The Poet And The Pendulum by Nightwish [White Lands of Empathica] --intro-- Dm.........Db... Dm.........Db... F#m Dbm The........ end F#m Dbm The songwriter's dead Bm Bb The blade fell upon him Bm Bb Taking him to the White Lands Dm Db Of Empathica Dm B Of Innocence Dm Db Empathica Dm B Innocence [Home] --intro-- D5.... Eb5 D5.... Eb5 D5..... A5 Ab5 G5 Gb5 F5 E5 Eb5 Dm The dreamer and the wine Poet without a rhyme A widowed writer Gm Bb C Dm Torn apart by chains of hell One last perfect verse is still the same old song Gm Bb Gm Oh, Christ, how I hate what I have become Bb C Take me home.... Dm C Get away, run away, fly away Dm C Lead me astray to dreamer's hideaway Gm i cannot cry 'cause the shoulder cries more Bb I cannot die A5 Ab5 G5 Gb5 F5 E5 Eb5 I, a whore for the cold world Dm C Forgive me, I have but two faces Dm C One for the world, one for God, save me Gm I cannot cry 'cause the shoulder cries more Bb C I cannot die, I, a whore for the cold world Dm My home was there n' then Those meadows of Heaven Gm Adventure-filled days Bb C Dm One with every smiling face Please, no more words Thoughts from a severed head No more praise Gm Bb Gm Tell me once my heart goes right Bb C Take me home.... Dm C Get away, run away, fly away Dm C Lead me astray to dreamer's hideaway Gm i cannot cry 'cause the shoulder cries more Bb I cannot die A5 Ab5 G5 Gb5 F5 E5 Eb5 I, a whore for the cold world Dm C Forgive me, I have but two faces Dm C One for the world, one for God, save me Gm I cannot cry 'cause the shoulder cries more Bb C I cannot die, I, a whore for the cold world [The Pacific] Cm Gm Cm Gm Bb F Spar....kle my scen....ery with turquoise waterfall Cm Gm With beauty underneath Eb F The Ever Free...... Bb F/A Tuck me in beneath the blue Gm Beneath the pain F Beneath the rain Bb F/A Goodnight kiss for a child in time Gm Eb F Gm Swaying blade......my lullaby..... Cm Gm Cm Gm One the shore we sat and hoped Bb F Under the same pale moon Bb F Whose guiding light chose you Eb Gm Chose you all................... "I'm afraid, I'm so afraid............... Cm I just wish the tide would catch me first D Gm And give me a death I always longed for." [Dark Passion Play} --solo-- E5.......F5......Ab5.. E5.......F5......A5.... E5.......F5 E5....Ab5 E5... E5.......F5 E5....A5 E5... E5.......F5......Ab5.. E5.......F5......A5.... E5.......F5......Ab5.... E5.........C ....D.... E5.........A5 Ab5 G5 Gb5 F5 E5 Eb5 E5.........C.....D.... E5......................... Second robber to the right of Christ Cut in half - infanticide The world will rejoice today As the crows feast on the rotting poet E5.......F5......Ab5.. E5.......F5......A5.... E5.......F5......Ab5... E5..................... Everyone must bury their own No pack to bury the heart of stone Now he's home in hell, serves him well Slain by the bell tolling for his farewell Dm The morning dawned upon his alter Remains of the dark passion play Gm Performed by his friends without shame Bb Spitting on his grave as they came Dm C Get away, run away, fly away Dm C Lead me astray to dreamer's hideaway Gm i cannot cry 'cause the shoulder cries more Bb I cannot die A5 Ab5 G5 Gb5 F5 E5 Eb5 I, a whore for the cold world Dm C Forgive me, I have but two faces Dm C One for the world, one for God, save me Gm I cannot cry 'cause the shoulder cries more Bb C I cannot die, I, a whore for the cold world Gm "Today, in the year of our Lord 2005..." Save me {Mother and Father} --intro-- Gm........F.......Gm Gm........F.......Gm Eb.........Bb.......F...Gm Eb.........Bb.......F...Gm F Be still, my son Gm You're home F Gm Oh, when did you become so cold? Eb Bb F Gm The blade will keep on descending Eb Bb F Gm All you need is to feel my love F Gm Search for beauty, find your shore F Gm Try to save them all, bleed no more Eb Bb F Gm You have such oceans within Eb Bb F Gm In the end, I will always love you "The beginning..." --outro--- Gm F Gm Ooooooooooooooooo.... www.TAB6.com