Chord Travesty by Haste The Day

song : travesty artist : haste the day album : attack of the wolf king transcribed by colton wood key of Fm standard tuning w/ capo on 3 if you don’t have a capo , transpose these chords 3 half steps up . when playing the A#5 * , play a normal A#5 , but drop the 3rd fret on the D string to the 2nd fret . when playing the a#5^ , drop the 3rd fret on the D string to open . intro : lead riff plays . . . A# Dm C A# Dm C A# Dm C A# Dm C A#5 A#5 * A#5 A#5 * verse 1 : beat starts on the Dm , not the A A Dm i Am spent and with death you paid my ransom C A# for the witness of your word A to bring them is the jackal’s sin C Dm oh . . . the eyes of death are upon me Gm and the watchman takes his toll A# C if the river will run dry it will never take us home Dm with idle minds we grew unconscious as the Gm A# C hunter stalks his prey his eyes , his eyes are locked on me chorus : A# Dm C you cover the darkest part of me A# Dm C with a look that’s sure to set the captives free A#5 A#5 * verse 2 : A Dm oh , make way for i Am not the redeemer Gm nor do the mountains fall in my name A# but with slightest cry , my hunter C you will fail to reach your prey Dm still with idle minds unconscious Gm as the hunter stalks his prey A# C his eyes , his eyes are locked on me chorus : A# Dm C you cover the darkest part of me A# Dm C with a look that’s sure to set the captives free A# Dm C with love that the blindest eyes will see A# Dm C you cover the darkest part of me A#5 A#5 * A#5 a#5^ bridge : beat starts on the Gm Gm as i Am met with travesty Dm C and i Am broken and i Am empty Gm Dm C and through it all i can see your face Gm Dm C with words unspoken i hear your voice Gm Dm C A# i see the hand , the hand that writes it all Dm C A# you’ve called the wind to show its worth Dm C A# you’ve called the sun to brag about its warmth Dm C A# because you are the writer Dm C A# because you are the soul of the world chorus : A# Dm C you cover the darkest part of me A# Dm C with a look that’s sure to set the captives free A# Dm C with love that the blindest eyes will see A# Dm C you cover the darkest part of me A# Dm C because you are the writer A# Dm C because you are the writer acoustic pause : A# * end on A# that’s all ug’ers! god bless and good luck .