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In the Shadow of the Western Hills


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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