San Mateo
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Intro
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Verse 1
D
Well sing it up on a mountain if you've had it to here with this place
Bm
These voices are candles these fingers are scarce we'll be the judges
G
of who are the damned and the saved
D
That promise of perdition, it's not coming back
Verse 2
D
I sing all these songs for my best friends
D
Feel this life for all that it's worth
Bm
We've got to get a move on tonight
G
Cause our flesh will perish the ember will move on this earth
D
Don't ask for second chances cause you'll come up flat
Bm A
Our shoulders to the well we'll take it back
Chorus
D A
Recreate them cause I don't wanna live in the
Bm G D
shackles of the shepherd anymore
A
It's isolating to know we die alone
Bm G
The truth is always there to warm my heart
A
What else do you need?
Interlude
DFGEFGA
Verse
D
You toss all your guilt to the fire
N.C.
unknown
with that membership card
Bm
It marked your confirmation
G
And rendered you bonds with the church that kept you in the dark
D
As we watched the ashes smolder I felt proud
Bm A
As we waved goodbye to the past that tore us down
Chorus
D A
Recreate them cause I don't wanna live in the
Bm G D
shadow of the valley anymore
A
It's isolating to know we die alone
Bm G
The truth is always there to warm my heart
A
What else do you need?
Interlude
Bm A G (x2)
Bridge
Bm A
Try to steal small voices from the fathers from the lot
G
Cause we're dying to believe (we're dying to believe)
Bm
Mount on the wings like eagles
A
Carve these words into a rock
G
Oh I will not believe
Chorus
D A
Recreate them cause I don't wanna live in the
Bm G D
ashes of the alter anymore
A
It's isolating to know we die alone
Bm G
The truth is always there to warm my heart
A
What else do you need?