Intro:
   Ab - Bm7 - Ab - Eb - Db (x2)
   Ab - Bbm - Cm - Eb - Ddim - Db (x2)

Verse 1:
Ab    Bbm  Cm     Eb    Ddim        Db
Sharp as a blade, I can strike into action
Ab       Bbm Cm     Eb       Ddim Db
Call the syndicate, we shall seek satisfaction
          Ab          Bbm        Cm         Eb
I've been living and fighting in this war of  life
    Ddim                        Db
But it doesn't matter how hard I  try
      B      Bb   Ebsus4
While heroes die, new tyrants rise

Verse 2:
Ab Bbm Cm Eb Db
As the totem glows
Ab Bbm Cm Eb   Db B
Voices welcome me home
      Ab       Bbm      Cm        Eb
Every word you say on a throne of lies
     Ddim            Db
That fail to come to my surprise
Bbsus4
Nations fall
Eb
My fireworks fly

Chorus:
Eb    Eb Cm  Gdim Eb6
Blood is the only way
       Ab    Bbm Cm   Ab    Eb
      (Paint the blue skies red)
Eb Eb Cm  Gdim Eb6
Injustice I'll repay
Ab    Bbm  Cm  Eb  Gb  Em
Leave them out for dead

Verse 3:
Ab Bbm     Cm      Eb         Ddim    Db
I  keep my friends close, and enemies closer
Ab Bbm  Cm      Eb     Ddim    Db
History repeats itself over and over
     Ab        Bbm         Cm      Eb
I've forgotten how all the flowers smell
    Ddim                Db
The beauty they hold, I cannot tell
Bbsus4
It all begins
Eb
When I ring the bell

Chorus:
Eb    Eb Cm  Gdim Eb6
Blood is the only way
       Ab    Bbm Cm   Ab    Eb
      (Paint the blue skies red)
Eb Eb Cm  Gdim Eb6
Injustice I'll repay
Ab    Bbm  Cm  Eb  Gb  Em
Leave them out for dead

Bridge:
A  Bm Dbm E  D
La-la-la- la-la
A  Bm Dbm E  D   Ebdim D
La-la-la- la-la, la-   la
E        D
Ooh-ooh (la)

Verse 4:
Ab    Bbm Cm Eb     Db
Still my  withering heart
Ab     Bbm  Cm    Eb  Ddim Db
Yearns for  peace and meeercy
        Ab        Bbm  Cm    Eb
But I'm ready for revolution now
   Ddim          Db
So let the blood stain the ground
Bbsus4
Burn it down
Eb
And take the crown

Chorus:
Eb    Eb Cm  Gdim Eb6
Blood is the only way
       Ab    Bbm Cm   Ab    Eb
      (Paint the blue skies red)
Eb Eb Cm  Gdim Eb6
Injustice I'll repay
Ab    Bbm  Cm  Eb  Gb  Em
Leave them out for dead

Outro:
   Ab - Bm7 - Ab - Eb - Db
   Ab - Bm7 - Ab - Eb - Db - Fm 
 Dit arrangement is de eigen interpretatie van de inzender, gedeeld voor privéstudie, educatie en niet-commercieel gebruik. Het onderliggende nummer, de songtekst en de muziek blijven eigendom van hun rechthebbenden. Om verwijdering aan te vragen, zie Juridische verklaring.