G
we need a myth
Bm
we need an amethyst bridge
Em
we need a high hanging cliff
jump , fall and lift
C
we can make it
but we need a myth
we need a path through the mist
like in our beds , we were just kids
like what was said by our parents
G#m
a myth
C#
’cause what we’re after is just this
a myth
’cause what we’re after is just this
A
we need a myth
C#m
i feel my heart’s like a fist
F#m
words spilling out of the blessed lips
D
of any prophet or goddess
i need a myth
brought back to life by a kiss
scrape away grey cement
show me the world as it was again
as it was in a myth
a red ribbon to reconnect
the lady’s head to her neck
and to forget that her throat was ever slit
A#
’cause what we’re after is just this
D#
it’s a myth
’cause what we’re after is just this
G#m F# E
and i’m sick of all these picture books that try
to steal some old reflections for their light
but desperate measures point to desperate times
F#
and that’s why
we need a myth
B D#m G#m E
( instrumental )
B
we’re cut adrift
D#m
we need a mass uplift
G#m
the world is trembling and weeping
E
just at the point of believing
in a myth
the sun that shines on my head
the moon that lights me to bed
were two identical twins
inside of a myth
i heard the voice of a friend
on lethe’s banks , wading in
and he said , “before i forget . . .
C#
we need a myth
Fm
as we lean in to kiss
A#m
to get two nails through the wrist
F#
to get covered in blood
and to get covered in spit
C#
and to forgive
and if all we’re taught is a trick
why would this feeling persist?
and with the truth closing in
i must insist
we need a myth
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
as the song progresses , they use barre chords further up the neck; for example , even
though the last set of chords has an F – minor in it , you’ll want to do it at the 7th fret
instead of the 1st if you want to be as accurate as possible .
G
we need a myth
Bm
we need an amethyst bridge
Em
we need a high hanging cliff
jump , fall and lift
C
we can make it
but we need a myth
we need a path through the mist
like in our beds , we were just kids
like what was said by our parents
G#m
a myth
C#
’cause what we’re after is just this
a myth
’cause what we’re after is just this
A
we need a myth
C#m
i feel my heart’s like a fist
F#m
words spilling out of the blessed lips
D
of any prophet or goddess
i need a myth
brought back to life by a kiss
scrape away grey cement
show me the world as it was again
as it was in a myth
a red ribbon to reconnect
the lady’s head to her neck
and to forget that her throat was ever slit
A#
’cause what we’re after is just this
D#
it’s a myth
’cause what we’re after is just this
G#m F# E
and i’m sick of all these picture books that try
to steal some old reflections for their light
but desperate measures point to desperate times
F#
and that’s why
we need a myth
B D#m G#m E
( instrumental )
B
we’re cut adrift
D#m
we need a mass uplift
G#m
the world is trembling and weeping
E
just at the point of believing
in a myth
the sun that shines on my head
the moon that lights me to bed
were two identical twins
inside of a myth
i heard the voice of a friend
on lethe’s banks , wading in
and he said , “before i forget . . .
C#
we need a myth
Fm
as we lean in to kiss
A#m
to get two nails through the wrist
F#
to get covered in blood
and to get covered in spit
C#
and to forgive
and if all we’re taught is a trick
why would this feeling persist?
and with the truth closing in
i must insist
we need a myth
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
as the song progresses , they use barre chords further up the neck; for example , even
though the last set of chords has an F – minor in it , you’ll want to do it at the 7th fret
instead of the 1st if you want to be as accurate as possible .
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