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Standard tuning. No capo.

Bm7    :-20200
Csus4  :-33013
Dsus2  :-00230
F      :133211
Fm7    :131111
Em7    :020033
Am     :-02210
G      :355433
D#     :-68886
A#     :688766
F(VIII): -  8 10 10 10  8
Gm     : - 10 12 12 11 10


Bm7	    Bm7					    Csus4 Csus4
 Sift the spectrum for the greyscale, that's better
Dsus2	      Dsus2		 F F
 Favor bold fonts in blackletter
Fm7	       Fm7		       Em7  Am
 Star-crossed lovers and their tragic fates
F			       F G		    G
 And that one Celtic Frost record almost everybody hates

 C			   C			      F  F
 Candlelight playing its tricks on the walls of the cave
 C				C			   F  F
 Hauling these songs to the light from the mouth of the grave

Bm7	    Bm7				      Csus4 Csus4
 Mark the map out for the treasure don't say where
Dsus2	    Dsus2			   F   F
 Find the octave in the shadow, and stay there
Fm7	   Fm7		    Em7 Am
 Sleep til sunset, stay up late
 F		F    G		 G
 Bleed bile all night into an SM58

 C			   C			      F  F
 Candlelight playing its tricks on the walls of the cave
 C				C			   F  F
 Hauling these songs to the light from the mouth of the grave

D#		D#		      A# A#
 Finally head west, but it's a dead end
F(VIII)		   F(VIII)		 Gm   Gm
 Come home dead broke but still among friends
D#	      D#		     A# A#
 Keep what's precious, drop what's not
			F(VIII) F(VIII)
 Without a second thought

Bm7 Bm7			    Csus4 Csus4
     There's not so many of us
Dsus2 Dsus2			 F  F
       But you don't know any of us
Fm7		     Fm7		   Em7 Am
 Work like a gravedigger, let the blood spill
F			  F    G			  G
 Headline really big festivals every other summer in Brazil

 C			   C			      F  F
 Candlelight playing its tricks on the walls of the cave
 C				C			   F  F
 Hauling these songs to the light from the mouth of the grave

C C F F (x4)

John showed a chordsheet on his facebook livestream the day of the album release. This is what it said:
					93 bpm, key: C
For The Portuguese Goth Metal Bands
_LH_				_RH_
A B D E				A B D E
F+D				Am7
D+A				C E A
		F
		Fm7
		Em7
		Am
F				Am moving
		G

		C
		F
		-----
		bridge
Bb+F				G Bb C Eb
		Bb
		F
		Gm
		Eb
		F