In the Shadow of the Western Hills
DmMaj7 = xx0221
Intro:
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Intro 2: Dm DmMaj7 G C B/C Dm
Dm DmMaj7 G
Spread out the old maps on the floor
C B/C Dm
Plot the course of the infection
Dm DmMaj7 G
Trace from its beginnings to the present
C B/C Dm
Is there no one here who's making this connection?
C Dm
Feral cats out by the trashcans
C Am
To the true believer, everything's a sign
G
Scrape the pigments from the baseboards
Asus4 A Dm
In the shadow of the western hills
Dm Bb A
And paint my vision on my body
A Dm
In the shadow of the western hills
Dm DmMaj7 G
Bleak rose-petal sky in two dimensions
C B/C Dm
Black treeline, a blade that cuts across it all
Dm DmMaj7 G
Can't seem to sleep or find my appetite
C B/C Dm
Since I got home from the hospital
G Dm
Call up Rebecca, maybe try to explain
G
But she hangs up while I'm still talking
Asus4 A
I walk out into the rain
Dm DmMaj7 G
Wander from the alley to the darkness
C B/C Dm
Sink down completely, leave no trace
Dm DmMaj7 G
Trapped beneath the surface of the ice again
C B/C Dm
Lie still with the moonlight on my face
C Dm
Wait for the wolves to keep their promise
C A
Listen for their footfalls on the snow
G Asus4
I can't hear things clearly to be honest
A Dm
In the shadow of the western hills
B A
He gets most healed that waits the longest
Dm
In the shadow of the western hills
Dm DmMaj7 G C B/C Dm x2
Transcribed by Adam