Avenged Sevenfold – Blinded In Chains


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Avenged Sevenfold
City Of Evil
2005

 
Key:  
F 

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

used:

Dm 
– xx0231
Bb 
– x13331
Gm 
– 355333
F 
– 133211
C/E 
– 032xxx
F# 
– 244322
G# 
– 466544
Eb 
– x68886
Am 
– x02210
A 
– x02220
A/C# 
– 
 
x476xx
D/F# 
– 
 
2x023x
Bbm 
– x13321
 
Intro:  
Dm 
– 
 
x4
 
Solo 1:  
Dm 
-
Bb 
-
Gm 
F 
C 
/
E 
x2
 
Dm 
-
G# 
Dm 
-
F# 
 
x2
 
Solo 2:  
Gm 
Dm 
-
Gm 
Dm 
-
Gm 
Dm 
-
Bb 
Gm 
Dm 
-
Gm 
Dm 
-
Gm 
G# 
G# 
Gm 
Gm 
Dm 
-
Gm 
Dm 
-
Gm 
Dm 
-
Bb 
Gm 
Dm 
-
Gm 
Dm 
-
Gm 
Eb 
Bb 
F# 
-

Verse 1:

Dm 
 
A 
nd 
 
 
G# 
we’re at it again
Dm 
I turn around another
F# 
F 
**king 
 
 
Dm 
war man I don’t
know where to begin but
G# 
I’ll 
 
 
Dm 
start with the radical leaders
F# 
Their steps we’re following
Dm 
Running 
 
 
G# 
don’t 
 
 
Dm 
go back and
F# 
fight  
Dm 
too 
 
 
G# 
many 
 
 
Dm 
you’ll 
 
 
F# 
lose
(And as clowns you follow
suit behind the blood
Between the red
and white and blue
But it’s too deep
for you to see
And everyone eventually
will take the step
Cause it’s in sight you take
the left I’ll take the right
I feel the hate you’ve built for
me and I say pay attention baby)

Chorus 1:

Dm 
 
A 
s they thank the Lord
Bb 
the 
 
 
C 
blind can’t see
Dm 
Like 
 
 
A 
plague fed to
Bb 
the 
 
 
C 
brain deadly disease
 
Interlude:  
Dm 
-
C 
/
E 
-
F 
-
Bb 
-
Dm 
-
C 
/
E 
-
Am 
-
Bb 

Verse 2:

Dm 
 
B 
ut 
 
 
G# 
it 
 
 
Dm 
wasn’t 
 
 
A 
sin  
A 
sorry
F# 
life judging every action
Dm 
 
A 
nd as they’re feeding
G# 
your mind with this sh*t
Dm 
You forget how to speak
F# 
how to ask all the questions
Dm 
The 
 
 
G# 
business 
 
 
Dm 
at 
 
 
F# 
hand 
 
tonight
Dm 
make 
 
 
G# 
the 
 
 
Dm 
people 
 
 
F# 
choose
(I see another side in you but
there’s not much more I can do
in your government is listening
To push you on the story of
immortal father mortal son
Give them your mind and all your
wealth the cycle will rebirth itself)
Dm 
If they had it their
G# 
way 
 
I'
D 
burn in hell
Dm 
 
A 
nd your future’s  
A 
 
F 
**king
F# 
disaster can’t you see?
Dm 
 
G 
ive 
 
 
G# 
them all the power and your
Dm 
future’s 
 
 
F# 
in desperate trouble baby

(Repeat Chorus 1)

Chorus 2:

Dm 
I'
D 
 
C/E 
run 
 
 
F 
away 
 
 
Bb 
tonight 
 
 
A 
with my mind
still intact you gotta make it alright
Dm 
 
E 
asier 
 
 
C/E 
said 
 
 
F 
than 
 
 
Bb 
done 
 
 
A 
with no place
to hide and having no place to
Dm 
Running 
 
 
Bb 
away 
 
 
A 
from 
 
 
 
A/
C 
#
Dm 
you 
 
 
Bb 
but you’re running away from
A 
Your 
 
 
 
A/
C 
#

Interlude:

Dm 
-
C 
/
E 
-
F 
-
Bb 
-
Dm 
-
C 
/
E 
-
Am 
-
Bb 
x2
 
Drumbeats:  
Dm 

Bridge:

 
Dm 
Most would claim I live
Bb 
A 
lie (I live  
A 
lie)
Gm 
When pointing out
F 
it’s 
 
 
C/E 
easy to predict
these things
(Predict these things)
Dm 
 
E 
very color has its
Bb 
side (I have my side)
Gm 
They 
 
 
F 
live together vote and most
C/E 
embrace these same dark times
Dm 
Please help us
Bb 
please save us
Gm 
Of course they have
F 
control 
 
 
C/E 
we’re all the same
Dm 
Up 
 
 
Bb 
on 
 
 
Gm 
the 
 
 
F 
cross crucified their problem
C 
drove the nail and let Him rot
Dm 
 
F 
amily 
 
 
Bb 
and 
 
 
Gm 
friends it won’t matter
F 
in 
 
 
C/E 
the end I’m sure they’ll understand

Verse 3:

Dm 
Now look at the world and
F 
see 
 
 
 
D/
F 
Gm 
the humans bleed
Bb 
 
A 
s I sit up here and wonder about
Bbm 
how you sold your mind body and
F 
soul  
Am 
Looking 
 
 
Dm 
at the fields so
F 
green 
 
 
 
D/
F 
Gm 
know this sounds obscene
Bb 
I see you’re living for tomorrow but
Bbm 
decisions 
 
 
F 
you 
 
 
Am 
have made will leave you empty
 
Interlude:  
Dm 
-
Bb 
C 
Bb 
A 

(Repeat Chorus 1)

Chorus 3:

Dm 
I'
D 
 
C/E 
run 
 
 
F 
away 
 
 
Bb 
tonight 
 
 
A 
with my mind
still intact you gotta make it alright
Dm 
 
E 
asier 
 
 
C/E 
said 
 
 
F 
than 
 
 
Bb 
done 
 
 
A 
with no place
Dm 
(hold)
to hide and having no place to— run(Growl)

 
Bass Solo:  
Dm 
– 
 
x8

Outro:

 
Dm 
You’ve fallen asleep in denial
A 
Look at the way we’re dying
Bb 
How it ends I’ll never know
Dm 
Just 
 
 
 
A/
C 
#
 
Dm 
– 
 
x8

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