Standard Tuning EADGBE Intro: Dm G (x4) Verse 1: Dm G Dm G It was the way we always knew that we never had the clue Dm G Dm G that we never had the chance like the others in the dance Interlude: Dm G (x2) Verse 2: Dm G Dm G like black diamonds, ash and light/like the mines and anthracite/ Dm G Dm G split-tongued fellows, venom-survived/violence only against the vile Interlude: Dm G (x2) Verse 3: Dm G Dm G /e'er we bleed into the wild/then laid to rest there, man or child/ Dm G Dm G this shining gutter in the sun/is it worth it in the run (second half of line x3)