Intro: Am  G  (4x) 
  
Am                     Em 
Climbing a mountain in darkness 
C                 A11 D 
Stranded alone on the ledge 
Am                   Em 
Every attempt that I make to hold on 
C                A11 D 
Pushes me nearer the edge 
  
  
Instrumental: Am  G  Am Em Am G Am Em 
  
  
Am                    Em 
Sensing the changes impending 
   C                        A11 D 
My thoughts are diffused by despair 
  Am                              Em 
I feel like I'm swimming straight up underwater 
C                  A11 D 
Desperately racing for air, I'm racing for air 
  
  
Instrumental: Am  G  Am Em Am G Am 
  
  
Chorus: 
        A 
And the chords struck at birth grow more distant 
        Bm                     A 
Yet, we strike them again and again 
       F#m          A          F#m        A 
And we plead and we pray for a glimmer of day 
       F#m             A         Em 
As the night folds its wings and descends 
               D   G 
Exposing the loose ends 
  

Instrumental: Lead break 
   
  
   Am                      Em 
Surrounding myself with possessions 
  C                     A11 D 
I surely have more than I need 
  Am                    Em 
I don't know if this is justice hard earned 
   C               A11 D 
Or simply a matter of greed, a matter of greed 
  
  
Instrumental: Am  G  Am  G  Am  G  Am  Em 
  
  
Chorus: 
        A 
And the chords struck at birth grow more distant 
        Bm                     A 
Yet, we strike them again and again 
       F#m          A          F#m        A 
And we plead and we pray for a glimmer of day 
       F#m             A         Em 
As the night folds its wings and descends 
               Am  Em    Am   Em 
Exposing the loose ends 
  
  
Chorus: 
        A 
And the chords struck at birth grow more distant 
        Bm                     A 
Yet, we strike them again and again 
       F#m          A          F#m        A 
And we plead and we pray for a glimmer of day 
       F#m             A         Em 
As the night folds its wings and descends 
               Am  Em    Am   Em 
Exposing the loose ends 
  
  
OUTRO: Lead Break