ]
C#m D# G#m
while the charlatans sold water to the drowned
C#m D# G#m
the lost instructed the found
B
but out there
C#m B
i saw you surrounded by light
C#m D#
the fire of your spirit burning bright
G#m E
i saw the glimmer of the hook
B D#
the last page of the book
G#m E
just a spark to catch my eye
B D# G#m
and i knew i was on borrowed time

[ instrumental ]
E B D#
G E B D# ( x5 )