Lust for Power

This is the version on "f**k Texas, Sing For Us" power&catid=30:lyrics&Itemid=26 Riff: e -----------------------------------| B -----------------------------------| G 15--14----10--9----7--6----3--2----| x2 D 15--15----10--10---7--7----2--2----| A -----------------------------------| E -----------------------------------| Verse 1: Bb C Dm C Across the flatlands we came out of nowhere special Bb C Dm Am Like a peasant revolution - makeshift weapons in our hands Bb C Dm C We crashed the gates so hard we'd never heard that kind of sound before Bb C Dm Am And braced ourselves for victory and the spoils of the land Gm Am Defences melt away before our frozen blank surprise GA Chorus: Dm F Am I've got my trophies on the wall, the heads I've hunted down the hall Dm F Am And I guard my winnings well, carry them with me when I fall Dm F Am Now the daylight hours pass like the people I have lost Dm F Am In the triumph of the hour, in the bloody cause - lust for power Riff with verse chords (Bb C Dm C) Verse 2: Bb C Dm C Like a vision she dances through the shafts of light Bb C Dm Am Everything I've ever dreamed about focused true and bright Bb C Dm C And fortune opens up the ground, blackens out the sky Bb C Dm Am I kissed her once, I kissed her twice but I couldn't remember why Gm Am When I was young they taught me well to always play to win Gm A But they never said what happens when you've won the bloody game Chorus Bridge: (Gm F Eb) x2 Cm D And all desire is satisfied but still the hunt goes on Gm A It's funny how this feeling stays with all the reasons gone Verse 3: Bb C Dm C We've seen them fat and bloated those who once could hold a flame Bb C Dm Am I've run for home and words gone by but nothing seems the same Bb C Dm C I can watch the world in secrecy from one side of this glass BCDAm Gm Am The streets are lined with glittering stores and a million fatted calves Gm A I can catch myself sometimes these days and all I do is laugh, laugh Chorus