artist : house of heroes
album : suburba
song : god save the foolish kings

E/G# B/D# C#m/E
E | – 4 – | E | – x – | E | – 4 – |
B | – 5 – | B | – 4 – | B | – 5 – |
G | – 4 – | G | – 4 – | G | – 6 – |
D | – 6 – | D | – 4 – | D | – 6 – |
A | – x – | A | – 6 – | A | – 4 – |
E | – 4 – | E | – x – | E | – 0 – |

verse 1 :
E
midnight , at the school
C#m
’hind the bleachers
E
there’s gonna be a rumble
C#m
the lions and the kings
A
and my baby , she cries
F#m E
in her bed and she worries

and my baby , she prays
E C#m E C#m A F#m E
god save the kings!

pre – chorus 1 :
A
promise me you won’t do anything crazy
E
i promise you i won’t do anyting , baby
A B
promise me , i promise you nothing!

chorus 1 :
E/G# A E
we’re outcasts only cuz we choose to dream
E/G# A E B
we’re princes who’d rather dine with thieves
E/G# A E B C#m
we’re honest only cuz the truth , it cannot hide
A F#m E
god save us , the foolish kings

verse 2 ( as verse 1 ) :
midnight , at the school
behind the bleachers ( hey baby , lets go lets go )
there’s gonna be a rumble ,
but the cops won’t be notified ( whoa , whoa , whoa , whoa )
so the lions bear their arms
but the kings gonna break the hearts
of their babies tonight

chorus 2 ( as chorus 1 ) :
we’re desprate only cuz we’ve none to lose
we’re lions missing half our teeth
we’re honest only cuz the truth , it cannot hide
god save us , the foolish kings
god save us , the foolish kings

others : A , B , C#m/E , B/D# , E , B , A

tim talks ( F#m , E , B , F#m , E , B ) :
“and we fight cuz
we’d rather break our bones
than brave this loneliness
we draw blood cuz
we’re just trying to draw out some significance”

bridge :
A F#m B B/D#
but i met god on the street tonight
C#m A B
and he said , “choose your battles wisely

or you’ll never find me”

pre – chorus 2 :
A
promise me you won’t do anything crazy
E/G#
promise me
A B A B E
i promise you , i promise you one thing!

chorus 3 :
E/G# A E
we’re devils try’n to earn our angels wings
E/G# A E B
we stumble at every turn indeed
E/G# A
we’re desperate chasing down
E B C#m
the love to just survive
A F#m E
god save us , the foolish kings
( promise me you won’t do anything crazy )
A F#m E
god save us , the foolish kings
( promise me , promise me )
A
god save us , god save us ,
F#m E A E B E A E
the foo – lish kings!