song : travesty
artist : haste the day
album : attack of the wolf king
transcribed by colton wood
key of Fm
standard tuning w/ capo on 3
if you don’t have a capo , transpose these chords 3 half steps up .
when playing the A#5 * , play a normal A#5 , but drop the 3rd fret on the D
string to the 2nd fret . when playing the a#5^ , drop the 3rd fret on the D
string to open .
intro :
lead riff plays . . .
A# Dm C A# Dm C
A# Dm C A# Dm C
A#5 A#5 * A#5 A#5 *
verse 1 : beat starts on the Dm , not the A
A Dm
i Am spent and with death you paid my ransom
C A#
for the witness of your word
A
to bring them is the jackal’s sin
C Dm
oh . . . the eyes of death are upon me
Gm
and the watchman takes his toll
A# C
if the river will run dry it will never take us home
Dm
with idle minds we grew unconscious as the
Gm A# C
hunter stalks his prey his eyes , his eyes are locked on me
chorus :
A# Dm C
you cover the darkest part of me
A# Dm C
with a look that’s sure to set the captives free
A#5 A#5 *
verse 2 :
A Dm
oh , make way for i Am not the redeemer
Gm
nor do the mountains fall in my name
A#
but with slightest cry , my hunter
C
you will fail to reach your prey
Dm
still with idle minds unconscious
Gm
as the hunter stalks his prey
A# C
his eyes , his eyes are locked on me
chorus :
A# Dm C
you cover the darkest part of me
A# Dm C
with a look that’s sure to set the captives free
A# Dm C
with love that the blindest eyes will see
A# Dm C
you cover the darkest part of me
A#5 A#5 * A#5 a#5^
bridge : beat starts on the Gm
Gm
as i Am met with travesty
Dm C
and i Am broken and i Am empty
Gm Dm C
and through it all i can see your face
Gm Dm C
with words unspoken i hear your voice
Gm Dm C A#
i see the hand , the hand that writes it all
Dm C A#
you’ve called the wind to show its worth
Dm C A#
you’ve called the sun to brag about its warmth
Dm C A#
because you are the writer
Dm C A#
because you are the soul of the world
chorus :
A# Dm C
you cover the darkest part of me
A# Dm C
with a look that’s sure to set the captives free
A# Dm C
with love that the blindest eyes will see
A# Dm C
you cover the darkest part of me
A# Dm C
because you are the writer
A# Dm C
because you are the writer
acoustic pause :
A# *
end on
A#
that’s all ug’ers! god bless and good luck .
song : travesty
artist : haste the day
album : attack of the wolf king
transcribed by colton wood
key of Fm
standard tuning w/ capo on 3
if you don’t have a capo , transpose these chords 3 half steps up .
when playing the A#5 * , play a normal A#5 , but drop the 3rd fret on the D
string to the 2nd fret . when playing the a#5^ , drop the 3rd fret on the D
string to open .
intro :
lead riff plays . . .
A# Dm C A# Dm C
A# Dm C A# Dm C
A#5 A#5 * A#5 A#5 *
verse 1 : beat starts on the Dm , not the A
A Dm
i Am spent and with death you paid my ransom
C A#
for the witness of your word
A
to bring them is the jackal’s sin
C Dm
oh . . . the eyes of death are upon me
Gm
and the watchman takes his toll
A# C
if the river will run dry it will never take us home
Dm
with idle minds we grew unconscious as the
Gm A# C
hunter stalks his prey his eyes , his eyes are locked on me
chorus :
A# Dm C
you cover the darkest part of me
A# Dm C
with a look that’s sure to set the captives free
A#5 A#5 *
verse 2 :
A Dm
oh , make way for i Am not the redeemer
Gm
nor do the mountains fall in my name
A#
but with slightest cry , my hunter
C
you will fail to reach your prey
Dm
still with idle minds unconscious
Gm
as the hunter stalks his prey
A# C
his eyes , his eyes are locked on me
chorus :
A# Dm C
you cover the darkest part of me
A# Dm C
with a look that’s sure to set the captives free
A# Dm C
with love that the blindest eyes will see
A# Dm C
you cover the darkest part of me
A#5 A#5 * A#5 a#5^
bridge : beat starts on the Gm
Gm
as i Am met with travesty
Dm C
and i Am broken and i Am empty
Gm Dm C
and through it all i can see your face
Gm Dm C
with words unspoken i hear your voice
Gm Dm C A#
i see the hand , the hand that writes it all
Dm C A#
you’ve called the wind to show its worth
Dm C A#
you’ve called the sun to brag about its warmth
Dm C A#
because you are the writer
Dm C A#
because you are the soul of the world
chorus :
A# Dm C
you cover the darkest part of me
A# Dm C
with a look that’s sure to set the captives free
A# Dm C
with love that the blindest eyes will see
A# Dm C
you cover the darkest part of me
A# Dm C
because you are the writer
A# Dm C
because you are the writer
acoustic pause :
A# *
end on
A#
that’s all ug’ers! god bless and good luck .
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