The Past And The Pending

Awesome song if during the verse you try and avoid playing the higher notes. The B

is fine, stay away from the E. Play softly and build at the chorus. The Em in the chorus

sound too low, but that's because Mercer's vocals give that part of the song a higher

If you can sing along (I can't), it will make sense. Enjoy.

E 012200

E7sus4 02020x

Aadd9 00220x

G 320033

Asus4 000230

A 002220

Em 022000

C 032010

D 000323

"as someone sets light to the first fire of Autumn

we settle down, to cut ourselves apart.

cough and twitch from the news on your face

and some foreign candle burning in your eyes (see bottom for line endings)

(instrumental play same 2 sets of chords above x1)

held to the past, too aware of the pending

chill as the dawn breaks and finds us up for sale

enter the fog another low road descending

E E7sus4 Aadd9 Asus4 Aadd9 (build up)

away from the cold lust, your house and summertime

(Chorus)

blind to the last curse of the fair

pistols and countless eyes

a trail of white blood betrays

the reckless route your craft is running

feed till the sun turns into wood

dousing an ancient torch

loiter the whole day through

and lose yourself in lines dissecting love

(instrumental play same 2 sets of chords in verse)

your name on my cast and my notes on your stay

offer me little but doting on a crime

we've turned every stone and for all our inventions

E E7sus4 Aadd9 Asus4 Add9

in matters of love lost, we've no recourse at all

(Chorus)

blind to the last curse of the fair

pistols and countless eyes

a trail of white blood betrays

the reckless route your craft is running

feed till the sun turns into wood

dousing an ancient torch

loiter the whole day through and

lose yourself in lines dissecting,

lose yourself in lines dissecting, lose yourself in lines dissecting..."

Repeat

G (very end) Asus (faster up and down strumming..not exact here)