Alter bridge lyrics and chords

Broken Wings Chord
by: Alter Bridge

INTRO: A#m, G#, F#, F    2x
     C#, A#m           2x

VERSE:
C#                 
Fight the fight alone
A#m                 
When the world is full of victims
C#                 
Dims a fading light
     A#m                 
In our souls
C#                 
Leave the peace alone
A#m                 
How we all are slowly changing
C#                 
Dims a fading light
     A#m                 
In our Souls

              
PRE-CHORUS:
 G#         F#           A#m
In my opinion seeing is to know
  G#             
the things we hold
  F#              A#m
are always first to go
  G#             
and whos to say
 F#            F  
we wont end up alone

              
CHORUS:
                  C#
On broken wings Im falling
              G#/C 
and it wont be long
                A#m
The skin on me is burning
                  F#
By the fires of the sun
                   C#
On skinned knees Im bleeding
              G#/C 
and it wont be long
                    A#m
Ive got to find that meaning
                 F#
Ill search for so long

C#, A#m  2x
              
VERSE:
C#                 
Cry ourselves to sleep
A#m                 
We will sleep alone forever
C#                 
Will you lay me down
     A#m          
In the same place with all I love
C#                 
Mend the broken homes
A#m                 
Care for them
               
they are our brothers
C#                           A#m
Save the fading light in our souls
               
 G#         F#           A#m
In my opinion seeing is to know
G#                 
What you give
   F#           A#m 
will always carry you
  G#             
And whos to say
 F#               F
we wont survive it too
               

CHORUS:
                  C#
On broken wings Im falling
              G#/C 
and it wont be long
                A#m
The skin on me is burning
                  F#
By the fires of the sun
                   C#
On skinned knees Im bleeding
              G#/C 
and it wont be long
                    A#m
Ive got to find that meaning
                 F#
Ill search for so long 
               

G#                 
Set a
   F#            
free all
A#m                 
Relying on their will
         G#         F#
to make me all that I am
               A#m
and all that Ill be
G#                 
Set a
   F#            
free all
A#m                 
Will fall between the cracks
                G#        F#
with memories of all that I am
                F
and all that Ill be
               

CHORUS:
                  C#
On broken wings Im falling
              G#/C 
and it wont be long
                A#m
The skin on me is burning
                  F#
By the fires of the sun
                   C#
On skinned knees Im bleeding
              G#/C 
and it wont be long
                    A#m
Ive got to find that meaning
                 F#
Ill search for so long

END: A#m, G#, F#, F    2x   END ON A#m

Down To My Last Chord
by:
Alter Bridge

A                       E                                D D9 D      A
To the ones in which we sing, We are honored you let us in
A                                E                          D D9 D     A
I remember the thoughts of many things, Of the glory that you bring
A                        E
I was never the right one, To dare to dream.
D D9 D                                   A
Its funny what this life has done to me now.
A                       E                    F#m
You were always the only, To help me see that was a road I must find
D
A road that was mine.

Chorus:
A                  E       D D9 D                      A
But Im down to my last, Im standing here alone, Looking back on it

all.
A                 E        D            F#m          D            A
But Im down to my last, Im ready but im wrong and, Im blind to it all.


verse:
And to the ones which we sing, Ones who tried to do us in 
I remember your name and I know your face, I cant forgive and cant erase
I was never the right one, To hear the weight,
Of something fueled by words I learned to hate
You were always the only, To help me see that to love is to shine,
In your world Im blind.

chorus...

solo: |A|E|D D9 D|A| x3

chorus...

In Loving Memory Chord
by:
Alter Bridge

Verse 1:

C                        G    
Thanks for all you've done
     Am                        F
i've missed you for so long,  i can't believe you're gone
C                 G
you still live in me
 Am                       F
i feel you in the wind, u guide me constantly
C                              G
i never knew what it was to be alone.. no
              Am                           F
cause you were always there for me, you were always waiting
C                               G
but now i come home and i miss your face so
Am                     F
smiling down on me, i close my eyes to see

chorus:
     C              G   
and i know, you're a part of me
                Am                F
and its your song, that sets me free
            C            G
i sing it while i feel i cant go on
           Am                 F
i sing tonight, cause it comforts me

verse 2:

i carry the thing that reminds me of you
in loving memory of, the one that was so true
you were as kind as you could be
and even though you're gone,you still mean the world to me
i never knew what it was to be alone.. no
cause you were always there for me, you were always waiting
but now i come home and it's not the same no
it feels empty and alone, i can't believe you're gone

chorus

Bridge :

Am           F                  G
i'm glad he set you free from sorrow
             Em                Am
but i'll still love you more tomorrow
         F                G           Em
and you'll be here with me still
Am        F                 G
all you did you did with feeling
      Em                  Am
and you always found a meaning
F               G
and you always will
F               G
and you always will
Am             (dunno1)    (dunno2)       C       G     
and you always will

Chorus

Metalingus Chord
by:
Alter Bridge

Intro : Em  C Em

Em                 D                          A
I've been defeated and brought down
Em                      D                          A
Dropped to my knees when hope ran out
D                       G                              A
The time has come to change my ways

          Em
On this day
G
I see clearly
          D                        A
Everything has come to life
            Em               G
A bitter place and a broken dream
                  D
And we'll leave it all
 A                      Em
Leave it all behind

Em                 D                        A
I'll never long for what might have been
Em                 D                      A
Regret won't waste my life again
D                      G                       A
I won't look back I'll fight to remain


          Em
On this day
G
I see clearly
          D                        A
Everything has come to life
            Em               G
A bitter place and a broken dream
                  D                  A
And we'll leave it all behind

          Em
On this day
G
It's so real to me
          D                        A
Everything has come to life


Em                         G
Another chance to chase a dream
             D
Another chance to feel
A                      Em
Chance to feel alive

Em         Am
Fear will kill me
Em          Am
All I could be
Em            Am
Lift these sorrows
Em       Am
Let me breathe
Em         G        D    A
Could you set me free
Em        G         D   A
Could you set me free


          Em
On this day
G
I see clearly
          D                        A
Everything has come to life
            Em               G
A bitter place and a broken dream
                  D                  A
And we'll leave it all behind

          Em
On this day
G
It's so real to me
          D                        A
Everything has come to life


Em                         G
Another chance to chase a dream
             D
Another chance to feel
A                      Em
Chance to feel alive

Open Your Eyes Chord
by:
Alter Bridge

Intro: E-F#-E-D,
     E-F#-E-F#-D,
     E-F#-E-A,
     D-E-C#-D.

Verse:
Bm             
Looking back I clearly see
G                            D
What it is that's killing me
Bm
Through the eyes of one I know
G                         D
I see a vision once let go

I had it all

Verse:
Bm
Constantly it burdens me
G                              D
Hard to trust and can't believe
Bm
Lost the faith and lost the love
G
When the day is done

Chorus:
        D          A
Will they open their eyes
  Bm             G
And realize we are one
A                      
On and on we stand alone
G
Until our day has come
        D          A
When they open their eyes
  Bm             G
And realize we are one

[Intro]

Verse:
Bm
I love the way I feel today
G                               D
But how I know the sun will fade
Bm
Darker days seem to be
G                         D (E - F# - A, D - E - C#-D)
What will always live in me

But still I run
Bm
It's hard to walk this path alone
G                          D
Hard to know which way to go
Bm
Will I ever save this day
G
Will it ever change

Chorus:
        D          A
Will they open their eyes
  Bm             G
And realize we are one
A
Still today we carry on
G
I know our day will come
        D          A
When they open their eyes
  Bm             G
And realize we are one

      Bm    G    D
Oooooooo                       4x


Solo: Bm, G, D, -A/C#, B, -G 2x

Chorus:
        D          A/C#
Will they open their eyes
  Bm             G
And realize we are one
A
It's hard to walk this path alone
G
hard to know which way to go
        D          A/C#
Will they open their eyes
  Bm              G
And realize we are one
A
Lost the faith and lost the love
G
When the day is done


        D          A/C#
Will they open their eyes
  Bm             G
And realize we are one

End:  E-F#-E-D,
    E-F#-E-F#-D,
    E-F#-E-A,
    D-E-C#-D
    E-F#-E-A,
    D-E-C#-D.

Shed My Skin Chord
by:
Alter Bridge

intro: F C

F        C
I am not alone
F                         F
I live with the memories regret is my home
F                C
This is my true freedom
F                                  F
Express all the feelings of what I've become
F                  C
I watch the rising sun
F                  G
I hope I find some peace today

[CHORUS]
F             G    C
It seems I've gone away
F                  G
It seems I've lost myself
       F      G      C
It seems really lost my way
  F               G
It seems I've lost myself
G
It seems I've
Am       F
Shed my skin
      C
Are you ready for me
Am         F
Or purge my love
      C              F G C
Are you ready for me            (second time chorus ends here)
F               C
A bitter sinking feeling
F                      F
Awake to the fact there's no going back
     F                     C
To the world in which I was living
  F                           F
I'm searching for something but found less than nothing
F                  C
I watch the rising sun
F                  G
I hope I find some peace today

[CHORUS]


             G
Oh 'cause I'm dying to feel
      Am
What I have lost
     F            C G F C
Oh and what I was
C
All my life I've waited
G
Endless days have taken
F                  C
Taken what made me free
C
Years have gone I'm broken
G
Left the past unspoken
F
Those years
               C
Oh they haunt me still
Am       F
Shed my skin
      C
Are you ready for me
  Am       F
Or purge my love
       C
Are you ready for me
Am          F
And shed my skin

outro: C G F C  (repeat till done)