Avenged Sevenfold - The Stage

( intro ) Em . . . Dm – C#m – C . . .
B – A# – Am . . . G#m – G – F – Em . . .
Em C Am B ( 6x )
Em C Am B
Em C Am D#
Em D# Em D#

Em D#
so i arrived , naked and cold
Em
a welcomed change from the abeyance
D#
of a ghost town catacomb
Em
no need for counsel
D#
i appreciate the time
Em
i’m not alone
D#
( why don’t you get my lawyer on the phone )
Em
there were days
D#
these child eyes
Em
would overlook
D#
the ugliness and fantasize
Em
i found my heart
D#
for the first time and i awakened in me
Em D#
i left myself to navigate
B B . . – C C – B B . . – C C – B
and oh i felt control

( chorus )
Em
who is the crowd
F
that peers through the cage
Dm B
as we perform here . . upon the stage

( intro ) Em D# Em D#

Em D#
as the boy . . became a man
Em
in came a calm sophistication
D#
i can hardly understand
Em
so lost in ego
D#
didn’t notice when the time
Em
had a slipped away
D#
( yeah , everybody’s got a sob story )
Em D#
jesus christ . . was born to die
Em
leave it to man to levitate
D#
his own to idolize
Em
we’re simply sociopaths
D#
with no communication baby
Em
i see your angle
D#
but we differ from our points
B . . – C C – B B . . – C C – B
of view

( chorus )
Em
who is the crowd
F
that peers through the cage
Dm B
as we perform here . . upon the stage
Em F
tell me a lie . . in a beautiful way
Dm B
i believe in answers . . just not today

( interlude ) Em F Dm B
Em F Dm B . . – C C – B B . . – C C
Em D G Am G D
Em D G Am G D
Em D G Am G D
Gm D# F D
Gm D# F D

Gm D#
hope my wheels don’t abandon me now
F
seein’ that i’m out here alone
D
i’m runnin’ out of fight
Gm D#
and the wind speaks a comforting voice
F
guiding me to her arms
D
mother , i’m alright
Gm
it took the birth of sin to snake – rattle the mind
D#
before a blow to the head
F
by the gavel of time to wake up
D
won’t you . . wake up . .
Gm
when did the walking apes decide that nuclear war
D#
was the only solution for them keeping the score
F
just wake up . .
D
can’t you wake up . .

( intro ) Em D# Em D#
Em D# Em D#
B . . – C C – B B . . – C C

( chorus )
Em
who is the crowd
F
that peers through the cage
Dm B
as we perform here . . upon the stage
Em F
tell me a lie . . in a beautiful way
Dm B
i believe in answers . . just not today

( ending ) Em F Dm B
Em F Dm B
Em F Dm B
Em F Dm B
Em F Dm B Em