The Cave

	 
[Intro]
Am C  x3
G C F C
[Strophe]
                  Am            
It's empty in the valley of your
 C 
 heart 
It's empty in the valley of your heart 
                  Am            C 
The sun, it rises slowly as you walk
 
The sun, it rises slowly as you walk 
                  Am 
Away from all the fears 
            C             G   
And all the faults you've left
 C       F C 
 behind
And all the faults you've left behind
[Strophe]
                    Am             
The harvest left no food for you to
 C 
 eat 
The harvest left no food for you to eat 
                  Am              C 
You cannibal, you meat-eater, you see
 
You cannibal, you meat-eater, you see 
                    Am 
But I have seen the same 
           C        G   
I know the shame in your
 C        F C 
 defeat
I know the shame in your defeat
[Refrain]
    C      F       C 
But I will hold on hope 
    C       F       C 
And I won't let you choke 
F            C           G 
On the noose around your neck  
    Am        F           C 
And I'll find strength in pain 
    Am     F         C 
And I will change my ways 
F            C            G 
I'll know my name as it's called
 again
I'll know my name as it's called again
[Instrumentale]
Am C Am C Am C G C F C
[Strophe]
             Am                     
Cause I have other things to fill my
 C 
 time 
Cause I have other things to fill my time 
                 Am                 
You take what is yours and I'll take
 C 
 mine 
You take what is yours and I'll take mine 
                  Am 
Now let me at the truth 
              C         G   
Which will refresh my broken
   C   F C 
 mind
Which will refresh my broken mind
[Strophe]
               Am                C 
So tie me to a post and block my ears
 
So tie me to a post and block my ears 
          Am                        
I can see widows and orphans through
    C 
 my tears 
I can see widows and orphans through my tears 
                Am 
I know my call despite my faults 
    C          G       C      F C 
And despite my growing fears
[Refrain]
    C      F       C 
But I will hold on hope 
    C       F       C 
And I won't let you choke 
F            C           G 
On the noose around your neck
[Refrain]
    Am        F           C 
And I'll find strength in pain 
    Am     F         C 
And I will change my ways 
F            C            G     
I'll know my name as it's called
      C 
 again
I'll know my name as it's called again
[Strophe]
                    Am             
So come out of your cave walking on
      C 
 your hands 
So come out of your cave walking on your hands 
                  Am             C 
And see the world hanging upside down
 
And see the world hanging upside down 
                   Am 
You can understand dependence 
         C        G       C     F C 
When you know the maker's hand
[Pre-Refrain]
   C         F       C 
So make your siren's call 
    C    F       C 
And sing all you want 
  F        C             G 
I will not hear what you have to say 
 
I will not hear what you have to say  
      Am     F       C 
Cause I need freedom now 
   Am      F        C 
And I need to know how 
   F       C            G 
To live my life as it's meant to be
[Instrumentale]
Am C Am C Am C G C F C
[Refrain]
    C      F       C 
But I will hold on hope 
    C       F       C 
And I won't let you choke 
F            C      G 
On the noose around your neck  
    Am        F           C 
And I'll find strength in pain 
    Am     F         C 
And I will change my ways 
F            C            G     
I'll know my name as it's called
      C 
 again
I'll know my name as it's called again